Land Reclamation
Land reclamation is the process of converting disturbed land to its former or other productive uses. Land reclamation is an interdisciplinary science. It can involve contaminant removal from soil and water, building soils, recontouring topography, controlling erosion, creating micro sites for seed germination and seedling establishment, revegetation to appropriate plant species, landscape design, stakeholder engagement and policy development. Land reclamation is guided by regulated procedures, industry best practices and stakeholder interests.
The Land Reclamation International Graduate School
Land reclamation professionals are increasingly in demand. Our growing human population parallels a rapidly degrading arable land base from urban sprawl, soil erosion, resource extraction and industrial development. Thus, one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century is to reclaim disturbed lands around the world to secure the livelihood of future generations. The Land Reclamation International Graduate School (LRIGS) helps to meet this challenge.
LRIGS provides collaborative and interdisciplinary training and professional development opportunities to foster highly qualified land reclamation professionals with the education and experience necessary to take on leadership roles in academia, consulting, government and industry. LRIGS is the first school of its kind in Canada and around the world, open to all undergraduate and graduate students and post doctoral fellows engaged in land reclamation or related environmental programs, at the University of Alberta and other post secondary institutions.
News and Events
PhD Graduate Defense Seminar: Erin Daly
PhD graduate defense for LRIGS member Erin Daly, Thursday September 7 at 1:00 pm in 442B Earth Sciences Building “Assessment of Perennial Cereals in Central Alberta: Productivity and Environmental Performance”. …Read More »MSc Graduate Defense Seminar, Nathan Storey
MSc graduate defense seminar for LRIGS member, Nathan Storey, Friday, July 7 at 9:30 am, 4-42 Earth Sciences Building. “Wildfire impacts to soil in Alberta’s southern Rocky Mountains: pyrogenic carbon …Read More »Prem Pokharel, PhD Graduate And Former LRIGS Member
Prem Pokharel, PhD Soil Science, recently graduated from the University of Alberta and shared his experience as an LRIGS member in a convocation profile. The article can be viewed here. …Read More »