BOREAL WETLAND
RECLAMATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
An initiative towards reclaiming wetlands to promote environmental sustainability
About Us
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Up to 60% of the natural landscape of northeastern Alberta and 64% of the oil sands surface mineable area is dominated by a mosaic of wetlands and peatlands, reflecting hydrology, topography and successional processes operating since the last glaciation. Documenting the success of reclamation of wetland landscapes requires new scientific and technical expertise. Presently, there are no accepted methods of assessing wetland construction effectiveness or ‘functionality’ of a reclamation target.
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Key Facts
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About Us
Our Objectives
Identify the early successional patterns
of wetland communities developing in reclaimed boreal landscapes
Document the environmental conditions
that determine alternative types (states) that may develop, and the reclamation prescriptions that best achieve desirable communities
Identify the landscape conditions
that promote wetland persistence and habitat quality
Identify environmental stress thresholds
and biological benchmarks of young wetlands that promote diverse, persistent, and resilient ecological communitiesCreate and share a comprehensive
open access and user friendly database of wetland systems in CanadaDetailed assessment methodology to measure the health and success of reclaimed wetlands where extraction disturbs the landscape.
It Takes a
Team
Dr. Jan Ciborowski, Principal Investigator Professor, leads a team of scientists and students who investigate effects of environmental disturbance on aquatic systems
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About our
Research
Our research projects include Developing a Wetland Geodatabase for the Oil Sands Region in Alberta, Characterizing Physical, Habitat and Biological Features of Different Types of Wetland and more.
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