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Environmental Assessment - Athabasca Oil Corporation Hangingstone Expansion Project - EIA Report and application for approval

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Athabasca Oil Corporation Hangingstone Expansion Project. The proposal is to expand the Hangingstone to... More ≫

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Athabasca Oil Corporation Hangingstone Expansion Project. The proposal is to expand the Hangingstone to increase the SAGD production capacity to 13,038 m3/d (82,000 bpd). The location of the project is approximately 20 km southeast of Fort McMurray within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The EIA was deemed complete in 2011. For more information on the environmental assessment process visit ea.alberta.ca.

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Peace River basin flood mitigation feasibility study

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The purpose of this study was to conduct a flood mitigation feasibility study for the areas within the Peace River Basin in Alberta that have historically been flooded and are likely to be... More ≫

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The purpose of this study was to conduct a flood mitigation feasibility study for the areas within the Peace River Basin in Alberta that have historically been flooded and are likely to be impacted by future flooding. A water management plan was included and consists of recommending flood mitigation alternatives for flood affected areas, and evaluating the alternatives in terms of cost and benefit to the community.

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Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management project final report executive summary

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The Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management project was initiated in 2012 with the aim of generating data, scientific-based inferences and recommendations that enable the Alberta government to... More ≫

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The Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management project was initiated in 2012 with the aim of generating data, scientific-based inferences and recommendations that enable the Alberta government to adopt provincial policies that integrate climate change adaptation into seed and clonal transfer guidelines for reforestation in Crown land. This executive summary describes in general terms, the activities and outcomes of each subproject implemented as part of the overall three year project. Unlike the annual progress reports, this final project report is written in a format that facilitates easy public access and knowledge dissemination.

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Backcountry trail flood rehabilitation program : Etherington Creek area

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The Backcountry Trail Flood Rehabilitation Program was launched following the 2013 flooding in southern Alberta, to support the restoration and reconstruction of priority backcountry trails on... More ≫

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The Backcountry Trail Flood Rehabilitation Program was launched following the 2013 flooding in southern Alberta, to support the restoration and reconstruction of priority backcountry trails on public lands. This fact sheet describes work that has been done to restore trails in the Etherington Creek Provincial Recreation Area.

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Backcountry trail flood rehabilitation program : Moose Creek Loop trail

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The Backcountry Trail Flood Rehabilitation Program was launched following the 2013 flooding in southern Alberta, to support the restoration and reconstruction of priority backcountry trails on... More ≫

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The Backcountry Trail Flood Rehabilitation Program was launched following the 2013 flooding in southern Alberta, to support the restoration and reconstruction of priority backcountry trails on public lands. This fact sheet describes work that has been done to restore Moose Creek Loop trail in Kananaskis Country.

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Environmental Assessment - Cenovus FCCL Ltd. Christina Lake Thermal Project - Phase H and Eastern Expansion

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Environmental assessment registry documents pertaining to the proposed Cenovus FCCL Ltd. Christina Lake Thermal Project - Phase H and Eastern Expansion. The proposal is for an expansion that would... More ≫

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Environmental assessment registry documents pertaining to the proposed Cenovus FCCL Ltd. Christina Lake Thermal Project - Phase H and Eastern Expansion. The proposal is for an expansion that would increase overall SAGD bitumen production capacity to 310,000 bbl/d. The location is within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and Lac La Biche County, approximately 20 km southeast of Conklin, Alberta. The EIA was deemed complete in 2015. For more information on the environmental assessment process visit ea.alberta.ca.

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Climatic adaptation of white spruce and lodgepole pine in Alberta controlled parentage programs

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The main objectives of this project were to summarize information and develop tools to aid the development of seed-transfer guidelines for reforestation practices under climate change. Genetic... More ≫

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The main objectives of this project were to summarize information and develop tools to aid the development of seed-transfer guidelines for reforestation practices under climate change. Genetic analysis of controlled parentage program (CPP) trial data and climatic summaries have been synthesized to develop holistic summaries of the white spruce (Picea glauca) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) CPP programs in Alberta.

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Projected changes in climate for Alberta and forest tree improvement program regions

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The Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management project was initiated in 2012 with the aim of generating data, scientific-based inferences and recommendations that enable the Alberta government to... More ≫

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The Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management project was initiated in 2012 with the aim of generating data, scientific-based inferences and recommendations that enable the Alberta government to adopt provincial policies that integrate climate change adaptation into seed and clonal transfer guidelines for reforestation in Crown land. This report is the first in a series of reports and journal articles which will be produced from the project. It covers projections of future climates for selected climatic variables for the entire province and individual tree breeding program regions, also called Controlled Parentage Programs (CPP) regions. These projections will be integrated with the ongoing analysis on biological data and CPP-based climate change risk analysis to address questions on transfer of wild seed among seed zones; transferability of orchard seed and clones among CPP regions; and reconfiguring seed orchards and deciduous species clonal production programs to address future...

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Alberta Wetland Classification System guide

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Incorporates and merges information from existing wetland classification systems to provide a holistic classification system for Alberta. The guide is tailored specifically for wetlands in... More ≫

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Incorporates and merges information from existing wetland classification systems to provide a holistic classification system for Alberta. The guide is tailored specifically for wetlands in Alberta, providing suites of key indicators that in conjunction will help to classify different wetlands, particularly in the field. Overall, the intent of the guide is to achieve a standardized provincial wetland classification system.

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Wetland regulatory process diagram

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

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