Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Ineffective surface reclamation legislation for many years left thousands of hectares of Alberta landscape scarred and abandoned after being disturbed by man's activities. In an effort to reclaim some...
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Reclamation activities of the Alberta Forest Service fall into three general areas. It is involved in the process of application, approval, and inspection of all operations relating to resource...
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The revegetation program began in 1981 with the seeding of the construction site disturbance and has been ongoing every year. The main objectives of the revegetation program are: 1. Erosion Control...
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TransAlta Utilities has always believed that finding solutions to reclamation problems must identify the most economical and technically feasible methods. A range of research related programs have...
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The mines in the Edson Area are relatively young in terms of mining in the area and so the actual results of reclamation are just starting to show. Cardinal River Coals is the oldest, having commenced...
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Chris Powter
Lawrence Kryviak
Greg Balko
Al Watson
Chemical characteristics of sludge, and precautions required to protect workers, were considered major obstacles to success. However, the physical soil characteristics created by the sludge were worse
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Reclamation of land disturbed during surface mining of coal in the plains region of Alberta has become an important issue in the last decade. This corresponds to the increasing concerns over...
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Sandra Landsburg
Al Fedkenheuer
Recommendations for rehabilitation and reclamation of soils contaminated by bromacil include use of activated carbon, manure, wet- dry soil cycles, and plant seedlings to enhance adsorption, and plant
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David Brand
Andy Etmanski
Reclamation of 1,362 hectare mine site; recent carnivore activity is one indication of the eventual return of a healthy, balanced and sustainable ecosystem to the reclaimed Gregg River mine site.
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Cardinal River Coals, Ltd. is a joint coal mining venture owned 50% by Luscar, Ltd. and 50% by Consolidation Coal, Co. of Canada. The minesite is located approximately 40 kilometres south of Hinton...
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Past and present reclamation operations for the Vesta Mine are reviewed. Descriptions of the early attempts at levelling, subsoil and topsoil salvage and replacement, and revegetation are given...
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This section describes standards for reclamation that were adopted by CP Rail and Parks Canada in the form of an agreement for the Rogers Pass Development. The rationale for the adoption of...
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Seventy-eight reclamation practitioners from government, industry, consulting, academia, and the services sector gathered in Edmonton on March 6, 2024, to highlight and discuss specific issues facing...
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Tim Adamson
Eric Beresford
The Obed Marsh Thermal Coal Project is located some 24 km N.E. of Hinton and is within the Forest Management Area administered by St. Regis (Alberta) Ltd. A commitment by Union Oil Company of Canada...
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Chris Powter
Neil Chymko
Gordon Dinwoodie
Darlene Howat
Arnold Janz
Ryan Puhlmann
Tanya Richens
Don Watson
Heather SInton
Kevin Ball
Andy Etmanski
Bruce Patterson
Larry Brocke
Ralph Dyer
Alberta’s industrial land conservation and reclamation program developed over 48 yr from an initial focus on surface debris removal and safety to increasing emphasis on returning ecological function
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Bonnie Drozdowski
Simone Levy
Chris Powter
Discussions in 2018 developed a collective understanding of the number of sites impacted by soil sterilants and the specific challenges associated with their remediation and management
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Diesel invert wastes are one of the more difficult types of drilling mud wastes to dispose of due to the presence of hydrocarbons and salts. In 1989 a joint research program funded by the Alberta...
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Thurber Consultants Ltd.
Land Resources Network Ltd.
Norwest Soil Research Ltd.
Topsoil storage does not appear to have any severe and long term effect on topsoil quality. Chemical changes can be rectified with the judicious use of chemical fertilizers or manure. Physical changes
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Miles Tindall
David Brand
B. Ludwig
David Hackbarth
Assessment of the Coleman facility found a range of contaminants exceeding Alberta’s default soil guidelines including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) and other hydrocarbon compound
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Summary of a survey to determine the reclamation research needs of organizations/industries in Alberta that are involved with industrial disturbances and to prioritize research needs.