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Benefits of Fertilization for White Spruce and Lodgepole Pine Trees Depend on the Reclamation Substrate – Overburden vs Tailings Sand
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Nitrogen and complete fertilizer applications improved growth of white spruce on overburden sites. Fertilization did not, however, have an effect on lodgepole pine growth on tailings sand sites
Big Backyard BioBlitz
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Event Date and Time
July 29th, 2021 at 12:00am to August 2nd, 2021 at 11:59pm
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New to citizen science? It doesn’t take much. Grab your smartphone, tablet or camera, head outside to search for plants, animals and insects, snap a photo and share. From urban centres to remote...
Boreal Trees Can Grow on Saline Sites – Implications for Reclamation Success on Saline Soils
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Both aspen and spruce grew on sites with very high salinity and pH deeper in the soil profile (i.e., 40-100cm), so long as surface soils were not highly saline and had adequate moisture and nutrients.
Campaign launched to protect nearly 1,500 square kilometres of boreal forest
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Organization
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has recently launched the largest single private conservation project in Canadian history. The Boreal Wildlands Project aims to protect nearly 1,500 square kilometres...
Canadian Institute of Forestry 2020 National Conference & Annual General Meeting
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Event Date and Time
September 15th, 2020 at 12:00am to September 17th, 2020 at 11:59pm
Organization
For the first time in CIF-IFC’s history, the 2020 National Conference and 112th AGM will be hosted in a completely virtual format. The forest sector continues to be dynamic and show resilience...
Canadian Institute of Forestry 2023 National Conference & 115th Annual General Meeting
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Event Date and Time
September 24th, 2023 at 9:00am to September 27th, 2023 at 5:00pm
Nanaimo, BC
Organization
Forestry for All Canada is regarded as a leader in sustainable forest management, so why is our forest industry the subject of protest? Foresters, academics, activists, First Nations, and lay people...
Coarse Woody Debris Increases Microbial Functional Diversity in Reclaimed Soils
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Forest floor mineral soil mix had significantly greater soil microbial functional diversity than peat mineral soil mix. CWD increased microbial biomass and microbial functional diversity in both soil
Conservation Close to Home - Story Map
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Conservation Assessment for Southern Canada The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has completed a comprehensive assessment of the conservation needs and opportunities in southern Canada. The first of...
Conservation through Co-occurrence: Woodland Caribou as a Focal Species for Boreal Biodiversity
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Assessment of the focal/umbrella value of boreal caribou for conservation of mammalian and avian richness, based on evaluation of co-occurrence and conducting systematic conservation planning.
COSIA In-Situ Oil Sands Shared Practices for Working in and Around Wetlands
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This report compiles a toolbox of shared practices currently in use by COSIA companies, or which have been used but were found to be unsuccessful.
Deeper Soil Salvaging Depths Produce Greater Cover of Native Plants than Shallow Salvage Depths on a Reclaimed Coal Mine Site
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The deeper soil salvage depth (40 cm) was better than the shallow salvage depth (15 cm) at establishing a forest understory plant community characteristic of the boreal forest.
E-Lecture: Alternative Harvesting and Silvicultural Approaches for Caribou Habitat
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Event Date and Time
March 22nd, 2023 at 1:00pm EST to March 22nd, 2023 at 2:30pm EST
Organization
Title: Alternative Harvesting and Silvicultural Approaches for Caribou Habitat Speaker: Joshua Killeen (M.Sc. P. Biol, FORCORP Solutions)
E-Lecture: Caribou Must Eat, but What Does it Take to Stay Alive? Disentangling the Forage-Risk Hypothesis in a Multi-Ungulate Community
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Event Date and Time
October 26th, 2022 at 1:00pm EST to October 26th, 2022 at 2:30pm EST
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Title: Caribou Must Eat, but What Does it Take to Stay Alive? Disentangling the Forage-Risk Hypothesis in a Multi-Ungulate Community Speaker: Jake Bradshaw (RPBio, FIT, PhD Candidate, University of...
E-Lecture: Collaborative and Multi-Species Planning for Caribou Conservation Across Canada
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Event Date and Time
September 28th, 2022 at 1:30pm EST to September 28th, 2022 at 2:30pm EST
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Title: Collaborative and Multi-Species Planning for Caribou Conservation Across Canada Speaker: Kate Lindsay (Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, Forest Product Association of Canada)
E-Lecture Series Winter 2021: The Canadian Forest Service Research to Support Climate Change
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Event Date and Time
January 27th, 2021 at 11:30am MST to January 27th, 2021 at 12:30pm MST
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Using Science to Inform Species at Risk Management: Wood Turtle Response to Forest Harvest will be presented by Christopher Edge, Atlantic Forestry Centre, Damien Mullin, University of New Brunswick...
E-Lecture Series Winter 2021: The Canadian Forest Service Research to Support Climate Change
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Event Date and Time
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:30am MST to February 3rd, 2021 at 12:30am MST
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Blurred Lines: Building Trajectories of Forest Recovery in Seismic Lines will be presented by Caren Jones, Northern Forestry Centre.
E-Lecture: Stairway to Heaven or Highway to Hell? How Characteristics of Forest Roads Shape Their Use by Large Mammals in the Boreal Forest
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Event Date and Time
November 30th, 2022 at 1:30pm EST to November 30th, 2022 at 2:30pm EST
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Title: Stairway to Heaven or Highway to Hell? How Characteristics of Forest Roads Shape Their Use by Large Mammals in the Boreal Forest Speaker: Martin-Hugues St-Laurent (Professor of Animal Ecology...