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Chronic wasting disease in Alberta by wildlife management unit

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This annual report lists statistics about the spread of chronic wasting disease cases in Alberta's deer species over time, starting from 2005, when the first such cases were reported. Statistics... More ≫

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This annual report lists statistics about the spread of chronic wasting disease cases in Alberta's deer species over time, starting from 2005, when the first such cases were reported. Statistics are organized by the wildlife management unit in which cases were found, highlighting new cases by the calendar year in which the report was compiled.

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Annual fire weather report

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Each annual report summarizes the fire season from a synoptic weather perspective, highlighting the weather conditions that lead up to extreme fire danger. Changes to the weather section and new... More ≫

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Each annual report summarizes the fire season from a synoptic weather perspective, highlighting the weather conditions that lead up to extreme fire danger. Changes to the weather section and new instruments being implemented are also covered. The reports are produced by meteorologists from the Alberta Wildfire Coordination Centre.

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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. An overview of... 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. 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 MER plan scientific questions. Key issues and improvements are recommended for consideration in the development of the next MER 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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Alberta Environment and Protected Areas Indigenous Lake monitoring program evaluation report

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The Indigenous Lake Monitoring Program (ILMP) was developed in response to Indigenous communities’ concerns about the quality of lakes of local importance as well as the Community-Based Monitoring... More ≫

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The Indigenous Lake Monitoring Program (ILMP) was developed in response to Indigenous communities’ concerns about the quality of lakes of local importance as well as the Community-Based Monitoring & Knowledge teams’ mandate to explore opportunities to work together with Indigenous communities to advance environmental stewardship. The ILMP aims to support and enable stewardship and management of Alberta’s lakes based on the best available Indigenous and scientific knowledge. From 2016-21, staff from CBM&K, Watershed Sciences and Watershed Monitoring units within the Airshed & Watershed Stewardship Branch worked with community technicians from four First Nations (Bigstone Cree Nation, Cold Lake First Nations, Whitefish Lake First Nation, Dene Tha' First Nation) to collect and report on water chemistry, physical measurements, and biological samples on seven lakes in Northern Alberta. The ILMP Evaluation Report summarizes the findings of an independent evaluation of the ILMP...

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Veterinary pharmaceutical analysis of irrigation water of southern Alberta

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This report provides information on the prevalence of veterinary pharmaceutical and synthetic growth hormone residues in irrigation water within Alberta's irrigation districts, as part of the... More ≫

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This report provides information on the prevalence of veterinary pharmaceutical and synthetic growth hormone residues in irrigation water within Alberta's irrigation districts, as part of the 10-year Irrigation District Water Quality project. The frequency of detection, concentration, potential toxicity and contribution to antimicrobial resistance of non-target species are detailed. This information is used by the agriculture and irrigation industry to be proactive in addressing environmental concerns and management of Alberta's land and water resources.

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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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