Land Management Search Results
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Laura Finnegan
Suzanne Stevenson
Chris Johnson
Tracy McKay
Resource Date:
February
2021
With of goal of understanding how silviculture and harvesting practices might mirror those of natural disturbances, here we summarize research describing differences in responses of caribou and...
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Rough and loose surface treatments provide an effective way to control erosion and create conditions that promote the revegetation of the site. By creating topographic heterogeneity the rough and...
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The Northern Transportation Route (NTR) was established in the 1930s to transport pitch blende ore 2,200 km from the Port Radium Mine in the Northwest Territories to Fort McMurray, Alberta. The ore...
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Objective - develop a collective understanding of the scope of sites impacted by soil sterilants (bromacil and tebuthiuron) and the specific challenges associated with their remediation and management
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Bonnie Drozdowski
Chris Powter
Simone Levy
Several major challenges were identified associated with management of sterilant-impacted sites in Alberta through this literature review, industry consultation and personal communication
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Five common soil handling procedures for conservation of agricultural lands during pipeline construction are discussed in terms of their relative effectiveness for different soil types
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Gustavo Queiroz
Gregory McDermid
Guillermo Castilla
Julia Linke
Mir Rahman
Coarse woody debris (CWD; large parts of dead trees) is a vital element of forest ecosystems, playing an important role in nutrient cycling, carbon storage, fire fuel, microhabitats, and overall...
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The objective of this project was to conduct a comprehensive market assessment of the native plant industry
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This infographic by the CCLM discusses mesocosms and the InnoTech Alberta Mesocosm Facility in Vegreville, Alberta.
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Jeffrey Green
Richard Salter
This manual provides information on the planning and application of techniques for reclamation of wildlife habitat. Most of the techniques in this manual are best suited for medium to large-sized...
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Jacques Régnière
Lukas Seehausen
Véronique Martel
Despite their importance as mortality factors of many insects, the detailed biology and ecology of parasitoids often remain unknown. To gain insights into the spatiotemporal biology of insect...
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Craig DeMars
Robert Serrouya
M.A. Mumma
M.P. Gillingham
Scott McNay
Stan Boutin
Natural disturbance plays a key role in shaping community dynamics. Within Canadian boreal forests, the dominant form of natural disturbance is fire, and its effects are thought to influence the...
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This plan provides land-use resource development direction for industry and regulators for the Moose Lake 10km zone, a planning area located approximately 100 kilometers northwest of Fort McMurray in...
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Authors
Laura Finnegan
Jennifer Hird
Karine Pigeon
Jerome Cranston
Mark Hebblewhite
Marco Musiani
Lalenia Neufeld
Fiona Schmiegelow
Julie Duval
Goron Stenhouse
The paper by the Caribou Program (and GIS and Grizzly Bear Programs) breaks down how seismic lines are influencing predator movement by season and species. This infographic was illustrated by Jennifer...
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Roy Brooke
Stephanie Cairns
This paper documents an emerging strategy to manage natural assets such as woodlands, wetlands, and creeks in urban areas as part of a sustainable infrastructure strategy.
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This infographic is an introduction to My Tree, a free app developed by the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) that can assist you in selecting the right trees to plant for your location. You can download...
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Ryan O’Neill
Jean-Marie Sobze
Catherine Brown
Improving seed emergence and survival is one of the largest potential benefits for native boreal seed enhancement. Seed pelleting can increase seed size by multiple orders of magnitude, resulting in...
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A program to develop genotypes of native Alberta species for reclamation of disturbed lands was begun at the Alberta Environmental Centre in 1983. As a part of this larger program a native grass...
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Jay Woosaree
Brij Verma
Byron James
Phytoremediation, the use of plants to remove, degrade or stabilize sites contaminated with organic or toxic chemicals is gaining in popularity as an alternative and economical technique in...
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Marshall McKenzie
Chris Powter
Christina Small
Summary of a stakeholder workshop to explore the potential benefits, design and funding models for a Native Breeder Seed Development Consortium