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Environmental Assessment - Athabasca Oil Corporation Hangingstone Expansion Project - EIA Report and application for approval

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Athabasca Oil Corporation Hangingstone Expansion Project. The proposal is to expand the Hangingstone to... More ≫

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Athabasca Oil Corporation Hangingstone Expansion Project. The proposal is to expand the Hangingstone to increase the SAGD production capacity to 13,038 m3/d (82,000 bpd). The location of the project is approximately 20 km southeast of Fort McMurray within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The EIA was deemed complete in 2011. For more information on the environmental assessment process visit ea.alberta.ca.

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Climatic adaptation of white spruce and lodgepole pine in Alberta controlled parentage programs

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The main objectives of this project were to summarize information and develop tools to aid the development of seed-transfer guidelines for reforestation practices under climate change. Genetic... More ≫

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The main objectives of this project were to summarize information and develop tools to aid the development of seed-transfer guidelines for reforestation practices under climate change. Genetic analysis of controlled parentage program (CPP) trial data and climatic summaries have been synthesized to develop holistic summaries of the white spruce (Picea glauca) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) CPP programs in Alberta.

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Projected changes in climate for Alberta and forest tree improvement program regions

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The Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management project was initiated in 2012 with the aim of generating data, scientific-based inferences and recommendations that enable the Alberta government to... More ≫

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The Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management project was initiated in 2012 with the aim of generating data, scientific-based inferences and recommendations that enable the Alberta government to adopt provincial policies that integrate climate change adaptation into seed and clonal transfer guidelines for reforestation in Crown land. This report is the first in a series of reports and journal articles which will be produced from the project. It covers projections of future climates for selected climatic variables for the entire province and individual tree breeding program regions, also called Controlled Parentage Programs (CPP) regions. These projections will be integrated with the ongoing analysis on biological data and CPP-based climate change risk analysis to address questions on transfer of wild seed among seed zones; transferability of orchard seed and clones among CPP regions; and reconfiguring seed orchards and deciduous species clonal production programs to address future...

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Review of flood mitigation proposals for High River (Alberta, Canada)

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The town of High River in south Alberta suffered from severe flooding in June 2013. A number of studies have been carried out for the Town of High River and the Alberta Flood Recovery Task Force,... More ≫

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The town of High River in south Alberta suffered from severe flooding in June 2013. A number of studies have been carried out for the Town of High River and the Alberta Flood Recovery Task Force, resulting in a number of proposals to mitigate future floods. This report presents a review of two reports in which flood mitigating measures are being proposed for High River, and presents advice on whether the proposals presented in the two reports should be implemented.

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River forecast performance measures development project : final report

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Presents the findings of a performance review study of a number of operational flood forecasting centres across North America, Europe and the South Pacific. The outcome of the study includes... More ≫

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Presents the findings of a performance review study of a number of operational flood forecasting centres across North America, Europe and the South Pacific. The outcome of the study includes important observations that will help assess the ongoing program in Alberta, and the suitability and effectiveness of hydrological forecasting models for Alberta watershed conditions. The observations are intended to provide best practices implemented in other jurisdictions throughout the world to consider for integration into Alberta.

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Environmental Assessment - Cenovus TL ULC Telephone Lake In-Situ Project - EIA Report and application for approval

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Cenovus TL ULC (formerly EnCana) Telephone Lake (formerly Borealis) In-Situ Project. The proposal is to use... More ≫

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Cenovus TL ULC (formerly EnCana) Telephone Lake (formerly Borealis) In-Situ Project. The proposal is to use steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) and Cenovus’s patented Wedge Well™ Technology for an expected oil production capacity of 90,000 barrels per day (bbl/d). The location is approximately 90 km northeast of Fort McMurray in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The EIA was deemed complete in 2014. For more information on the environmental assessment process visit ea.alberta.ca.

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Environmental Assessment - Devon NEC Corporation Pike 1 Project - EIA Report and application for approval

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Devon NEC Corporation Pike 1 Project. The proposal is to use steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) for an... More ≫

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Devon NEC Corporation Pike 1 Project. The proposal is to use steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) for an expected capacity of 109,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) of bitumen. The location is approximately 25 km southeast of Conklin, Alberta, in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The EIA was deemed complete in 2014. For more information on the environmental assessment process visit ea.alberta.ca.

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Recovery strategies for industrial development in native prairie for the Mixedgrass Natural Subregion of Alberta. First approximation

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This guidance document provides recovery strategies specific to natural subregion and ecological range sites. Further implementation strategies are also provided, such as site preparation, timing... More ≫

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This guidance document provides recovery strategies specific to natural subregion and ecological range sites. Further implementation strategies are also provided, such as site preparation, timing of restoration activities, equipment, seed mixes and monitoring.

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Landscape patterns environmental quality analysis

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This report summarizes findings from published literature identifying significant relationships between land use patterns and thresholds of environmental quality. It aims to serve as a guide to... More ≫

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This report summarizes findings from published literature identifying significant relationships between land use patterns and thresholds of environmental quality. It aims to serve as a guide to understanding and harnessing the potential of landscape metrics as indicators of environmental quality. The goal is to facilitate better integration of ecological knowledge into land use and land management decision making, by providing succinct and recognizable characterizations of landscape pattern/process relationships across a broad spectrum of North American environments.

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Landscape patterns environmental quality analysis

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Presentation about Landscape Patterns Environmental Quality Analysis.

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