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Big Backyard BioBlitz
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Event Date and Time
July 29th, 2021 at 12:00am to August 2nd, 2021 at 11:59pm
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New to citizen science? It doesn’t take much. Grab your smartphone, tablet or camera, head outside to search for plants, animals and insects, snap a photo and share. From urban centres to remote...
Campaign launched to protect nearly 1,500 square kilometres of boreal forest
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The Nature Conservancy of Canada has recently launched the largest single private conservation project in Canadian history. The Boreal Wildlands Project aims to protect nearly 1,500 square kilometres...
Canadian Wetland Inventory using Google Earth Engine: The First Map and Preliminary Results
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Although wetlands provide valuable services to humans and the environment and cover a large portion of Canada, there is currently no Canada-wide wetland inventory based on the specifications defined...
Conservation Close to Home - Story Map
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Conservation Assessment for Southern Canada The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has completed a comprehensive assessment of the conservation needs and opportunities in southern Canada. The first of...
Conservation through Co-occurrence: Woodland Caribou as a Focal Species for Boreal Biodiversity
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Assessment of the focal/umbrella value of boreal caribou for conservation of mammalian and avian richness, based on evaluation of co-occurrence and conducting systematic conservation planning.
Human-induced Behavioural Changes of Global Threatened Terrestrial Mammals
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Abstract Aim: Understanding changes in the behaviour of threatened species responding to rapidly increasing human disturbances is critical for biodiversity conservation. Here, we synthesize a meta...
Natural Climate Solutions for Canada
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Alongside the steep reductions needed in fossil fuel emissions, natural climate solutions (NCS) represent readily deployable options that can contribute to Canada’s goals for emission reductions. We...
NatureTalks: Wetlands 101
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Event Date and Time
March 29th, 2022 at 6:00pm MST to March 29th, 2022 at 7:00pm MST
Organization
What is a wetland? Do you know how to spot one? Did you know that the health of wetlands and grasslands are connected? Wetlands aren’t simply beautiful features of a landscape; they are important to...
Recent Climate Change has Driven Divergent Hydrological Shifts in High-latitude Peatlands
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High-latitude peatlands are changing rapidly in response to climate change, including permafrost thaw. Here, we reconstruct hydrological conditions since the seventeenth century using testate amoeba...
SALMTEC ABWRET-A: Interactive Class
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Event Date and Time
December 8th, 2023 at 12:00pm MST to December 8th, 2023 at 2:30pm MST
Organization
Use of the ABWRET method is required by the Government of Alberta’s Wetland Policy, when Water Act approval is sought and wetlands will be permanently impacted. A strong understanding of the ABWRET-A...
SALMTEC ABWRET-A Interactive Class
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Event Date and Time
April 28th, 2023 at 12:00pm MST to April 28th, 2023 at 2:30pm MST
Organization
Use of the ABWRET method is required by the Government of Alberta’s Wetland Policy, when Water Act approval is sought and wetlands will be permanently impacted. A strong understanding of the ABWRET-A...
SALMTEC ABWRET-A Interactive Class
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Event Date and Time
April 26th, 2024 at 12:00pm MST to April 26th, 2024 at 2:30pm MST
Organization
Where: Online Description: SALMTEC has designed this course to provide participants with a strong understanding of the Alberta Wetland Rapid Evaluation Tool Actual (ABWRET-A). This course targets an...
SALMTEC Biophysical Bootcamp Blended Course
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Event Date and Time
April 12th, 2024 at 12:00pm MST to April 12th, 2024 at 2:30pm MST
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When: Interactive Class Friday April 12, 2024, 12:00pm – 2:30pm, Field Training Date May 2024 (exact date TBD) Where: Online content and Interactive Class are Online. Field training is held in person...
SALMTEC Biophysical Bootcamp Field Course
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Event Date and Time
May 30th, 2023 at 8:00am MST to May 30th, 2023 at 5:30pm MST
South of Bragg Creek, AB
Organization
SALMTEC designed this course for participants to get their hands dirty, interact with multiple Subject Matter Experts, hone field skills, and benefit from cross-disciplinary learning. Course topics...
SALMTEC Biophysical Bootcamp Field Training Course
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Event Date and Time
May 30th, 2024 at 8:00am MST to May 30th, 2024 at 5:00pm MST
Near Bragg Creek, AB
Organization
SALMTEC designed this course for participants to get their hands dirty, interact with multiple Subject Matter Experts, hone field skills, and benefit from cross-disciplinary learning. Perfect for new...
SALMTEC Biophysical Foundations Blended Course
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Event Date and Time
April 14th, 2023 at 12:00pm MST to April 15th, 2023 at 12:00am MST
Organization
This course provides students with a solid foundation for understanding the biophysical environment. Starting from the ground up, this course guides students to examine soils and landscape features...
SALMTEC Grassland Vegetation Inventory: A User’s Guide Interactive Class
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Event Date and Time
April 14th, 2023 at 12:00pm MST to April 15th, 2023 at 12:00am MST
Organization
GVI, or Grassland Vegetation Inventory, is a biophysical and land use classification system specifically designed by the Government of Alberta (GoA) for the grassland region. GVI provides an extensive...