Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are a threatened species federally and provincially in Alberta. Habitat restoration is critical to maintaining suitable habitat to support healthy...
Presented by Matt Dyson, PhD, Research Scientist with Ducks Unlimited Canada Matt Dyson's research investigated the effects of oil and gas development on the nesting ecology of boreal ducks. He...
Oil sands mining in Alberta has disturbed large areas of peatlands, the dominant regional ecosystem type, and no formal strategies exist to reconstruct the landscape. Peatland reclamation is...
Restoration of legacy seismic lines within woodland caribou habitat has received considerable attention in the last seven years in western Canada. Restoration programs have successfully transitioned...
This seminar describes the design, construction, and operation of InnoTech Alberta’s Aquatic Mesocosm Facility in Vegreville. The talk focuses on the facility’s capabilities and how they can advance...
COSIA initiated this project to create an inventory of shared practices, improve knowledge sharing, clarify knowledge gaps, and identify opportunities for innovation.
Temporary Reforestation of Soil Stockpiles: Using Nature to More Effectively Achieve Future Land Reclamation Goals in a Forested Landscape Industrial disturbances, whether in the mining or oil and gas...
This presentation provides an overview of a long-term university-industry research partnership to improve understanding of peatland ecosystem function and reclamation techniques.
Restoration of linear features is gaining significant momentum in the context of caribou conservation, and there is significant focus on this topic within the academic literature. However, the cost of...
Moderate to rich fens covered with tamarack and black spruce cover large areas of Alberta. These peatlands are nearly pH neutral and are characterized by hummock-hollow topography where the hummocks...