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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 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.
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...
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...
The Third Generation of Pan-Canadian Wetland Map at 10 m Resolution Using Multisource Earth Observation Data on Cloud Computing Platform
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Development of the Canadian Wetland Inventory Map (CWIM) has thus far proceeded over two generations, reporting the extent and location of bog, fen, swamp, marsh, and water wetlands across the country...
Video - A Comparison of Site Preparation Methods on Sub-surface Soil Resistance and Moisture on Reclaimed Industrial Sites in Northwestern Alberta
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This presentation discusses a comparison of site preparation methods on sub-surface soil resistance and moisture on reclaimed industrial sites in northwestern Alberta.
Video - Biodiversity Management Frameworks for Alberta's Land Use Planning Regions
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This presentation discusses Biodiversity Management Frameworks (BMFs), including indicators, triggers, monitoring and management response and reporting.
Video - Comparing Soil and Crop Management in Kazakhstan and Alberta
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Dr. Frank Larnery compares soils and crop management in Akmola province, Kazakhstan with cropping in the black soil zone of Alberta.
Video - Conservation Offset: A Tool for Land Management
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This presentation discusses conservation offsets such as wetland replacement. It is a tool to address multiple demands on land, air and watersheds.
Video - Determining Community Level Physiological Profiles of Organic Soil Horizons
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This presentation is about understanding how land disturbances impact the diversity, abundance and activity of soil microorganisms, and discusses both CLPP and functional diversity
Video - Evaluation of BMPs on the Lower Little Bow River
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At the 2013 Alberta Soil Science Workshop, Dr. Jim Miller covered the extensive and long term results of riparian protection (streambank fencing and offsite watering for cattle pastures) on stream water quality and biology plus the benefits and costs for cattleman.
Video - Evaluation of Nutrient and Irrigation Management BMPs in Southern Alberta
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This presentation is about an evaluation of nutrient and irrigation management Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) in Southern Alberta.
Video - Forest Floor Protection in the Reclamation of Temporary Drilling Pads
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Sascha Bachmann presented research related to reclamation of temporary drilling pads.
Video - From Mammals to Mites: Biodiversity Management Frameworks for Alberta's Land Use Planning Regions
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Shannon R. White is the Biodiversity Specialist for the Land-use Framework Regional Planning Branch for ESRD. She discusses Biodiversity Management Frameworks (BMFs), including indicators, triggers...
Video - HOLOS: A GHG Calculator Growing Up
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Dr. Roland Kroebel outines where ecosystem modeling for agriculture is moving in a presentation to the 50th Alberta Soil Science Workshop. Starting with a GHG calculator, HOLOS, Dr. Kroebel proposes adding a number of other models, for carbon, soil moisture, nitrogen and environmental footprints to create a "Virtual Farm" concept.