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Guide for assessing permanence of wetland basins

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The purpose of these guidelines is to provide land users and their environmental practitioners with an acceptable standardized methodology for assessing the permanence of one or more wetlands on... More ≫

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The purpose of these guidelines is to provide land users and their environmental practitioners with an acceptable standardized methodology for assessing the permanence of one or more wetlands on one or more parcels of land. Those water features determined to be permanent are likely to have their ownership claimed by the provincial Crown under Section 3 of the Public Lands Act. These guidelines can be used to assess wetland permanence of an individual wetland basin on a single parcel of land, or multiple wetland basins within multiple land parcels.

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Handbook of instruments pursuant to Public Lands Act & Public Lands Administration Regulation

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The objective of this handbook is to provide an overview of the instruments used in public land administration, under the authority of the Public Lands Act and pursuant to the Public Lands... More ≫

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The objective of this handbook is to provide an overview of the instruments used in public land administration, under the authority of the Public Lands Act and pursuant to the Public Lands Administration Regulation. (PLAR) While all the instruments authorized under the Public Lands Act and PLAR are briefly discussed, the handbook is focused on the classification of dispositions and the type of dispositions issued.

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Luscar & Gregg River mines land management plan : regional integrated decision

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Provides land and resource management objectives to guide ongoing and future reclamation activities. Provides clarity as to how the area may be accessed in future and what land use may be considered.

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Impact of grazing on soil mesofauna diversity and community composition in deciduous forested rangelands of northwest Alberta

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In an attempt to evaluate the ecological function of forested rangelands, the forested range health assessment protocol was developed. The protocol measures a number of key vegetation and soil... More ≫

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In an attempt to evaluate the ecological function of forested rangelands, the forested range health assessment protocol was developed. The protocol measures a number of key vegetation and soil parameters in order to estimate forested range health. Although certain soil parameters are indirectly assessed through measurements of LFH, there is limited knowledge about how these metrics relate to soil ecosystem health and the structure and composition of soil mesofaunal communities. In this study, the relationships between different range health gradients and soil mesofauna were evaluated.

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Buffalo Lake integrated shoreland management plan : BLISMP synopsis

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The Buffalo Lake Integrated Shoreland Management Plan was developed to manage human activities, maintain biodiversity, and promote environmental quality on Buffalo Lake's shorelands in... More ≫

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The Buffalo Lake Integrated Shoreland Management Plan was developed to manage human activities, maintain biodiversity, and promote environmental quality on Buffalo Lake's shorelands in anticipation of increasing visitor use and development pressures. The plan provides direction for managing the water management right-of-way which surrounds the lake and the emergent vegetation found within the lake's littoral zone (up to 100 metres from the bank). The plan outlines how public land and natural resources in the planning area will be managed to achieve provincial government objectives while recognizing the interests and needs of local authorities, residents and lake users.

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A guide to stakeholder engagement in support of integrated land management

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Stakeholder engagement is an important part of Integrated Land Management (ILM). It can help provide information, gain understanding and build support leading to actions to reduce footprint on the... More ≫

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Stakeholder engagement is an important part of Integrated Land Management (ILM). It can help provide information, gain understanding and build support leading to actions to reduce footprint on the landscape. This guide is intended to build understanding of the need for stakeholder engagement and to provide tools (templates) for those designing and planning stakeholder engagement. The engagement process can be applied to reflect the sale and scope of any landscape-level activity. This guide is not the only "stakeholder engagement" tool available. Readers are encouraged to review other sources.

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The Government of Alberta's First Nations consultation policy on land management and resource development

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Alberta's First Nations Consultation Policy on Land Management and Resource Development addresses the manner in which Alberta will consult with First Nations and defines the roles and... More ≫

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Alberta's First Nations Consultation Policy on Land Management and Resource Development addresses the manner in which Alberta will consult with First Nations and defines the roles and responsibilities of all parties. This Policy is designed to create an approach to consultation that benefits all Albertans. The purpose of this Policy is to identify consistent approach to consultation that will be applied by Alberta Government departments involved in Land Management and Resource Development decisions. This Policy is intended to define Alberta's role in the consultation process and to set out Alberta's expectations of First Nations and Industry.

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Smith Hondo Local Plan

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The purpose of the Smith Hondo Local Plan is to provide direction to land managers for managing and using public land and resources in the planning area to provide a variety of benefits. The plan... More ≫

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The purpose of the Smith Hondo Local Plan is to provide direction to land managers for managing and using public land and resources in the planning area to provide a variety of benefits. The plan balances community, economic and environment issues and values with government policy for the allocation, use and management of public lands and resources within the planning area. The local plan will be the implementation document for a segment of the Big Bend Sub-Regional Integrated Resource Plan (IRP).

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Upper Red Deer River recreation management plan

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This plan provides field staff with guidelines for maintaining environmental quality, managing potential land use conflicts and reviewing any applications for recreational development along the... More ≫

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This plan provides field staff with guidelines for maintaining environmental quality, managing potential land use conflicts and reviewing any applications for recreational development along the upper Red Deer River. The plan contains land management objectives, guidelines and implementation steps for each resource sector.

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