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Long-toed salamander occupancy trends in the Kananaskis

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The Alberta Wild Species General Status Listing (GOA 2010) classifies the long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) as Sensitive because the distribution may be declining due to vulnerability... More ≫

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The Alberta Wild Species General Status Listing (GOA 2010) classifies the long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) as Sensitive because the distribution may be declining due to vulnerability to habitat alteration associated with industrial, recreational, and transportation development. This report provides an update on the population trends of long-toed salamanders in the Bow Valley and Kananaskis area.

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Species at risk survey report : western grebe populations at Buffalo and Gull lakes 2023

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The western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) is a colonial waterbird.In this report we document population estimates of adult western grebes at Buffalo and Gull Lake in 2023, with comparison to... More ≫

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The western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) is a colonial waterbird.In this report we document population estimates of adult western grebes at Buffalo and Gull Lake in 2023, with comparison to previous assessments at those lakes and discussion of population trends.

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Species at risk survey report : trumpeter swan roadside survey

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This report summarizes the results of a roadside survey of large wetlands between Highway 27 and Highway 1 (north and west of Calgary) conducted in the summer of 2023, to document the presence and... More ≫

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This report summarizes the results of a roadside survey of large wetlands between Highway 27 and Highway 1 (north and west of Calgary) conducted in the summer of 2023, to document the presence and breeding of trumpeter swans.

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Looking upstream : a 5-year review of Alberta’s monitoring, evaluation, and reporting (MER) plan for lotic systems

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This report provides a summary of activities conducted between 2016 and 2021 under A Five-Year Provincial Water Quality Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Plan for Lotic Systems (Kerr and Cooke... More ≫

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This report provides a summary of activities conducted between 2016 and 2021 under A Five-Year Provincial Water Quality Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Plan for Lotic Systems (Kerr and Cooke 2019). An overview of this first river water quality monitoring, evaluation and reporting plan is provided, along with an evaluation of key metrics of the program, including sampling details, parameters monitored, and quality assurance/quality control efforts. The report presents summary findings and identifies ongoing gaps related to scientific questions. Key issues and improvements are recommended for consideration in the development of the next monitoring, evaluation and reporting plan.

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The WaterSHED monitoring program : technical progress report 2018-2021

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This is the second technical report from the multistakeholder WaterSHED water quality monitoring program of North Saskatchewan River Basin tributaries. The report includes a summary of program... More ≫

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This is the second technical report from the multistakeholder WaterSHED water quality monitoring program of North Saskatchewan River Basin tributaries. The report includes a summary of program operation, results from water quality sampling and flow monitoring, assessments of water quality relative to surface water quality guidelines, and quantification of mass export of several water quality parameters from tributaries across the basin. The report concludes with a review of program learnings realized during operation of the WaterSHED monitoring program and descriptions of ongoing and future work.

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Rocky Creek bull trout cumulative effects model and threat summary

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Alberta's fisheries cumulative effects modelling approach (Joe model) was used to assess the threats to bull trout in four Clearwater River watersheds (Rocky, Elk, Cutoff and Limestone creeks).... More ≫

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Alberta's fisheries cumulative effects modelling approach (Joe model) was used to assess the threats to bull trout in four Clearwater River watersheds (Rocky, Elk, Cutoff and Limestone creeks). The bull trout Joe model is a semi-quantitative cumulative effects model that combines 18 different threats and was populated with data specific for each of the four watersheds. This report documents the rationale for the relationship between the modelled stressors and predicted bull trout system capacity (stressor-response curves), describes the data used to populate the stressor input values, and provides a short summary of stressors and model outputs for each of the four study watersheds.

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Geospatial science support and activities for environmental monitoring, evaluation and reporting in the oil sands area : summary of user needs

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This report is a workshop summary of the Oil Sands Monitoring Program's requirements for geospatial science needs.

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Standard operating procedures for measuring discharge with FlowTracker and FlowTracker2 acoustic doppler velocimeters

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The FlowTracker2 is commonly used by AEP to measure wading discharge. This Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) document describes procedures for wading discharge measurements using SonTek’s... More ≫

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The FlowTracker2 is commonly used by AEP to measure wading discharge. This Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) document describes procedures for wading discharge measurements using SonTek’s FlowTracker and FlowTracker2 acoustic Doppler velocimeters and under-ice measurements. The original Water Survey of Canada FlowTracker SOP has been adapted to provide up to date procedures for the newer measurement tool, FlowTracker2, to meet AEP’s operational needs.

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Standard operating procedures for under ice discharge measurements using ADCPs

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Acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) are used for measuring river discharge from moving boats. Specialized software now allow these instruments to be deployed to measure discharge using the... More ≫

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Acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) are used for measuring river discharge from moving boats. Specialized software now allow these instruments to be deployed to measure discharge using the mid-section method. Minor revisions were made to the original Water Survey of Canada Standard Operation Procedure to meet AEP’s operational needs.

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Provincial pronghorn survey 2021

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This report provides detailed results of a 2021 survey of pronghorn antelope and summarizes pronghorn trends within antelope management areas from 2013 to 2021, and provincially from 2007 to 2021.

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