Peatland development occurs naturally over long periods of time in response to climate,
geology, hydrology and vegetation. Open-pit oil sands mining activities in Northern Alberta …

This is the first in the “new series” of expert panel reports to be commissioned by The Royal
Society of Canada/La Société royale du Canada. The Council of the Society, the presidents …

Wetlands are now being integrated into oil sands mining landscape closure design plans.
These wetland ecosystems will be constructed within a regional sub‐humid climate where …

Carrera-Hernández, JJ, Mendoza, CA, Devito, KJ, Petrone, RM and Smerdon, BD 2012.
Reclamation for aspen revegetation in the Athabasca oil sands: Understanding soil water …

Peatlands (ie, wetlands with organic soil) cover approximately 12% of Canada's total land
area, 18% of Alberta's land base and nearly half of the landscape in Canada's Western …

Abstract Models developed to predict vegetative cover system performance for reactive mine
waste currently require users to specify vegetation parameters. As such, they tend to remain …

Abstract As of 2008, 60,234 ha of boreal forest had been disturbed by strip mining in the
Athabasca Oil Sands in northern Alberta. Reclamation of this area is proceeding …

Mines, universities, and research organizations worldwide spend tens to hundreds of
millions of dollars annually on reclamation research, but much goes unimplemented at the …

Coarse textured soils with low water and nutrient retention are commonly the only available
materials for reclamation of the projected 480,000 hectares of disturbed land in the Alberta …

Surface mining in the Athabasca Oil Sands region (AOSR) of Alberta, Canada, has led to the
removal of over 760 km2 of boreal forest. Successful reclamation of these areas must return …