Sustainability Awareness Week, “Resilience, Intentionality, and Uplifting Our World” is from October 24 – 28 and highlights campus sustainability initiatives, social and environmental issues and building connection beyond campus. The Land Reclamation International Graduate School (LRIGS) will have a display Read More …
Category: Events
PhD Graduate Defense Seminar, Prem Pokharel
PhD defense seminar for former Land Reclamation International Graduate School participant, Prem Pokharel, Tuesday October 4 2022, 8:30 am, “Effects of biochar on rhizosphere processes and biochar co-application with nitrification inhibitor on GHG emissions and microbial and enzymatic activities”. Link: Read More …
Canadian Journal of Soil Science Author Workshop
Want to know more about how to get your article published – need a primer or refresher? This workshop is for you. Listen to a very brief description of, and invitation to, the workshop: https://youtu.be/bopWxGaVCUo (1:19). Dr. Anne Naeth, CJSS Editor-in-Chief, and Read More …
Energy Talks: Using Floating Wetlands to Treat Large-Scale Wastewater Sources
In this talk, Dr Muhammad Arslan will share his work studying the performance of full-scale floating treatment wetlands in stabilization ponds receiving sewage and industrial wastewater in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Wednesday 23 February, 2022, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Follow this Read More …
Dishing the Dirt on Soil Invertebrates and Sustainability
Join Stephanie Chute-Ibsen for a discussion of the relationship between soil invertebrates, ecosystem health, and land reclamation, Wednesday February 16, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm. Follow this link for more information. Presented by the University of Alberta Sustainability Council.
Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management Symposium
The Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management Symposium will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, October 9-12 2022. More information and the call for papers is available here: https://catalyst.omnipress.com/#event-home/ecrwm_row13.
Let’s Meet Our Members: Jingyu Zhang
Can you tell us a bit about yourself? My name is Jingyu Zhang. I’m from Fuqing, a small city on the south coast of China. My undergraduate program is a joint program between China and Canada. So I obtained my Read More …
MSc Graduate Defense Seminar, Laura Manchola Rojas
MSc defense seminar for Land Reclamation International Graduate School participant Laura Manchola Rojas, Wednesday January 19, 2022, 9:00 am, “Buried wood effects on nutrient supply and microbial activity in different oil sands reclamation soils in Northern Alberta”. Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81747788589?pwd=Rk85eUFYYUZPcm1GRWluSzNoK0Zudz09 Meeting Read More …
PhD Defense Seminar, Sarah Ficko
PhD defense seminar for Land Reclamation International Graduate School participant Sarah Ficko, January 6, 2022, 10:30 – 11:30 am, “Propagation and establishment of shrubs and lichen-dominated biocrusts for reclamation of disturbances in northern environments”. Link to seminar available here.
Laura Bony MSc Graduate Defense Seminar
Salt affected soils and their relationships with plant communities on reclamation well sites Student: Laura Bony Degree: MSc Supervisor: Dr. M. Anne Naeth Date: September 18, 2020 Time: 1:00 p.m. Abstract: Salt affected soils are common around the world from Read More …