Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Mounding is a highly versatile technique for addressing site conditions that may limit forest recovery on a wide range of reclamation sites. The technique is particularly useful on wet and cool sites...
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Reclaiming industrial sites in Alberta's boreal forest is not always a straightforward process. The footprints left by infrastructure and equipment are often characterized by compacted mineral soils...
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This is a compilation of on-line accessible papers from the 1982, 1985 and 1986 conferences of the Alberta Chapter, Canadian Land Reclamation Association. This list will be updated periodically.
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Charles Marty
Joanie Piquette
Émilie Dussault-Chouinard
Hubert Morin
Nelson Thiffault
Daniel Houle
Robert Bradley
Rock Ouimet
Myrna Simpson
Maxime Paré
The increase in soil organic matter mineralization rate in boreal forests that may result from global warming is a major concern as it could release large amounts of C to the atmosphere. On the other...
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Alex Schumacher
Reinhard Hermesh
Antoine Bedwany
The study involved an examination of the vegetation and spoils on five mine locations in the central Parkland of Alberta. These five locations represented different spoil types, and methods of mining...
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Chris Powter
Brent Scorfield
Brent Lakeman
Shane Patterson
The development of integrated geomatics and remote sensing technologies for environmental management holds promise to meet economic diversification and effective environmental management.
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Terry Macyk
Bonnie Drozdowski
This report identifies and summarizes reclamation practices that have been used in the mineable Oil Sands region and coal mining industry over the last 40+ years.
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Soil quality criteria for Alberta's resource extraction industries were prepared by the Soil Quality Criteria Subcommittee of the Alberta Soils Advisory Committee. The document produced was intended...
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Erin Mallon
Merritt Turetsky
Ian Thompson
John Fryxell
Philip Wiebe
Boreal forest development is influenced by both natural and anthropogenic disturbances that alter stand structure and nutrient cycling over decadal timescales. The effects of disturbance on boreal...
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This handbook recognizes the potential adverse impact of pipeline construction on the environment and the public and identifies environmental protection measures to minimize those impacts.
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Maurice Dusseault
Hal Soderberg
The post-reclamation subsidence of cast-back overburden is of interest to mining companies and regulatory agencies. Although subsidence may be of lesser concern than the prevention of soil degradation...
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Wayne Pettapiece
M.W. Dell
Intent is to provide a simple guideline to follow when dealing or confronted with problem soils that require alternative soil handling procedures, while meeting the main criteria of equivalent capabil
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This document Is a guideline for the preparation of a Development and Reclamation (D & R) Application for a regulated pipeline
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Gravel is a very valuable natural resource because of its many uses as a construction material. It is the basic component of concrete and asphalt and is used by itself wherever pervious materials are...
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
This flowchart outlines each step of the treatment process for forest land (upland) landscape as incorporated in the corresponding Decision Support Systems (DSS). View more tools by NAIT Centre for...
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
This flowchart outlines each step of the treatment process for forest land (upland) soil as incorporated in the corresponding Decision Support Systems (DSS). View more tools by NAIT Centre for Boreal...
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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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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