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Variability in Flow and Tracer-based Performance Metric Sensitivities Reveal RFegional Differences in Dominant Hydrological Processes Across the Athabasca River Basin
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This study evaluates whether combined use of streamflow and isotope tracer performance metrics can improve representation of simulated streamflow-generating processes within a large river basin, the...
Video - Assessing Cumulative Ecological Effects: The Changing Management Landscape
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Jim Schieck, research scientist at Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures, discusses how cumulative effects are currently being assessed in Alberta. He talks about the pilot study of how to use...
Video - Assessing the Provisioning of Water Purification in Alberta
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The presentation describes the purpose and development of a water purification model that can be used to help decision-makers evaluate tradeoffs for land use development proposals
Video - Blood Tribe Buffalo Restoration Project
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Members of the Káínawa – or Blood Tribe – are applying training in western science, alongside their Indigenous Knowledge, to bring buffalo back to their historical habitat in southern Alberta, the...
Video - Caribou Conservation Project
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The Denesųłiné of Cold Lake First Nations (CLFN) are applying both their Indigenous Knowledge and expertise in western science to develop and implement diverse caribou conservation strategies in...
Video - InnoTech Alberta Aquatic Mesocosms
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An aquatic mesocosm facility consisting of thirty 15,000 L tanks was constructed in Vegreville, Alberta to support environmental research.
Video - PTAC Knowledge Transfer Session: New Draft Wellsite Certification Guidance Documents for Sites in the Boreal Forest
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Since 2018, InnoTech Alberta, Vertex Resource Group Ltd., Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, and Enviro Q&A Services have been working on a PTAC-sponsored project to provide recommendations for...
Video - Red River Environmental Project
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The Fort McKay Métis Nation is using its Indigenous Knowledge to inform a community-led water monitoring program on the Red River, also called the McKay River, an important water source for their...
Video - Revegetation Success of Foothills Fescue Grassland (2013)
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Fescue grassland is very difficult to restore, due in part to poor establishment of seeds and erratic seed production. It requires on-going maintenance is required to have long term success. Yet, it...
Video - Revegetation Success of Foothills Fescue Grassland (2014)
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Jay Woosaree, revegetation ecologist for Alberta Innovates Technology Futures, talks about revegetation success of foothills fescue grassland over the last twenty years. This large seral and long...
Video - Selecting Indicators for Monitoring Reclamation Success From a Soils Perspective
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Determining appropriate indicators for measuring and monitoring reclamation success and ecological recovery rates can be challenging and often involves trade-offs.
Video - Seminar 1: Opportunities in Wellsite Reclamation - Driving Collaboration
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An online seminar developed by InnoTech Alberta and Acden Vertex for Indigenous opportunity seekers, the energy industry and service providers.
Video - Seminar 2: Cutting Edge Technology in Asset Retirement
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This online seminar provides information on cutting-edge digital and emerging technologies for more effective management of the environmental stages of energy asset retirement.
Video - White-Tailed Deer In Boreal Alberta: The Effects Of Winter Severity
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Jason Fisher is the Senior Research Scientist in Wildlife Ecology for Alberta Innovates and his presentation is about White-tailed deer in boreal Alberta. White-tailed deer are expanding their...
Wapiti Selection of Forages That Have Potential Use in Reclamation
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Time spent foraging on 18 different plant species was estimated for 4 wapiti during winter (February 14-27), spring (June 12-18) and late summer (August 2O-September 2). Creeping red fescue and hard...
Water and Environmental Management in Oil Sands Regions
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This article introduces scientific contributions to the special issue paper collection focusing on water and environmental management in oil sands regions. New hydrological insights for the region...
Webinar - InnoTech Alberta’s Aquatic Mesocosm Facility
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This seminar describes the design, construction, and operation of InnoTech Alberta’s Aquatic Mesocosm Facility in Vegreville. The talk focuses on the facility’s capabilities and how they can advance...
Webinar - OCS Science Seminar - InnoTech Alberta’s Aquatic Mesocosm Facility
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October 31st, 2023 at 1:30pm MST to October 31st, 2023 at 2:30pm MST
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The Science Seminar Series is a regular venue for sharing information relevant to Alberta’s environmental monitoring and science programs, hosted by the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS), Alberta...
Webinar - Using Isotopes to Study Climate Related Changes to our Water Resources
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The impacts of climate change can be clearly seen in our water resources. In Alberta, water quality is changing, and water supply is more variable and increasingly uncertain due to extreme weather...