Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Exploration of resources creates numerous temporary access features, including seismic lines, winter roads, and oil sands exploration wells in boreal peatlands. Although construction is usually...
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Thick wood chips on a temporary access road through a peatland provided a unique operational opportunity to test an adaption of the peat inversion process. The thick layer of wood chips on top of...
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research (formerly NAIT Boreal Research Institute) is developing cost effective methods to restore the ecological functions of the decommissioned wellsites with the surrounding...
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The guide identifies 60 species of mosses and liverworts that comprise the flora of fens and bogs in Alberta and western boreal Canada, designed for use in the field and laboratory.
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This field note is a summary of questions and answers covered during the NAIT 5th Field Tour. It includes stops made at reclamation sites, the focus of each stop and questions accompanying the topic.
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The Emend for Schools: 360° Video EMEND Tour Teachers Resource is a full lesson plan and 360 immersive and interactive video teaching tool, including a teacher lesson plan and student workbook aligned...
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Jean-Marie Sobze, Marie-Eve Gauthier, Bin Xu, Amanda Schoonmaker
Site re-vegetation is an important phase in peatland restoration. Prior to re-vegetating a peatland site, appropriate methods should be used to adjust the soil and address the hydrologic disturbance...
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Jean-Marie Sobze, Marie-Eve Gauthier, and Raymond Thomas
Peatland vegetative covers are typically dominated by Bryophytes, and as such vegetative transfer techniques that successfully re-establish the Bryophyte communities play a critical role in the...
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The NAIT Centre for Boreal Research (formerly NAIT Boreal Research Institute) is in the Peace River oilsands region of northwestern Alberta. One of the key research initiatives at the Centre is...
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Abstract: Changes in atmospheric temperature and lowering in water‐table (WT) are expected to affect peatland nutrient dynamics. To understand the response of peatland nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P)...
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This plain language operational field guide helps resource managers identify wetlands in the field. It includes five major wetlands classes and 19 minor classes. Project partners include Ducks...
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This guide provides information and guidance on how to plan and construct resource road wetland crossings in Canada's boreal plains.
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COSIA initiated this project to create an inventory of shared practices, improve knowledge sharing, clarify knowledge gaps, and identify opportunities for innovation.
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This practitioner guide is a user-friendly compilation of wetland best management practices that can be applied to incorporate wetland stewardship into forestry planning and operations.
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This presentation introduces the NAIT Boreal Research Institute and provides examples of peatland applied research activities, and the use of knowledge exchange products to disseminate findings.
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The presentation provides examples of effective science communication, key implications for knowledge exchange in wetland conservation, and opportunities to help separate distractions from impact.
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Ducks Unlimited Canada's Best Management Practices Team (BMP) was developed in 2012 to help industry’s growing efforts to implement practices that support the responsible management of wetlands...
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This presentation provides an overview of the Ducks Unlimited Canada Best Management Practices (BMP) program and the road to and purpose of the 2016 Wetland BMP Workshop.
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With over 75 years of experience and activity in every province and territory, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is a registered charity and a recognized leader in wetland conservation. DUC is a science...
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In 2015, SaskPower rolled out an Environmental Best Management Practices (BMP) Manual for linear Transmission, Distribution and Fibre optic construction, maintenance and operations. The objectives of...
