Webinars and Presentations
June 23, 2021
Vegetation Management Practices for Accelerating Dominance of Native Plant Communities on Industry Reclaimed Sites
Dr. Mark Baah-Acheamfour, NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
Hosted by NAIT Centre for Boreal Research, Boreal Nature Series
April 20-21, 2021
Five Year Synthesis of Boreal Reclamation Research in the Peace River Region: Key findings, best practices and future opportunities
Hosted by NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
Session 1
Overview and Regional Context of the Research Program 2014 – 2019
Dr. Kevin Kemball, NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
Restoration of Peatland Ecosystem by Removing/Burying Overburden (clay and wood chip) Under Peat Layer (BUPL)
Dr. Bin Xu, NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
From Dirt to Peat: Fen Initiation on Residual Mineral Substrate
Dr. Bin Xu, NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
Donor Moss Sites Harvested from Existing Linear Footprints: Do they naturally recover?
Melanie Bird, NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
Session 2
Use of Organic Amendments to Improve Soil Quality of Recently Placed, 40-Year-Old Topsoil
Dr. Chibuike Chigbo, NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
Understanding the Impact of Linear Features on Peatland Hydrology and Greenhouse Fluxes
Dr. Bin Xu, NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
Seed Pelleting for Land Reclamation
Dr. Jean-Marie Sobze, NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
Hitchhiking Native Forbs with Conifers
Dr. Amanda Schoonmaker, NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
Osmotic Priming of Paper Birch and Green Alder Seeds
Dr. Natalia Startsev, Canadian Forest Service
March 31, 2021
Clustered deciduous tree planting as a method to speed forest development in post-industrial disturbed landscapes
Amanda Schoonmaker, NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
Hosted by NAIT Centre for Boreal Research, Boreal Nature Series
December 2, 2020
Boreal Peatland Restoration: 10 Years of Learning
Bin Xu, NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
For presentation at the Society of Wetland Scientists Conference
October 28, 2020
Forest Health Perspectives: Indicators of Unhealthy Forests at Various Scales
Ryan Hermanutz, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (NW Alberta Regional Forest Health Team)
Hosted by NAIT Centre for Boreal Research, Boreal Nature Series
Watch the 360 companion video
April 22, 2020
Air Quality in the Peace River-Three Creeks Region: Monitoring a success story
Michael Bisaga, Peace River Area Monitoring Program
Hosted by NAIT Centre for Boreal Research, Boreal Nature Series
April 4, 2020
Open Access: Interim Reforestation of Soil Stockpiles
Dr. Amanda Schoonmaker, Centre for Boreal Research, NAIT
Hosted by the Society for Ecological Restoration
October 2, 2018
NAIT Centre for Boreal Research – Applied Research and Knowledge Exchange
Dr. Kevin Kemball & Catherine Brown, Centre for Boreal Research, NAIT
Hosted by the Wetland BMP Knowledge Exchange
November 14, 2017
Site Preparation and Vegetation Management in Reclamation – Part 1
Dr. Amanda Schoonmaker, Centre for Boreal Research, NAIT
Hosted by NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
November 14, 2017
Site Preparation and Vegetation Management in Reclamation - Part 2
Dr. Amanda Schoonmaker, Centre for Boreal Research, NAIT
Hosted by NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
February 2016
Spatial Analysis and Visualization of Soil Resistance Before and After Soil Adjustment on a Reclaimed Site
Dr. Amanda Schoonmaker & Trevor Floreani, Centre for Boreal Research, NAIT
Hosted by the Alberta Land-use Knowledge Network