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Culturally important wetland plants project

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Presents an overview of the Culturally Important Wetland Plants Project, which is funded under the Oil Sands Monitoring Program and is working to co-produce knowledge about culturally important... More ≫

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Presents an overview of the Culturally Important Wetland Plants Project, which is funded under the Oil Sands Monitoring Program and is working to co-produce knowledge about culturally important wetland plants through community-led, traditional environmental knowledge-based monitoring in the Athabasca and Peace oil sands regions.

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Alberta wetland mitigation directive

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The purpose of this directive is to inform planning and decision-making to avoid and minimize negative impacts to wetlands and, where necessary, to replace lost wetland area and value.

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Wetland application checklist

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This checklist is intended to assist Applicants with Water Act and Public Lands Act applications pertaining to wetland impacts, and to ensure complete and consistent application submissions.

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Directive for permittee-responsible wetland construction in Alberta

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Outlines reporting requirements and the crediting process for constructing wetlands as wetland replacement offsets in Alberta.

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Alberta guide to wetland construction in stormwater management facilities

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Provides site assessment, design, construction, commissioning and monitoring guidelines for wetland construction. This guide supports the Alberta Wetland Policy. Where permanent wetland impacts... More ≫

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Provides site assessment, design, construction, commissioning and monitoring guidelines for wetland construction. This guide supports the Alberta Wetland Policy. Where permanent wetland impacts cannot be avoided or minimized, wetland construction is one type of wetland replacement that can maintain wetland area and relative wetland value in Alberta.

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Statement of qualifications : pre-qualification submissions for prime engineering consultant services on Alberta Transportation projects

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Engineering consultants must be pre-qualified before they can submit proposals for highway, bridge, planning and water management projects. This document describes the qualifications needed by a... More ≫

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Engineering consultants must be pre-qualified before they can submit proposals for highway, bridge, planning and water management projects. This document describes the qualifications needed by a firm to apply for pre-qualification for prime engineering consultant services on Alberta Transportation projects, which includes details of their firm's staff, capabilities, expertise, and experience in the categories of work they wish to be pre-qualified.

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Wetland policy regulatory overview diagram

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Presents the wetland regulatory process in the format of a flowchart diagram.

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Current and emerging methods for satellite monitoring of the oil sands

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The satellite remote sensing workshop brought the developers and potential clients of these satellite remote sensing products together to collectively identify opportunities for satellite remote... More ≫

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The satellite remote sensing workshop brought the developers and potential clients of these satellite remote sensing products together to collectively identify opportunities for satellite remote sensing deployment in subsequent years. The workshop discussions focused on measurements of wetland, greenhouse gases, and air quality. The outcomes of the workshop will be used to inform how satellites can be used to improve the scientific value, rigour, costs and confidence of monitoring and optimization of monitoring results.

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Guide to Water Act application requirements for surface water quality monitoring for peat operations in Alberta

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This document provides clarity to the applicant about requirements for an application under the Water Act for peat operations. The intent is to ensure application requirements and approval... More ≫

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This document provides clarity to the applicant about requirements for an application under the Water Act for peat operations. The intent is to ensure application requirements and approval requirements are consistently applied for peat operations approvals issued under the Water Act.

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Alberta Wetland Rapid Evaluation Tool – Desktop (ABWRET-D) fact sheet [2018]

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The Alberta Wetland Rapid Evaluation Tool – Desktop (ABWRET-D) is used to determine the relative value of wetlands impacted by activities that require a Wetland Assessment and Impact Form. The... More ≫

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The Alberta Wetland Rapid Evaluation Tool – Desktop (ABWRET-D) is used to determine the relative value of wetlands impacted by activities that require a Wetland Assessment and Impact Form. The tool will be used to inform planning and decision-making to mitigate wetland impacts while ensuring efficient and reasonable wetland assessment requirements. This fact sheet provides background information on the tool, explains how it works, and describes who must use it and when.

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