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Impacts of Climate and Catastrophic Forest Changes on Streamflow and Water Balance in a Mountainous Headwater Stream in Southern Alberta
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Rivers in Southern Alberta are vulnerable to climate change because much of the river water originates as snow in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
Video - Alberta Water Law, Challenges, Possible Solutions
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This talk summarizes the progression of water law and water rights policy in Western Canada and provides some possible solutions for current and emerging challenges.
Video - Alberta's Watershed Management Symposium: Flood and Drought Mitigation
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This public symposium covers Alberta's progress to improve its flood and drought resiliency, including the role of natural solutions. NOTE: This is a 4 hour video with multiple presenters
Video - Can Wet Areas Mapping Data Contribute to Riparian Management?
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Dr. Barry White reviews the progress made with LiDAR and wet area mapping in Alberta.
Video - Cold Matters: The Snows of Yesteryear and the Future Water Supply of the Mountain West
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At the 2012 Alberta Institute of Agrologists conference, Bob Sanford - Chair, United Nations Water for Life Decade - gave a presentation about the variability of western Canada's climate, and what that may mean for the future.
Video - COSIA Collaboration on Tailings Treatment
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Jonathan Matthews is Director of Tailings EPA for Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA). In his role of chairing presentations at the Oil Sands Tailings 2014 Conference, he provides a concise...
Video - Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products, and Other Organic Wastewater Contaminants in Alberta
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At the 2012 Alberta Institute of Agrologists conference, Thorsten Hebben from Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development presented on the effects that drugs, personal care products and plasticizers have on wastewater in Alberta.
Video - Raising the Bar: Development of a World Class Environmental Monitoring System for Alberta
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Ernie Hui gave a keynote address at the CWRA-WPAC joint conference on March 13, 2013. Ernie Hui is the CEO, Environmental Monitoring, for Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. The...
Video - Riparian Digital Mapping Using Ecological Boundaries in West-central Alberta
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Dr.Rick Bonar describes how riparian mapping is used to define riparian ecological areas and the management strategy for those areas.
Video - Streamside Management and Riparian Assessments in British Columbia
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Derek Tripp reviews British Columbia's forestry riparian management planning and provides examples of how riparian assessments are made using BC's checklists and forms.
Video - The Alberta Flood Mitigation Symposium
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The Alberta Flood Mitigation Symposium is bringing together experts, community representatives and Albertans to discuss ideas and best practices for flood mitigation. Note: This is a 5 hour video with...
Video - Watershed Management Planning for the North Saskatchewan River Basin
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At the April 2012 conference for the Alberta Institute of Agrologists, David Trew - Executive Director of the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA) - delivered a presentation about the process of developing an integrated watershed management plan.
Watershed Assessment Procedure to Address Cumulative Effects in the Eastern Slopes of Alberta
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This poster outlines the development of a watershed assessment procedure for the eastern slopes of Alberta. The process was developed with the Oldman Watershed Council, using the Oldman River Basin as a study site.
Webinar - Impact of Resource Extraction on Canada's Boreal Peatlands
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This presentation highlights ongoing research in northern Alberta examining peatland carbon and greenhouse gas exchange as a measure of peatland ecosystem function.
Webinar - Remote Sensing of Boreal Wetlands: Strategies and Methods
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This presentation provides an introduction to remote sensing and an overview of remote sensing approaches for mapping boreal wetlands.
Webinar - The Role of Wetlands in Forests and Forest Management
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This presentation highlights the value of wetlands to forest management and the role wetlands play in sustaining healthy forested ecosystems.
Webinar - Wetlands and Forestry: Highlights of a Regulatory Review - Ont to BC
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This presentation provides an overview of how wetlands are incorporated in the context of provincial forest management planning frameworks in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and BC.