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Syncrude's Reclamation Research Program
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The objective of Syncrude's land reclamation research program is to identify and develop cost-effective land reclamation strategies and techniques to achieve acceptable reclamation for all...
A Case Study of Materials and Techniques Used in the Rehabilitation of a Pit and a Quarry in Southern Ontario
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Many after-uses of aggregate extraction land do exist: forestry, agriculture, recreation, nature reserves, housing and waste disposal sites. Attempts at reclaiming this land for alternate uses has...
A Cumulative Watershed Effects Assessment Template for the Eastern Slopes: The Geomorphic and Riparian Components with a Case Study of Todd Creek Watershed
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This three-part document provides a template to guide cumulative watershed effects assessments (CWEA) within Alberta's Eastern Slopes.
Agricultural Soil Quality Criteria for Canada
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The concept of soil quality has evolved from an expression of productivity to an assessment of environmental sustainability. It now includes elements of health and time as well as biological...
Agronomic Properties and Reclamation Possibilities for Surface Materials on Syncrude Lease #17
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Reclamation planning for tar sands mining and extraction operation differs greatly from that used in Alberta foothills and plains coal mines. One of the main differences is that the bulk of the...
Amelioration and Revegetation of Smelter Contaminated Soils in the Coeur D'Alene Mining District of Northern Idaho
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Results of two experiments, one greenhouse project and one field study, indicate that high heavy metal concentrations in smelter-contaminated soils and in tree seedlings grown thereon, increase...
An Assessment of Sampling Designs Using SCR Analyses to Estimate Abundance of Boreal Caribou
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Abstract Accurately estimating abundance is a critical component of monitoring and recovery of rare and elusive species. Spatial capture–recapture (SCR) models are an increasingly popular method for...
An Evaluation of the Influence of Grass/Legume Mixtures on Tree Species at the Judy Creek Test Mine
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The influence of competition of agronomic mixtures on out planted lodgepole pine and white spruce was investigated on study plots at the Judy Creek Test Mine from 1979 to 1983. Two agronomic seed...
An Overview of Pipelining
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As an overview to pipelining in Alberta, prior to 1976 there was no requirement for operators to conserve topsoil or ensure growth capability. However, with the passing of Alberta Regulation 207/76...
Analysis and Improvement of Linear Features to Increase Caribou Functional Habitat in West-central and North-western Alberta
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We used GPS data from caribou and wolves, field data on human and wildlife use of seismic lines and pipelines, vegetation heights extracted from LiDAR, non-invasive fecal DNA collections, and a suite...
Applications and Costs of Wildlife Habitat Reclamation
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The costs and methods of wildlife habitat reclamation are discussed for three examples. The first example, the Cascade Landfill site in Banff National Park, illustrates the approach and costs of...
Behaviour and Calving Success of Boreal Caribou in Relation to Oil and Gas Development
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Anthropogenic disturbance like oil and gas development is thought to negatively affect boreal caribou through displacement and degradation of habitat, and through creation of favourable conditions for...
Bibliography of On-line Accessible Alberta Chapter, CLRA Conference Papers
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This is a compilation of on-line accessible papers from the 1982, 1985 and 1986 conferences of the Alberta Chapter, Canadian Land Reclamation Association. This list will be updated periodically.
Bibliography of On-line Accessible CLRA National Conference Papers
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This is a compilation of on-line accessible papers from the 1977, 1992, 2010, 2013 and 2019 national conferences of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association. Some of the conferences were held jointly...
Biochar Application for Revegetation Purposes in Northern Saskatchewan
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Our research was focused on biochar application for revegetation purposes under northern Saskatchewan conditions. The Gunnar Mine Site, located on the northern shore of the Athabasca Lake, was used as...
Bioengineering Techniques for Revegetation of Riparian Areas at the Colomac Mine, NWT
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Factors such as nutrient poor soils, harsh climate, remote locations, and high costs make revegetating disturbed areas in northern environments a challenge. We present a case study where novel...
Bioengineering. The Use of Plant Biomass to Stabilize and Reclaim Highly Disturbed Sites
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The bioengineering concept of reclamation developed in Europe is now becoming well established internationally with successful projects in Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Rhodesia, South Africa, Venezuela...
Biological Soil Crusts and Native Species for Northern Mine Site Restoration
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The nitrogen cycle is highly sensitive to pollutants and restoration of this biogeochemical pathway is essential to ensure long-term sustainable ecosystems. In a greenhouse trial, the growth and...