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Alberta stewardship stories : the 'Dunes' : taking a stand for our land

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Highlights efforts made by the True North Trailrunners Jeep Club to clean up illegally dumped garvage in the Wapiti Sand Dunes, just south of Grande Prairie city limits. Part of the Alberta... More ≫

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Highlights efforts made by the True North Trailrunners Jeep Club to clean up illegally dumped garvage in the Wapiti Sand Dunes, just south of Grande Prairie city limits. Part of the Alberta Stewardship Stories series, which highlights the many ways Albertans have given their time and talents towards conserving the natural wonders of Alberta's land, waterways and habitats.

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Plant community types of sand dunes and sand plains in selected areas of the boreal natural region

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This study focused on the inventory of natural and semi-natural plant communities. Unique or recurring plant communities were identified in the field and inventoried using standard provincial... More ≫

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This study focused on the inventory of natural and semi-natural plant communities. Unique or recurring plant communities were identified in the field and inventoried using standard provincial ecological site and vegetation forms. The concepts for potential plant communities were first developed in the field by tabulating the percent ground cover of dominant species within each stratum for each stand sampled. This preliminary grouping of stands with similar characteristics helped to identify potential communities and to direct sampling efforts. A range of site positions and ecological conditions were investigated in search of unique or recurring plant communities. Field data was then analysed using PC-ORD (Version 4.25) to statistically determine grouping of plant communities using Detrended Correspondence Analysis and agglomerative cluster analysis. The results were critically reviewed and final plant communities were then classified according to The International Classification of...

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Wapiti Sand Dunes land use zones

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This document provides direction for the future land use and management of the public lands known as the Wapiti Sand Dunes - a unique ecosystem and important public recreation area located south... More ≫

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This document provides direction for the future land use and management of the public lands known as the Wapiti Sand Dunes - a unique ecosystem and important public recreation area located south of the city of Grande Prairie. It updates and clarifies the management direction contained in the Wapiti-Grande Prairie Sand Dunes (1978) and the Bear River-Wapiti (1986) integrated resource plans.

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Wapiti-Grande Prairie sand dunes integrated land use management plan

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The proposed integrated land use plan identifies specific units of land and indicates types of uses permitted in each. The land use types provide for resolution of land use conflicts as well as... More ≫

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The proposed integrated land use plan identifies specific units of land and indicates types of uses permitted in each. The land use types provide for resolution of land use conflicts as well as attempt to maximize public enjoyment of the Wapiti-Grande Prairie Sand Dunes for recreational purposes while minimizing environmental degradation.

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