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Rangeland sustainability program : project eligibility criteria

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The document includes a breakdown of how the grant applicants to the Rangeland Sustainability Program are scored.

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Rangeland sustainability program : grant approval fact sheet

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The Rangeland Sustainability Program promotes the conservation and long-term sustainability of Alberta’s rangelands and the ecosystem services they provide. Grant approval fact sheet lists grant... More ≫

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The Rangeland Sustainability Program promotes the conservation and long-term sustainability of Alberta’s rangelands and the ecosystem services they provide. Grant approval fact sheet lists grant recipients, grant totals, and a description of approved projects.

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Rangeland grazing framework

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Alberta has approximately 3.3 million hectares of Crown rangelands held under grazing dispositions. The Rangeland Grazing Framework recognizes that sustainable management of Alberta's Crown... More ≫

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Alberta has approximately 3.3 million hectares of Crown rangelands held under grazing dispositions. The Rangeland Grazing Framework recognizes that sustainable management of Alberta's Crown rangelands relies on collaborative land management by the disposition holder and the province. The framework supports the province's Crown land vision by outlining the essential role of grazing and rangeland stewardship by disposition holders in achieving the environmental objective and long-lasting economic and social outcomes on Crown rangelands that benefit all Albertans.

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Rangeland grazing framework : fostering the health and sustainability of Alberta’s Crown rangelands

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This fact sheet provides an overview and outlines the intent of the Rangeland Grazing Framework. The framework supports the Crown land vision by outlining the essential role of grazing and... More ≫

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This fact sheet provides an overview and outlines the intent of the Rangeland Grazing Framework. The framework supports the Crown land vision by outlining the essential role of grazing and rangeland stewardship by disposition holders in achieving the environmental objective and long-lasting economic and social outcomes on Crown rangelands that benefit all Albertans.

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Rangeland sustainability program

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Information sheet explaining the purpose and annual results of the Rangeland Sustainability Program, and the availability of funding for eligible projects.

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Stewardship for rangeland sustainability

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This document describes the basic principles of rangeland management that when applied enhance rangeland stewardship. It describes how rangeland stewardship is key to sustaining native rangelands.... More ≫

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This document describes the basic principles of rangeland management that when applied enhance rangeland stewardship. It describes how rangeland stewardship is key to sustaining native rangelands. This document compliments the Operating Standards for Alberta's Public Land Grazing Dispositions and supersedes the 2007 Grazing Lease Stewardship Code of Practice.

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Ecological sites and successional plant community types of the Peace River parkland subregion. Second approximation

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The Peace River Parkland Natural Subregion accounts for only 0.5 per cent of the province and is characterized by gently rolling cultivated plains and steep south-facing grassy and forested slopes... More ≫

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The Peace River Parkland Natural Subregion accounts for only 0.5 per cent of the province and is characterized by gently rolling cultivated plains and steep south-facing grassy and forested slopes along the Peace River and its tributaries. Vegetation is a mosaic and dominated by forests of aspen and white spruce, wetlands and small remnant grasslands on the uplands, and dry grasslands and aspen forests on valley slopes. This guide represents the analysis of 378 plots described in the Peace River Parkland subregion. These 378 plots represent 73 observed and described plant community types. An analysis of successional changes in the presence and absence of grazing disturbance for the grasslands (Appendix 1) and aspen (Appendix 2) dominated community types for the Peace region is also outlined in Appendices 1 and 2. Included in this approximation is a crosswalk table to the Alberta Wetland Classification System (AWCS) and a list of ecological sustainable stocking rates for each plant...

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Range inventory manual

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This manual provides the recommended methodology to carry out a range inventory or inventory reassessment that meets certification criteria required for grazing leaseholders within the Rocky... More ≫

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This manual provides the recommended methodology to carry out a range inventory or inventory reassessment that meets certification criteria required for grazing leaseholders within the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve. The purpose of an inventory is to quantify the landscape to provide a basis for management decisions that will maintain the natural ecological functions of each management unit (i.e. distribution unit, pasture, or field).

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Range plant communities and range health assessment guidelines for the south ecosection of the Montane Natural Subregion of Alberta. Eighth approximation

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The Montane Natural Subregion is comprised of a diverse landscape mosaic of different vegetative communities including grasslands, riparian areas, shrublands, deciduous, mixed wood and conifer... More ≫

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The Montane Natural Subregion is comprised of a diverse landscape mosaic of different vegetative communities including grasslands, riparian areas, shrublands, deciduous, mixed wood and conifer forests. The complex landscape has many important ecological attributes such as important winter and summer range for wildlife and livestock, headwaters to prairie rivers, wood production, biodiversity, rare species and species at risk habitat, and aesthetics. This guide is an updated analysis of the rangeland plant communities of the southern Montane subregion. It represents a classification methodology that describes and quantifies the landscape to aid in developing land management prescriptions. Each identified community is described by dominant plant species, canopy cover, environmental conditions, response to grazing, forage production and carrying capacity.

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Ecological sites and successional plant community types of the Peace River Parkland subregion. First approximation

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The Peace River Parkland Natural Subregion accounts for only 0.5 percent of the province and is characterised by gently rolling cultivated plains and steep south-facing grassy and forested slopes... More ≫

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The Peace River Parkland Natural Subregion accounts for only 0.5 percent of the province and is characterised by gently rolling cultivated plains and steep south-facing grassy and forested slopes along the Peace River and its tributaries. Vegetation is a mosaic and dominated by forests of aspen and white spruce, wetlands and small remnant grasslands on the uplands, and dry grasslands and aspen forests on valley slopes. This guide represents the analysis of 345 plots described in the Peace River Parkland subregion. These 345 plots represent 70 observed and described plant community types. An analysis of successional changes in the presence and absence of grazing disturbance for the grasslands (Appendix 1) and aspen (Appendix 2) dominated community types for the Peace region is also outlined in Appendices 1 and 2.

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