Land Management Search Results
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
This flowchart outlines each step of the treatment process for forest land (upland) vegetation as incorporated in the corresponding Decision Support Systems (DSS). View more tools by NAIT Centre for...
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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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David McNabb
Jean-Marie Sobze
Amanda Schoonmaker
Minimizing the footprint of industrial operation on forest lands is an important goal for maintaining the integrity and sustainability of forest species and communities. Industrial operations and...
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Increasing use and/or degradation of ecosystems requires development of effective strategies for restoration. Urban developments, industrial uses, including mining, oil and gas and forestry, as well...
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Resource Date:
March
2013
This presentation describes how the Alberta oil and gas industry decided to go with a oil/gas spill cooperative rather than having individual company spill response units.
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Resource Date:
March
2013
This presentation summarizes strategies Canada can learn from the U.K. about flood risk management.
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This introductory lecture at the seminar on Resiliency of Reclaimed Boreal Forest Landscapes discusses the two sides of the coin, ecosystem resilience and engineering resilience.
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Resource Date:
March
2013
This presentation discusses land-use as a tool to understand the drivers of water processes.
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Gerald Ontkean provides a history of the science of assessing soils for irrigation suitability from 1915 with the enactment of Alberta's Irrigation Act.
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This presentation discusses where ecological restoration and land reclamation intersect, the emergence of novel ecosystems and our role in responsible intervention.
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Resource Date:
November
2013
Jay Woosaree discusses fescue grassland site characteristics, different reclamation treatments, results and future plans.
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Resource Date:
March
2013
Lorne Fitch takes us on a tour through the natural regions of Alberta.
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This presentation describes the role of trembling aspen in Alberta's boreal forests, and lays out the process of reclamation when aiming for ecosystem resiliency.
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Jason House described the inverse relationship of soil carbon in peat-mineral soil mix and water stress on lodgepole pine growth on reclaimed oilsands tailing sands.
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Resource Date:
March
2013
This presentation outlines the current standards for allowable cuts in Alberta's forests based on the potential increases in flow rates and flow volumes after trees are harvested.
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This presentation describes how coring lake sediments gives us information on fire history, providing data on fire frequency, severity and what actually burned.
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Alberta Lake Management Society
Resource Date:
September
2013
The Alberta Lake Management Society has produced a workbook for groups to use when developing lake watershed management plans in this province.
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Authors
Gregory Richardson
José Otero
Resource Date:
December
2012
Land use planning is one of the most effective processes to facilitate local adaptation to climate change.
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
This publication provides a valuable guide for reclamation practitioners and technicians through the documents that regulate plant deployment for reclamation in northwestern Alberta and to provide...
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
Upon abandonment, wellsites must be reclaimed to the standards as described in Alberta’s 2010 Reclamation Criteria for Wellsites and Associated Facilities in Forested Lands. The initial planning and...