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 abundance and character on a post-wildfire landscape”. Link: https://ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/96011072854?pwd=TXFmY3Z2bjNHVzMvQmlaVGZmRythQT09 Abstract: Read More …

Sustainability Awareness Week October 24-28

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 …

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 …

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.