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A Mesocosm‐Scale Study of Chemical and Ecological Response to Different Types of Oil Sands Tailings and Process Water (2019 ‐ 2021)
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The use of pit lakes (PL) to reclaim pits at the end of mine life is common in metal and coal extraction operations. Oil sands mine operators of Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA)...
A Review of Exploration Tools and Techniques to Support the COSIA Land Challenge: Near Zero Footprint Seismic Exploration
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Seismic lines are an essential operation in the exploration for natural resources, providing more efficient and safe travel through a variety of topography with predictable costs associated. However...
A Synthesis of Three Decades of Eco-Hydrological Research at Scotty Creek, NWT, Canada
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Scotty Creek, Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada, has been the focus of eco-hydrological research for nearly three decades. Over this period, field and modelling studies have generated new insights...
Anne Innis Dagg Lecture: A Personal Perspective on the Promises and Perils of the Single-Species Approach for Addressing Biodiversity Loss
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March 7th, 2024 at 6:30pm EST to March 7th, 2024 at 9:00pm EST
Waterloo, ON
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Attendance in person or via Zoom Celebrating the remarkable career of Anne Innis Dagg, who performed ground-breaking work on giraffe biology, behaviour and conservation despite the systemic barriers...
Biodiversity Offsets and Caribou Conservation in Alberta: Opportunities and Challenges
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We conclude that a number of actions to offset impacts of development and achieve no net loss or net positive impact for caribou are theoretically feasible (i.e., if implemented they should work), including habitat restoration and manipulations of the large mammal predator-prey system. However, implementation challenges are substantial and include a lack of mechanisms for setting aside some resources for long periods of time, public opposition to predator control, and uncertainty associated with loss-gain calculations.
Bioengineering and Conventional Erosion and Sediment Control Solutions for Oil Sands Operations
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This report, prepared by Associated Environmental (Associated) on behalf of Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA), documents the benefits and limitations of bioengineering and conventional...
Boreal Caribou Habitat Restoration
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This overview document collects knowledge and research on restoring degraded habitat for boreal ecotype woodland caribou. The objectives for this document are outlines below. Provide an overview of...
Boreal Caribou Habitat Restoration Monitoring Framework
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Feedback received from stakeholders involved in existing and potential habitat restoration programs in Northeast British Columbia’s (NE BC) boreal caribou ranges indicate there is a need for the...
Boreal Caribou Habitat Restoration on the Parker Range
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This is the first collaborative, landscape range restoration project of this scale in Canada, with Golder leading this group of stakeholders through the development of the project permitting, barriers...
Boreal Caribou Habitat Restoration Operational Toolkit for British Columbia
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This toolkit has been prepared as an operational handbook and is intended to guide implementation of reclamation techniques that will contribute to the restoration of caribou habitat. It is meant to...
Bringing the Forest to the Office: An Introduction to the COSIA 360 Tours Project
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This document is an introduction to a 360 tours project Toolkit developed by Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) led by Cenovus Energy Inc., in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada...
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...
Caribou Recovery Pilot Project
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The Caribou Recovery Pilot Project has been established to further develop the concept of a predator-free fenced area to support a small breeding population of woodland caribou (the Pilot). The Pilot...
Caribou Recovery Pilot Project, Aboriginal Engagement Report
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The primary objective of the Pilot is to establish and maintain a small breeding population of caribou in a fenced predator-free exclosure within their natural habitat in northeast Alberta. The intent...
Climate-informed Forecasts Reveal Dramatic Local Habitat Shifts and Population Uncertainty for Northern Boreal Caribou
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Most research on boreal populations of Woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou) has been conducted in areas of high anthropogenic disturbance. However, a large portion of the species’ range...
COSIA In-Situ Oil Sands Shared Practices for Working in and Around Wetlands
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This report compiles a toolbox of shared practices currently in use by COSIA companies, or which have been used but were found to be unsuccessful.
COSIA Land Environmental Priority Area: 2014 Mine Site Reclamation Research Report
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This document combines as-of-2014 reports for projects relating to mine site reclamation of the Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) Land Environmental Priority Area (EPA). These include...
COSIA Land Environmental Priority Area: 2015 Annual Mine Research Report
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This document combines as-of-2015 reports for projects relating to mine site reclamation of the Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) Land Environmental Priority Area (EPA). These research...