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Assessing Spatial and Temporal Variation in Source Water Quality and Drinking Water Treatability Across a Gradient of Forest Harvest on Vancouver Island, BC
DownloadFall 2021
On Canada’s Pacific Coast, forestry is integral to society. Although economically important, harvesting practices may alter source waters that originate in forested watersheds through changes in suspended solids (SS) and dissolved organic matter (DOM). Each of these metrics has the potential to...
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2020-11-01
Wabamun Lake Watershed Management Plan Steering Committee
While lake management is complex and can be looked at through a number of different lenses, this plan focusses on four overarching goals: good water quality; healthy aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity; wise land use; engaged stewardship. (As cited in the executive summary.)
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Spatial variations of total and dissolved trace elements and their distributions amongst major colloidal forms along and across the Lower Athabasca River
DownloadFall 2020
The Athabasca River (AR) is the longest river in Alberta with a wide variety of natural and potential anthropogenic inputs. The purpose of this study was to quantify the spatial variation of trace element (TE) concentrations and forms in this aquatic system. Water samples were gathered along a...
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The Effect of Source Water Quality on Water Treatment Costs: Evaluation of Source Water Protection Practices
DownloadSpring 2020
A few high-profile forest fires and floods in recent history has exposed the vulnerability of Canadians’ drinking water supply systems to extreme events and their long-lasting consequences. Elevated levels of contaminants in surface waters can force downstream communities to engage in costly...
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TRIA-Net: 10 years of collaborative research on turning risk into action for the mountain pine beetle epidemic
Download2019-01-01
James, Patrick M.A., Huber, Dezene P.W.
Forest insects are showing increasing intensity of outbreaks and expanded ranges, and this has become a major challenge for forest managers. An understanding of these systems often depends upon detailed examination of complex interactions involving multiple organisms. In 2013, a team of...
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The contribution of genetics and genomics to understanding the ecology of the mountain pine beetle system
Download2019-01-01
Cullingham, Catherine I., Janes, Jasmine K., Hamelin, Richard C., James, Patrick M.A., Murray, Brent W., Sperling, Felix A.H.
Environmental change is altering forest insect dynamics worldwide. As these systems change, they pose significant ecological, social, and economic risk through, for example, the loss of valuable habitat, green space, and timber. Our understanding of such systems is often limited by the complexity...
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2019-04-30
On February 5, 2019 the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA) and the Modeste Natural Infrastructure Project (MNIP) held a workshop to learn about upcoming and current research projects related to watershed health and ecosystem services in the North Saskatchewan River basin. The purpose of...
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2019-01-24
This survey creates a baseline and status regarding the aquatic ecosystems (physical & chemical environment and living organisms) along the Sturgeon River. Twelve sampling stations were distributed throughout the length of the river, as well as along the main tributaries. At each sampling station...
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2018-12-01
North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)
Hubbles Lake is a beautiful, clear, pothole lake just west of Stony Plain, in Parkland County, Alberta, in the Sturgeon River subwatershed. Hubbles Lake is regionally unique. Characterized by four holes, 25 to 30 meters deep, Hubbles Lake is one of the deepest lakes in Alberta. This report...