Publications

Verbenone use guidelines [2020]

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The purpose of this guide is to provide information for landowners, municipalities and forest managers on the operational use and limitations of using verbenone for mountain pine beetle protection.

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Quantification protocol for agricultural nitrous oxide emission reductions. Draft version 1.1

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The scope of this protocol is limited to on-farm reductions of emissions from nitrogen sources and fuel use associated with the management of synthetic fertilizer, manure fertilizer and crop... More ≫

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The scope of this protocol is limited to on-farm reductions of emissions from nitrogen sources and fuel use associated with the management of synthetic fertilizer, manure fertilizer and crop residues. Greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions associated with carbon sequestration in the soil and off-site emission reductions affected by the manufacture and distribution of nitrogen fertilizers are excluded from the protocol. The exclusion of off-site reductions of fertilizer manufacturing increases conservativeness in emission reduction calculations and limits the scope of quantification to those sources, sinks and/or reservoirs for which data are readily available.

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Logyard management standards

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Funding has been made available through the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta to reimburse industry for management of mountain pine beetle populations that would otherwise be the... More ≫

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Funding has been made available through the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta to reimburse industry for management of mountain pine beetle populations that would otherwise be the responsibility of the Province. Logyard management programs are one of the eligible activities under the grant program. In order to receive grant funding, management plans must follow the standards described in this document.

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Bat mitigation framework for wind power development

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Wind energy projects must be appropriately sited and well planned to avoid or minimize bat mortalities. The sites chosen for wind power developments due to favourable local meteorological... More ≫

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Wind energy projects must be appropriately sited and well planned to avoid or minimize bat mortalities. The sites chosen for wind power developments due to favourable local meteorological conditions also appear to coincide with bat migration corridors, with turbine heights and numbers playing a significant role in bat fatalities. High rates of bat mortalities are concerning as bats are relative long-lived with low reproductive output rates, and the majority of bats killed by turbines tend to be reproductive adults.

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Locking gates on grazing leases and farm development leases

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Provides information on when Licences of Occupation (LOCs) on grazing leases may be locked.

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Recommended land use guidelines for trumpeter swan habitat

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Trumpeter swans are listed as a Threatened species under Alberta's Wildlife Act, and as such are afforded protection against hunting and the destruction of nests. The population of trumpeter swans... More ≫

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Trumpeter swans are listed as a Threatened species under Alberta's Wildlife Act, and as such are afforded protection against hunting and the destruction of nests. The population of trumpeter swans in Alberta is increasing, but very small. This document outlines industrial-land-use guidelines that have been established in an effort to continue the recovery of trumpeter swans.

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Forest tent caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria Hübner) egg mass survey to forecast defoliation severity in the following year

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The objective of this document is to describe a sequential sampling procedure on using the number of current year egg bands of forest tent caterpillar to predict the defoliation profile in the... More ≫

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The objective of this document is to describe a sequential sampling procedure on using the number of current year egg bands of forest tent caterpillar to predict the defoliation profile in the following year.

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