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Resource Date:
March
2022
This document combines as-of-2021 reports for projects relating to mine site reclamation of the Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) Land Environmental Priority Area (EPA). These research...
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Canada is blessed with abundant forests. From the coast of British Columbia to the island of Newfoundland, Canada is home to 347 million hectares of forest. The 2 Billion Trees Program (2BT) is part...
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N. Kingsbury
A. Lewis-Gibbs
Providing the knowledge needed to mitigate climate change effects and improve forest management, this long-term research by the CWFC could expand the circular bio-economy through high-yield crops that...
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Ian Best
Leonie Brown
Che Elkin
Laura Finnegan
Cameron McClelland
Chris Johnson
Context Large-scale natural disturbances are crucial drivers of ecosystem function and composition for many forested ecosystems. In the last century, the prevalence of anthropogenic disturbances has...
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Each year, the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) provides estimates of the amount of carbon in our managed forests and the changes in these amounts over time. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)...
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Rona Sturrock
Ann Braybrooks
Pamela Reece
An overview of literature relevant to decay in living western redcedar is provided. Despite the species’ reputation for decay resistant heartwood, living western redcedar trees frequently have...
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Sara Jane O'Neill
Stephanie Cairns
Resource Date:
September
2017
As the municipal infrastructure asset management process evolves, it will be critical to ensure that all community assets that may provide municipal services—lakes, wetlands, green spaces and trees as well as roads, bridges and buildings—are appropriately identified and managed.
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Across northern Canada evidence of oil and gas seismic exploration remains from the 1950's to current day. While many of these linear features are still visible, others can no longer be seen. Research...
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National Forest Information System
Canadian Council of Forest Ministers
The Deforestation Monitoring Group (National Deforestation Monitoring System) out of the Pacific Forestry Centre has put together a new story map on Canada's National Forest Information System in...
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Annosus root and butt rot was first reported in Quebec in 1989. The causal fungus enters a pine stand by colonizing the surface of freshly cut stumps. The disease spreads through contact between the...
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C. Gaudet
M. Bonnell
Ted Nason
L. Hofmann
There can be little argument that contaminants are now a ubiquitous presence in our environment. Though large-scale efforts to deal with contaminant issues have traditionally focused on water and air...
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Melissa Spearing
Donnie McPhee
Judy Loo
In 2021-2022, the National Tree Seed Centre led a series of surveys to establish an accurate idea of genetically appropriate seed supply for forest landscape restoration (FLR) needs across Canada by...
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Over 70 diseases have been found and recorded on black spruce ( Picea mariana [Mill.] B.S.P.) in Ontario (Davis and Myren 1990). They range from vigorous pathogens capable of causing death or serious...
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Franck Stefani
Julien Beguin
David Paré
Marie-Josée Morency
Christine Martineau
André Fortin
Nelson Thiffault
Armand Séguin
Introduction: Reforestation of degraded lands in the boreal forest is challenging and depends on the direction and strength of the plant-soil feedback (PSF). Methods: Using a gradient in tree...
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Nelson Thiffault
Caludie-Maude Canuel
Michael Hoepting
James Farrell
This fact sheet provides an overview of a study on the management implications of pre-commercial thinning in balsam fir. While the effects of pre-commercial thinning on stand growth and quality are...
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Wei-Yew Chang
Shuo Wang
Chris Gaston
Julie Cool
Henry An
Barb Thomas
This resource is available on an external database and may require a paid subscription to access it. It is included on the CCLM to support our goal of capturing and sharing the breadth of all...
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Torben Jensen
Tim Keddy
Derek Sidders
Canada is seeking cost-effective means to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, particularly CO2. One of the promising means is the short rotation woody crops (SRWC) plantation, a silvicultural approach...
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This study examines the relationship between seed production, soil scarification and seedling establishment in balsam fir ( Abies balsamea [L.] Mill.) and white spruce ( Picea glauca [Moench] Voss)...
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P. Salonius
K. Beaton
B. Roze
This study examined the effects of nursery rearing in an array of 51 individual fabricated frames that supported a range of six growing cell sizes at 11 plant spacings in all possible combinations. A...
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Resource Date:
December
2016
Presentation from the Seismic Line Restoration Technical Session Edmonton, AB December 1 st , 2016 Organized by the Canadian Institute of Forestry This technical session will facilitate discussion and...