Very proud to be the recipient of the post secondary education Emerald Award for LRIGS’s efforts to develop future land reclamationists and reduce our footprint on the planet. Director, M Anne Naeth accepted the award at the 28th annual Emerald Read More …
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LRIGS is a finalist for 28th Emerald Awards
LRIGS is a finalist in the Education: Post-Secondary category for the 28th Annual Emerald Awards. The Emerald Awards recognize and celebrate outstanding environmental achievements across all sectors in Alberta. Please visit https://emeraldfoundation.ca/28th-annual-emerald-awards/ for more information on this exciting distinction.
“Evolution of Land Reclamation in Alberta” Calendars Available for Free
“Alberta’s story of advancement in land reclamation over the last five decades deserves telling.” LRIGS Director M Anne Naeth with other pioneers in the land reclamation industry, Leonard Leskiw, Terry Macyk and Chris Powter, and Randal Kabatoff and Joseph Hodgson Read More …
UN Declares Decade of Ecosystem Restoration
On 1 March the United Nations recognized the critical role of ecosystem restoration as a tool for improving environmental conditions and enhancing human communities by designating 2021-2030 the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. To read more, click here.
Folio article features LRIGS participant research
Federico Riva, past LRIGS participant and post-doctoral fellow with the Department of Renewable Resources, is featured in the University of Alberta online magazine Folio, with his research into cranberry blue butterfly populations near seismic lines. Click here to view the Read More …
Alberta Innovates Senior Manager Environmental Remediation and Restoration
Alberta Innovates has an opening for a Senior Manager Environmental Remediation and Restoration. To view the posting please click here.
Salix Resource Management Ltd. Employment Opportunities
Salix Resource Management Ltd. is looking to hire an intermediate environmental consultant and an environmental consultant.
SER Webinar for Emerging Professionals
Tuesday January 29, 2019 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) has launched a new membership category for Students and Emerging Professionals (SEP). SER recognizes that this group of individuals is vital to promoting the Read More …
LRIGS 2019 Applications
In 2019 we look forward to welcoming new participants to the program. Participants can be studying or conducting research in any area related to land and water reclamation including biological, engineering, social and political sciences. Click here for more information.
Graduate Defense Seminar – Mark Donner
Former LRIGS MSc program participant, Mark Donner, has successfully completed his PhD studies and will be presenting his PhD defense seminar on Thursday, December 6. Natural and anthropogenic inputs of arsenic and selenium to the environment in the Athabasca Bituminous Read More …