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Alberta Reclamation Practitioner Survey
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At the 2023 Alberta Chapter, Canadian Land Reclamation Association annual conference, Chris Powter, Tanya Richens, Andy Etmanski, Amanda Schoonmaker, and Dean MacKenzie participated in a panel...
Amended Recovery Strategy for the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal Population, in Canada 2019
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This recovery strategy is for the Woodland Caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal population herein referred to as "boreal caribou", assessed in May 2002 as threatened and re-examined and...
Chapter 18 - Creative Approaches in Engaging the Community Toward Ecological Waste Management and Wetland Conservation
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This resource is available on an external database and may require a paid subscription to access it. It is included on the CCLM to support our goal of capturing and sharing the breadth of all...
Defining Best Management Practices for Conservation of Reclamation Materials in the Mineable Oil Sands Region of Alberta
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Task-group formed to define Best Management Practices (BMPs) for conservation of reclamation materials in the mineable oil sands region of Alberta; easier to define BMPs for salvage than replacement
Edéhzhíe Dehcho Protected Area becomes a National Wildlife Area
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Over 14,000 square kilometres of wetland and boreal forest in Edéhzhíe have been designated as a National Wildlife Area, in addition to being Canada’s first co-managed Indigenous Protected and...
Enhanced Revegetation and Reclamation of Oil Sands Disturbed Sites Using Actinorhizal and Mycorrhizal Biotechnology
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Preliminary results, after two growth seasons, show promise in the use of pre-inoculated seedlings in enhancing growth and establishment of alders and conifers on oil sands reclamation sites.
Evaluation of Reclamation Success in Alberta’s Oil Sands
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Tree and shrub cover increased following reclamation, with shrub cover reaching a plateau after nine years. Traditional use species are present and those planted have remained
Government of Canada invests in reversing biodiversity loss through conservation breeding program for caribou in Jasper National Park
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A recent investment of $24 million towards caribou conservation will help fund construction and operation of a caribou breeding centre in Jasper National Park. Wild caribou from local herds will be...
Government of Canada making additional investments to support the recovery of woodland caribou in Jasper National Park
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News release Jasper National Park, Alberta | Parks Canada Agency The Government of Canada is committed to protecting biodiversity conservation and undertakes important initiatives to assist species at...
Government of Canada sets timeline for Ontario to take action on Boreal Caribou conservation
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The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced steps taken in Ontario to protect Boreal Caribou habitat under the federal Species at Risk Act . After forming...
Governments of Canada and Manitoba reach a conservation agreement on Boreal Caribou
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The governments of Canada and Manitoba have reached a three-year agreement to support conservation and recovery of boreal caribou in Manitoba. Nearly $1 million has been committed by Environment and...
History of Wetland Reclamation in the Alberta Oil Sands
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Wetland reclamation trends over time, wetland reclamation research, critical findings and the latest wetland reclamation initiatives, such as fen watershed research, design, construction and monitorin
Innovative Techniques to Improve Reclamation Practices in Alberta Oil Sands
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Screens native grasses [fringed brome grass (Bromus ciliatus), June grass (Koeleria macrantha), a mix of native grasses with barley and oats (Avena sativa) for suitability to grow and stabilise tailin
Large Scale Mapping of Soil Organic Carbon Concentration with 3D Machine Learning and Satellite Observations
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Canada has extensive forests and peatlands that play key roles in global carbon cycle. Canadian soils and peatlands are assumed to store approximately 20% of the world’s soil carbon stock. However...
Moss Cellulose 18O Applied to Reconstruct Past Changes in Water Balance of a Boreal Wetland Complex, Northeastern Alberta
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Overall, the study established existence of long-term groundwater source areas around the margins of the peatland, as well as contemporary permafrost thaw zones within the McClelland Wetland itself.
Oil Sands Rec1amation – An Overview of Suncor’s Program
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Commercial production of synthetic crude oil from the Athabasca Oil Sands began in 1967 in north-eastern Alberta. Suncor Inc., then known as Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., began the development of...
Paleolimnological Assessment of Past Hydro-ecological Variation at a Shallow Hardwater Lake in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region Before Potential Onset of Industrial Development
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Effective environmental monitoring requires knowledge of inherent natural variation. In the absence of pre-development monitoring of aquatic ecosystems, paleolimnological approaches have been...
Proposal for a Conservation Agreement under s.11 of the Species at Risk Act: Woodland Caribou (Boreal population)
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A proposal for a bilateral conservation agreement between Ontario and Canada to support boreal caribou protection and recovery under section 11 of the federal Species at Risk Act is now available for...
Reindeer Lichen Transplant Feasibility for Reclamation of Lichen Ecosites on Alberta’s Athabasca Oil Sand Mines
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This project is a pilot study to assess the viability of transplantation as a technique to establish reindeer lichens on reclaimed areas of oil sands surface mines in the Athabasca region of Alberta...