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14th Annual Meeting of the Grassland Restoration Forum - Notes from the Field: Projects, Research & Reclamation
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Event Date and Time
November 18th, 2021 at 8:30am MST to November 18th, 2021 at 3:30pm MST
Organization
The Grassland (formerly Foothills) Restoration Forum Fall Information session gathers a variety of stakeholders and interested parties to exchange current information on grassland conservation, restoration and reclamation
2023 ANPC Workshop – “How Plants Inspire Us”
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Event Date and Time
April 22nd, 2023 at 9:00am MST to April 22nd, 2023 at 5:00pm MST
, AB
Organization
We are excited to announce the upcoming 35th Alberta Native Plant Council Hybrid Workshop will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023. This year we will be hosting an in-person workshop at the Cattail...
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...
A Walking Tour of the Stavely Research Ranch
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Event Date and Time
September 21st, 2021 at 8:00am MST to September 21st, 2021 at 5:00pm MST
Porcupine Hills, AB
Organization
A day long tour focusing on: The ecological context of the Foothills Parkland; role of grasses in building soils and storing carbon; and role of range health in the capture and storage of water in the watershed.
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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Event Date and Time
March 7th, 2024 at 6:30pm EST to March 7th, 2024 at 9:00pm EST
Waterloo, ON
Organization
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...
ANPC Webinar - Forging Unexpected Alliances to Save Native Plants
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Event Date and Time
April 17th, 2024 at 12:00pm MST to April 17th, 2024 at 1:00pm MST
Organization
Native plant advocate Blake McNeill shares some of the innovative salvage projects the group has undertaken to rescue native flowers and grasses from roadways and development sites prior to demolition...
Available for Download: Recovery Strategies for Industrial Development in Native Grassland for the Dry Mixedgrass Natural Subregion 2nd Edition
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Organization
The Grassland Restoration Forum is proud to present the long-awaited 2nd Edition of the Recovery Strategies for the Dry Mixedgrass Natural Subregion ( download here). In addition to updating the...
Botany Alberta: Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park
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Event Date and Time
June 21st, 2024 at 12:00am MST to June 23rd, 2024 at 12:00pm MST
Slave Lake, AB
Organization
Botany Alberta will be held Friday June 21st to Sunday June 23rd, 2024 at Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park near Slave Lake, Alberta. Email botanyab@anpc.ab.ca to register. The event will include: An...
Bryophytes in Peatland Restoration - Alberta Native Plant Council Plant Study Group Webinar Series
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Organization
Although we will not be able to meet in person this fall and winter for Plant Study Groups, we are pleased to announce that we will be hosting an online Webinar Series. The webinars will run biweekly...
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...
Cross-Scale Controls on Carbon Emissions from Boreal Forest Megafires
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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...
Functional Response to Cumulative Effects as an Effective Tool for Wildlife Management
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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...
Grassland Assessment Training
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Event Date and Time
September 16th, 2021 at 8:00am MST to September 16th, 2021 at 5:00pm MST
Brooks, AB
Organization
This course offers field-based training on common plant identification, use of soils and landscape mapping (AGRASID and GVI) in relation to Alberta’s Range Plant Community Guides and Range Health Assessment Manuals
Grassland Restoration Forum Fall Information Session 2023 – “Seeds”
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Event Date and Time
November 16th, 2023 at 8:30am MST to November 16th, 2023 at 4:00pm MST
Claresholm, AB
Organization
This one-day event gathers a variety of industry and grassland stakeholders to exchange current information on grassland restoration and conservation through a variety of presentations and mini updates.
Greater Variation in Boreal Plant Community Composition and Community-level Traits at Local Than Regional Scale
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Questions Rapid climate change in northern latitudes is expected to influence plant functional traits of the whole community (community-level traits) through species compositional changes and/or trait...
Groundwater in Peat and Peatlands
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Peatlands are wetlands with soil comprised of undecomposed remains of plants that accumulate in such a way that both responds to and controls the flux and storage of surface water and groundwater, as...
How to use Range Plant Community Guides and Recovery Strategies Manuals for Project and Reclamation Planning in Grasslands
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Event Date and Time
September 15th, 2021 at 8:00am MST to September 15th, 2021 at 5:00pm MST
Brooks, AB
Organization
This one day, class-based course will provide valuable context to interpret the results of data collected in the upcoming AEP Conservation Assessments – Strategic Siting and Pre-disturbance Site Assessments for Industrial Activities on Native Grasslands.
Increasing Contributions of Peatlands to Boreal Evapotranspiration in a Warming Climate
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The response of evapotranspiration (ET) to warming is of critical importance to the water and carbon cycle of the boreal biome, a mosaic of land cover types dominated by forests and peatlands. The...
Industry Tour – Grassland Conservation and Restoration on a Multiple Use Landscape for Foothills Fescue Native Grasslands
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Event Date and Time
July 21st, 2021 at 8:00am MST to July 22nd, 2021 at 5:00pm MST
, AB
Organization
A two-day tour of industrial sites to illustrate different construction and reclamation practices in southwestern Alberta grassland sites