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Alberta stewardship stories : bringing back bull trout

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Describes two major projects undertaken in 2017 and 2018 by Trout Unlimited Canada and Alberta Environment and Parks to benefit bull trout. Part of the Alberta Stewardship Stories series, which... More ≫

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Describes two major projects undertaken in 2017 and 2018 by Trout Unlimited Canada and Alberta Environment and Parks to benefit bull trout. Part of the Alberta Stewardship Stories series, which highlights the many ways Albertans have given their time and talents towards conserving the natural wonders of Alberta's land, waterways and habitats.

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Watercourse Crossing Program

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Alberta’s Watercourse Crossing Program was established to mitigate fish habitat fragmentation, erosion and sedimentation caused by poorly constructed and maintained watercourse crossings.

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Land use, climate change and ecological responses in the Upper North Saskatchewan and Red Deer River Basins : a scientific assessment

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To inform future land use planning in the Eastern Slopes of west-central Alberta, a review was conducted of key land use stressors and expected ecological responses. Altered fire regimes, forest... More ≫

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To inform future land use planning in the Eastern Slopes of west-central Alberta, a review was conducted of key land use stressors and expected ecological responses. Altered fire regimes, forest harvesting, and linear disturbances are key stressors that, along with climate, and other environmental drivers, affect wildlife, hydrology, and other valued ecosystem attributes. The current status of each stressor in the study area was characterized from geospatial and other environmental datasets, expected ecological responses were summarized from reviews of the published literature, and future research and monitoring priorities were identified.

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Bull trout conservation management plan 2012-2017

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The bull trout, the provincial fish of Alberta, is a native species that occurs in all of the major river basins of the province. It has been designated a Species of Special Concern because of the... More ≫

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The bull trout, the provincial fish of Alberta, is a native species that occurs in all of the major river basins of the province. It has been designated a Species of Special Concern because of the declines in distribution and abundance, as well as continued threats from habitat alteration and introduced competitive species. This plan provides background information on the species and outlines a set of objectives and management actions to help meet the goal of restoring and maintaining viable, self-sustaining bull trout populations throughout the majority of the species' historic range in the province, and to once again provide some measure of harvest opportunity for the species. Conservation management plans are developed for Species of Special Concern in Alberta, to provide guidance for land and resource management decisions that affect the species and their habitat. They are intended to be a resource tool for provincial and regional fish and wildlife, land and resource management...

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Status of the bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in Alberta : update 2009

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This wildlife status report looks at the bull trout, a char species native to western North America, including the major drainages of the eastern slopes of Alberta. Since the early 1900s the... More ≫

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This wildlife status report looks at the bull trout, a char species native to western North America, including the major drainages of the eastern slopes of Alberta. Since the early 1900s the species has declined in both distribution and abundance due to the impact of human activities, and it listed as a species of special concern in Alberta. This report is part of the Alberta Wildlife Status Report series, which provides comprehensive summaries of selected wildlife species intended to be useful to those managing populations of species and their habitats, and to help identify species that may be formally designated as endangered or threatened.

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Status of the bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in Alberta [2002]

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This wildlife status report looks at the bull trout, a char species native to western North America, including the major drainages of the eastern slopes of Alberta. Since the early 1900s the... More ≫

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This wildlife status report looks at the bull trout, a char species native to western North America, including the major drainages of the eastern slopes of Alberta. Since the early 1900s the species has declined in both distribution and abundance due to the impact of human activities, and its status is listed as Sensitive in Alberta. This report is part of the Alberta Wildlife Status Report series, which provides comprehensive summaries of selected wildlife species intended to be useful to those managing populations of species and their habitats, and to help identify species that may be formally designated as endangered or threatened.

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