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Environmental Minister Calls for Emergency Decree to Protect Quebec Caribou from 'Imminent Threat'
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Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is recommending the adoption of an emergency decree to protect the boreal caribou in Quebec as some herds cross the "threshold of near-disappearance."...
Evaluating the Impact of Caribou Habitat Restoration on Predator and Prey Movement
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In the paper 'Evaluating the impact of caribou habitat restoration on predator and prey movement', the authors evaluated movement responses of wolves, black bears, caribou, and moose on seismic lines...
Evaluating the Impact of Caribou Habitat Restoration on Predator and Prey Movement
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Fragmentation of the boreal forest by linear features, including seismic lines, has destabilized predator–prey dynamics, resulting in the decline of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou)...
Factors that Result in Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Development on Padded Sites in Peatlands: Pilot Study
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The pilot study validated the research questions, sampling design, measurement and data analysis methods developed for a large‐scale study, with some minor amendments.
Faster and Farther: Wolf Movement on Linear Features and Implications for Hunting Behaviour
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Predation by grey wolves Canis lupus has been identified as an important cause of boreal woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou mortality, and it has been hypothesized that wolf use of human...
February 2021 Wetlands Knowledge Exchange Webinar
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February 23rd, 2021 at 12:00pm MST to February 23rd, 2021 at 1:00pm MST
, AB
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Conservation begins at home: Understanding personal, commercial, and conservation values of landowner stewardship on the family farm Presented by Robb Stavne, Sora Ecological Consulting Growing up as...
Field Notes: Reclamation Field Tour of Upland and Peatland Industrially-Disturbed Sites
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This field note is a summary of questions and answers covered during the NAIT 5th Field Tour. It includes stops made at reclamation sites, the focus of each stop and questions accompanying the topic.
Forest Health Perspectives: Indicators of Unhealthy Forests at Various Scales
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Event Date and Time
October 28th, 2020 at 5:00pm MST to October 28th, 2020 at 6:00pm MST
ONLINE, AB
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Forest Health Perspectives: Indicators of Unhealthy Forests at Various Scales Open to anyone interested in science and our boreal backyards (no need to be a researcher or industry professional)! As...
Forest Reclamation and Boreal Reforestation
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Reclamation and reforestation of industrial disturbances in Alberta’s boreal forest is vital to the forest’s long-term health. Reforestation also ensures that future generations will be in a position...
Germination and Early Growth of Boreal Understory Plants on 3 Reclamation Soil Types Under Simulated Drought Conditions
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This resource is available on an external database and may require a paid subscription to access it. It is included on the CCLM to support our goal of capturing and sharing the breadth of all...
Greenhouse Propagation of Endemic North American Reed Grass
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Reed grass (Phragmites australis) is a 1.5 to 5 m tall perennial grass commonly found in riparian areas and along the edges of wetlands. The species establishes quickly over disturbed landscapes and...
Guide to Variance Justifications for Reclamation Certification of Wellsites and Associated Facilities: Stakeholder Review and Field Verification
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Practitioners tested the Guide to Variance Justifications on four of those sites; three had been previously approved and one had been submitted and was pending a decision.
Habitat Restoration Across the Klinse-Za Caribou Herd Range
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The Klinse-Za herd area, located between Mackenzie, Chetwynd and the Peace Arm of Williston reservoir, used to support a herd of almost 200 caribou as recently as 1995 and was said to be so numerous...
Handling of Poplar and Willow Cuttings - Part 1
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Poplars and willows are woody species that can be propagated by stem cuttings, and grow across a wide range of site and environmental conditions. Both poplars and willows are early successional...
Handling of Poplar and Willow Cuttings - Part 2
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Technical Note #26: Poplars and willows are woody species that can be propagated by stem cuttings, and grow across a wide range of site and environmental conditions. Both poplars and willows are early...
Harvest and Transfer of Donor Material for Peatland Re-vegetation
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Peatland vegetative covers are typically dominated by Bryophytes, and as such vegetative transfer techniques that successfully re-establish the Bryophyte communities play a critical role in the...
Harvesting and Cleaning Aspen Seeds
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Production of aspen plants can be done in two ways; from root cuttings or from seeds. The former method is used to produce plants of a specific clone; and is generally used when selecting for high...
Harvesting and Cleaning Fleshy Shrub Seed for Reclamation
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Alberta’s forest land reclamation criteria require the establishment of multi-strata vegetation that includes a shrub layer. Establishment of a shrub layer requires the acquisition of seed from a...
Hitchhiker Planting in Reclamation: Protocols for Developing Nursery Stock of Woody and Herbaceous Species
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The 2010 reclamation criteria for forested lands requires the establishment of both native woody and herbaceous species, while controlling undesirable and noxious weed species, to reclaim industrially...