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.
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Landform Design Institute Quarterly Newsletter
The Landform Design Institute is an organization dedicated to creating and supporting a community of landform design practitioners. Its intention is to help their teams design and build truly sustainable mining landscapes. Here is the latest edition of the Landform Read More …
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.
Floating Wetlands For Water Treatment: Science, Sustainable Management and Education
Allyn Esau, Valerie Miller, Sarah Wilkinson, M Anne Naeth, University of Alberta In a joint project between Brazeau County and the University of Alberta, Dr M Anne Naeth from the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences and Dr Mohamed Read More …
Meet Our Members: Elliott Boe
Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I grew up near Edmonton, and started school at the U of A in 2017. I just finished my fourth year in the Environmental and Conservation Sciences program, where I majored in Read More …
Meet Our Members: Skylar Lipman
Can you tell us a bit about yourself? My name is Skylar, and I’m a recent graduate of the University of Alberta and member of the Land Reclamation International Graduate School. Originally from Fort Worth, Texas, I grew up in Read More …
Folio article features LRIGS participant research
Yihan Zhao, LRIGS member and PhD student with the Department of Renewable Resources, is featured in the University of Alberta online magazine Folio. To learn more about her research on using nano humus, a common mining waste material, to remediate Read More …