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BERA News Fall 2022
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Understanding how birds respond to landscape disturbance is key to effective restoration. Two studies used non-invasive microphone arrays to determine the exact locations of singing individuals in the...
BERA News Spring 2022
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Mounding is a common restoration technique designed to improve microsite conditions for planted seedlings in wetlands. There are a variety of strategies for constructing mounds, though, and how mounds...
Constructed Wetland Pilot Project at the Strachan Gas Plant
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A pilot scale constructed wetland was built at the Strachan Gas Plant to evaluate its ability to treat dissolved phase hydrocarbons in groundwater. The overall objective was to assess the feasibility...
Disturbance Zones of Influence on Boreal Songbird Communities in Northeastern Alberta
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Canada’s boreal forest is important habitat for many North American birds, which play a vital role in the health of forests, and provide ecosystem services. Expanding human development in northern...
Interpreting Your Soil Test Results & Incorporating Soil Test Results in Your Erosion Control & Revegetation Planning
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March 9th, 2023 at 9:00am MST to March 9th, 2023 at 10:30am MST
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Another webinar in BrettYoung's Reclamation Academy: Digital Series. This time the topics and presenters are: Interpreting Your Soil Test Results: Uwe Kurth, Senior Agronomist, Element Materials...
Linear Features, Forestry and Wolf Predation of Caribou and Other Prey in West Central Alberta
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The primary goal of this research was to determine how human activities affect caribou population dynamics through modification of predator‐prey relationships. This knowledge can then be used to...
Review of Revegetation Practices for Oil and Gas Disturbances in Western Canada
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Various methods have been developed and used to revegetate sites disturbed by oil and gas activities in Western Canada. Considerable information describing these methods and their effectiveness exists...
Scaling Up the Role of Predation in Caribou Declines in West-Central Alberta (Redwillow, Narraway, Redrock Prairie Creek, A la Pêche and Little Smoky Ranges)
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Anthropogenic disturbances contribute to the way animals perceive and respond to their environment. These multiple disturbances can additionally act in non-independent ways to shape an animal’s...
Scaling Up the Role of Predation in Caribou Declines in West-Central Alberta (Redwillow, Narraway, Redrock Prairie Creek, A la Pêche and Little Smoky Ranges). 2012 AUPRF project status update
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Avoidance by caribou and increased wolf predation risk in disturbed areas indicate functional habitat loss for caribou, yet these patterns alone do not necessarily imply a demographic impact. Spatial...
Scaling Up the Role of Predation in Caribou Declines in West‐Central Alberta (Redwillow, Narraway, Redrock Prairie Creek, A la Pêche and Little Smoky Ranges). Interim Report
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Our primary goal is to address the relative contributions of forestry and oil and gas production to the decline of caribou populations. This knowledge can then be used to develop appropriate...
Seed Testing Explained & Interpreting Seed Certificates
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March 10th, 2022 at 9:00am EST to March 10th, 2022 at 10:00am EST
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Morgan Webb, Seed Check Technologies Inc., provides information on seed testing and how to interpret seed certificates. Many regulatory agencies require proof of weed status in seed used for reclamation and restoration projects - a seed certificate provides the necessary proof.
Setting Your Project Up for Success in 2023 & Seed Quality & Seed Testing
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January 25th, 2023 at 9:00am MST to January 25th, 2023 at 10:30am MST
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BrettYoung invites you to experience our Reclamation Academy: Digital Series Topic 1 - Setting Your Project Up for Success in 2023 Topic 2 - Seed Quality & Seed Testing SPEAKERS: Ashley Dettmer...
The Boreal Ecosystem Recovery and Assessment (BERA)
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The boreal region of Alberta contains extensive disturbances from natural resource extraction. Roads, well pads, seismic lines (petroleum-exploration corridors), forest-harvest areas, and other...
The Edge 2022 (BERA Systhesis)
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The central goal of the Boreal Ecosystem Recovery and Assessment (BERA) program is to understand the effects of industrial disturbance on natural ecosystem dynamics, and to develop strategies for...
The Edge: The BERA Program 2024 Synthesis Report
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The 2024 issue of The Edge summarizes the following key findings: Plan A better understanding of passive recovery trajectories will help guide restoration planning LiDAR is a powerful planning tool...
Webinar - Seed Market, Native Species Harvesting, and o Vegetative Establishment with Biotic Soil Media
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January 25th, 2024 at 9:00am MST to January 25th, 2024 at 10:30am MST
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Ashley Dettmer, Seed Specialist - BrettYoung Seeds: Seed Market Overview Vince Petherbridge, Reclamation Consultant - EnviroScapes Inc.: Perspectives on the Challenges of Native Harvesting John Martin...
Webinar: Introduction to Erosion and Sediment Control Products
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April 7th, 2022 at 9:00am MST to April 7th, 2022 at 10:30am MST
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Jill Pack, Western Green and Damon Sump, Profile Products provide an introduction to erosion and sediment control products. This is part of BrettYoung's Reclamation Academy: Digital Series.