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April 2024 Webinar - Vanishing Ice: Wetland Rehabilitation for Infrastructure Installations in Permafrost
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Monthly webinars are offered as a benefit of membership. Once each quarter, in March, July, September, and December, the monthly SWS webinar is open for non-members to attend (and at no cost), as well...
Big Backyard BioBlitz
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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...
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.
Dissipation of Bromacil in Humic Luvic Gleysols in Northwestern Alberta
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Dissipation of bromacil in Humic Luvic Gleysols amended with cow manure was evaluated at two sites in northwestern Alberta from 1984 to 1987
Effect of Pipeline Construction on Soil Compaction in Alberta
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No clear relationships emerged between soil Orders, zones, or soil parent materials and the effect of pipeline construction on soil compaction. Soil moisture conditions appear to be more important.
Effect of Pipeline Construction on Soil Strengths of Soil Horizons in Alberta: 1990 Final Report
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At each of the fifteen 1989 study areas and at each of the eight 1988 study areas soil strength was monitored using a cone penetrometer in 15 cm depth increments to a depth of 52.5 cm.
February 2024 Webinar - Ecology & Response of Sphagnum-dominated Peatlands in Western Washington to Landscape Stressors
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February 15th, 2024 at 1:00pm EST to February 15th, 2024 at 2:00pm EST
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Description Monthly webinars are offered as a benefit of membership. Once each quarter, in March, July, September, and December, the monthly SWS webinar is open for non-members to attend (and at no...
Impacts of Overstripping Topsoil on Native Rangelands in Southeastern Alberta: A Literature Review
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Available information indicates that overstripping and subsequent replacement of topsoil can produce horizon characteristics similar to plow depth characteristics resulting from cultivation
January 2024 Webinar - Connectivity and Water Quality in the Atchafalaya Basin
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January 18th, 2024 at 1:00pm EST to January 18th, 2024 at 2:00pm EST
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Description Monthly webinars are offered as a benefit of membership. Once each quarter, in March, July, September, and December, the monthly SWS webinar is open for non-members to attend (and at no...
Minimal Disturbance Pipeline Construction Procedures in Peatland Areas
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TransCanada presents an account of pipeline construction methods implemented in the boreal regions of Alberta.
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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March 29th, 2022 at 6:00pm MST to March 29th, 2022 at 7:00pm MST
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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...
Pipeline Reclamation Techniques
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Successful reclamation of a pipeline right-of-way is contingent upon the proper material handling procedure, especially for topsoil conservation. NOVA's practice of topsoil conservation is discussed...
POSTPONED: Quebec RE3 Conference: Reclaim, Restore, Rewild
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June 7th, 2020 at 9:00am to June 11th, 2020 at 5:00pm
Quebec City, QC
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*This event has been postponed to 2021 Québec City welcomes the Québec RE 3 Conference, from June 7 - 11 th, 2020 We are proud to host a joint conference between the Canadian Land Reclamation...
Practical Guide to Measuring Wetland Carbon Pools and Fluxes
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Wetlands cover a small portion of the world, but have disproportionate influence on global carbon (C) sequestration, carbon dioxide and methane emissions, and aquatic C fluxes. However, the underlying...