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2023 PTAC Remediation Reclamation Forum
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Event Date and Time
May 30th, 2023 at 8:00am to May 30th, 2023 at 2:30pm
Calgary, AB
Organization
The PTAC Remediation Reclamation Research Committee (RRRC) has provided a central gathering place for hundreds of research and technology providers, oil and gas producers, academia, government...
2024 Alberta Soils Tour
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Event Date and Time
May 29th, 2024 at 7:00am MST to May 30th, 2024 at 6:00pm MST
Organization
This 2-day event will focus on the Boreal Transition Zone. The Tour will start from Edmonton and travel Northeast, exploring traditional and agricultural land use through soils, stopping overnight in...
Alberta Background Soil Quality System Project: Workshop Summary
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Objective is to work collaboratively with soil data users to develop the Alberta Background Soil Quality System (ABSQS) as a tool to assist industry and government in environmental management
Alberta Boreal Deer Project: Final Report
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White-tailed deer expansion in the boreal forest is due to an interaction between less severe winters following climate change, and a substantial forage subsidy provided by widespread anthropogenic features
Alberta Soil Science Workshop 2023
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Event Date and Time
February 21st, 2023 at 1:00pm MST to February 23rd, 2023 at 6:00pm MST
Calgary, AB
Organization
The Alberta Soil Sciene Workshop 2023 will be held in Calgary, AB. This years theme is: "Challenges for Soil Science in Response to Changing Needs".
Alberta Soil Science Workshop 2023: Challenges for Soil Science in Response to Changing Needs
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Event Date and Time
February 21st, 2023 at 12:00pm MST to February 23rd, 2023 at 1:30pm MST
Calgary, AB
Organization
The 59th Annual Alberta Soil Science Workshop will include sessions on (a) Land Use and Rangelands, (b) Soil Fertility, (c) Land Reclamation, (d) Forest/Wetland/Riparian Soils, and (e) Pedogenesis and...
Alberta Soil Science Workshop 2024: Soil Response to Extreme Events
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Event Date and Time
February 20th, 2024 at 9:00am MST to February 22nd, 2024 at 4:30pm MST
Lethbridge, AB
Organization
Extreme events (including drought, fire, and climate change) may impact soil health and productivity. This conference will focus on these and other soil issues.
Alberta Soil Science Workshop: Soil Science for Sustainable Development
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Event Date and Time
May 23rd, 2022 at 9:00am MST to May 27th, 2022 at 4:00pm MST
Edmonton, AB
Organization
The 2022 CSSS Annual meeting will be jointly held with the Alberta Soil Science Workshop (ASSW) in Edmonton, on the University of Alberta campus.
Algar Habitat Project: Improving Fen Restoration Outcomes
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Monitoring has been ongoing in Algar since 2011. Monitoring data along with supporting field observations information suggest that treatments may not be successfully placing linear disturbance within...
Analysis and Improvement of Linear Features to Increase Caribou Functional Habitat in West-central and North-western Alberta
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We used GPS data from caribou and wolves, field data on human and wildlife use of seismic lines and pipelines, vegetation heights extracted from LiDAR, non-invasive fecal DNA collections, and a suite...
ASN Webinar: Recent Developments in Anthroposol Classification
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Event Date and Time
January 12th, 2022 at 12:00pm MST to January 12th, 2022 at 12:45pm MST
Organization
This webinar presentation is focused on revisions made to the proposed Anthroposolic soil Order classification in a recently published paper that Konstantin Dlusskiy co-authored. The original...
Assessing Peatland Restoration Success to Meet Alberta’s Peatland Reclamation Criteria
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We conducted a full peatland assessment using the new criteria on a restored well pad near Peace River, Alberta. In 2012, mineral overburden was removed along with geo-textile and the buried peat was...
Assessing Spatial Factors Affecting Predation Risk to Boreal Caribou Calves: Implications for Management
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In 2013, we completed the last year of data collection for the project. Across the project’s three years, we collected GPS data from 57 female caribou, 19 wolves (Canis lupus) and 19 black bears...
Assessment of Phytoremediation as an In-Situ Technique for Cleaning Oil-Contaminated Sites: Phase II Final Report
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The cold climate and short growing season characteristic of the major oil and gas producing regions of western Canada make it particularly important to conduct phytoremediation research on plants...
Behaviour and Calving Success of Boreal Caribou in Relation to Oil and Gas Development
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Anthropogenic disturbance like oil and gas development is thought to negatively affect boreal caribou through displacement and degradation of habitat, and through creation of favourable conditions for...
Canadian System of Soil Classification – 4th Edition Working Group Invitation
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The Canadian System of Soil Classification Pedology Committee invites interested soil scientists from across Canada to join the Soil Classification Working Group (SCWG) and participate in the...
Caribou Mortality and Disease Prevalence in West-central Alberta
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Woodland caribou are in decline across their range and although the proximate cause of decline is unsustainable rates of predation, health is increasingly recognised as a factor that may contribute to...
Caribou Range Restoration Project Treatment Sites. 9 to 13 Year Follow-Up Monitoring in the Little Smoky Caribou Range
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As caribou habitat restoration initiatives have become more widespread across Alberta in the last decade, key uncertainties have been recognized regarding what treatment types are appropriate for...
Certification of Mineral Soil Pads in the Boreal Region – A Path Forward. Working Session Summary
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Workshop summary of discussions to inform a path forward for a policy framework that provided clarity on the process to request a change in land use and the criteria for evaluating the requests.