##  [Ecological Recovery Monitoring Program (ERMP) for Certified Reclaimed Sites in Alberta: Monitoring Protocols for Grassland Wellsites](/resource/ecological-recovery-monitoring-program-ermp-certified-reclaimed-sites-alberta-monitoring-1) 

Organization

[Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI)](/organization/alberta-biodiversity-monitoring-institute-abmi)

[InnoTech Alberta (ITA)](/organization/innotech-alberta-ita)

 

 

Project

[Ecological Recovery Monitoring Program (ERMP)](/project/ecological-recovery-monitoring-program-ermp)

 

Resource Type

[Report](/taxonomy/term/38)

 

 

Author(s)

ERMP Project Advisory Group

 

 

Original Authors

ERMP Project Advisory Group

 

 

Resource Date:

2017

 

Page Length

47

 

 

This report provides the monitoring protocols for grassland wellsites. These protocols have been adapted from the Pilot Program report Ecological Recovery Monitoring of Certified Wellsites: Field Data Collection Protocols for Native Grasslands. A separate report contains the Field Data Sheets to be used in conjunction with these protocols.

The sampling design and protocols sample two different areas within a single assessment unit (called the Monitoring Site): the wellsite, and a reference area (i.e., a paired comparison design). For the purposes of this protocol, the wellsite is restricted to the disturbance footprint of the well pad. The reference area, selected so as not to have a footprint of human disturbance, is the reference against which ecological recovery is assessed.