Wetland Knowledge Resources
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The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030 (hereafter “UN Decade”) recognizes the critical need to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of the world’s ecosystems. Effective...
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George Sterling summarizes 30 years of research at the Tri-Creeks Experimental Watershed in west-central Alberta, south of Hinton, Alberta.
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Dr. David Andison covers how our current practice of protecting riparian areas in forest areas is driving ecosystems to uniformity when natural riparian forest zones in Alberta's foothills are diverse.
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Dr. Lorin Hicks talks about the Montana example of habitat conservation planning in forestry management.
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ohn Stadt, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, describes forestry management policy in Alberta specifically in regards to riparian zones in forests.
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Dr. Barry White reviews the progress made with LiDAR and wet area mapping in Alberta.
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Jay Mills, Vegetation Data Specialist with Jeodesy GIS, talks about LiDAR data and interpreting it for riparian vegetation.
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Derek Tripp reviews British Columbia's forestry riparian management planning and provides examples of how riparian assessments are made using BC's checklists and forms.
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Dr.Rick Bonar describes how riparian mapping is used to define riparian ecological areas and the management strategy for those areas.
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Dr. Richard McCleary draws the links between what we see in the field to the maps we have for planning and points out that the information we need for watershed assessment and riparian zones is the same.
