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Land Trust Grant Program : grant approval fact sheet

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The Alberta Land Trust Grant Program helps provide funding to establish, administer, and steward new conservation easements on private land and administer and steward new conservation land... More ≫

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The Alberta Land Trust Grant Program helps provide funding to establish, administer, and steward new conservation easements on private land and administer and steward new conservation land acquired by land trusts. Successful grant recipient fact sheets list grant recipients, projects and respective acres of land conserved, and grant totals.

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Conservation easements for agriculture in Alberta : a report on a proposed policy direction

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In 2011, the Environmental Law Centre and the Miistakis Institute, at the request of the Government of Alberta's Land Use Secretariat, undertook an applied research project seeking to better... More ≫

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In 2011, the Environmental Law Centre and the Miistakis Institute, at the request of the Government of Alberta's Land Use Secretariat, undertook an applied research project seeking to better understand the limitations of the current policy on conservation easements in order to inform a more robust policy. Conservation easements are legal contracts between a qualified private land conservation organization (or government agency) and a private landowner, whereby certain rights or opportunities are granted away by the landowner in order to protect the identified conservation values. The resulting land use restrictions are registered on title and run with the land regardless of the owner.

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Wellsite construction : guidelines for no-strip and reduced disturbance

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In an effort to reduce cumulative impacts to land, industry has increasingly been using no-strip or reduced disturbance construction on natural landscapes, such as prairie and forested areas, and... More ≫

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In an effort to reduce cumulative impacts to land, industry has increasingly been using no-strip or reduced disturbance construction on natural landscapes, such as prairie and forested areas, and on cultivated land. Inappropriate use of these practices can result in damage to soils and vegetation. This fact sheet provides guidance for implementation of these practices to assure the best environmental outcomes.

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Siting an upstream oil and gas site in an environmentally sensitive area on private land : guidance for private land

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Operators of upstream oil and gas facilities in environmentally-sensitive areas, including those located on private land, are required to conserve and reclaim land and mitigate effects of their... More ≫

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Operators of upstream oil and gas facilities in environmentally-sensitive areas, including those located on private land, are required to conserve and reclaim land and mitigate effects of their activities. This document specifies the requirements to conserve environmentally sensitive land and mitigate impacts.

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Environmental protection guidelines for oil production sites - revised January 2002

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This information letter describes changes in how oil production sites are identified as Class I or Class II. Criteria for determining Class I sites were modified in the Activities Designation... More ≫

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This information letter describes changes in how oil production sites are identified as Class I or Class II. Criteria for determining Class I sites were modified in the Activities Designation Regulation in 1996.

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Ploughed-in pipelines

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Discusses the use of plough-in operations rather than traditional trenching to install pipelines. While the former are thought to minimize land disturbance, it is important that operators remember... More ≫

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Discusses the use of plough-in operations rather than traditional trenching to install pipelines. While the former are thought to minimize land disturbance, it is important that operators remember that ploughed-in pipelines are still regulated and operators are required to properly conserve and reclaim their right-of-way.

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Regulatory responsibility for interprovincial and international pipelines

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Describes the roles and functions of National Energy Board and Alberta Environment as they relate to land conservation and reclamation during pipeline construction, operation, and decommissioning.

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Third party impact on reclamation

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This information letter provides guidance on situations where third party action beyond the reasonable control of an operator adversely impacts the operator's ability to attain or maintain... More ≫

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This information letter provides guidance on situations where third party action beyond the reasonable control of an operator adversely impacts the operator's ability to attain or maintain equivalent land capability and to achieve compliance with legislated land conservation and reclamation requirements.

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Emergency environmental protection orders for pipelines

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This information letter provides information on the conditions for issuing an emergency environmental protection order (EEPO) for pipeline activities. EEPOs are issued when a pipeline operator is... More ≫

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This information letter provides information on the conditions for issuing an emergency environmental protection order (EEPO) for pipeline activities. EEPOs are issued when a pipeline operator is working in a manner that will severely limit the ability to reclaim the site, or when the activities are affecting adjacent natural resources.

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Conservation and reclamation guidelines for Alberta

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This information letter discusses the conservation and reclamation guidelines for the province, which provide a general overview of the factors an operator should consider in conducting an activity.

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