GLOBAL LAND RECLAMATION/REMEDIATION 2000 AND BEYOND.
25th Annual Meeting - September 2000, Edmonton, Alberta. Co-sponsored
with the International Affiliation of Land Reclamationists. 659 pp.
Plenary Session
Twenty-five Years of Mine Reclamation in British Columbia (John Errington - B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines)
History of Land Reclamation in Alberta (Terry M. Macyk - Alberta Research Council)
Regulations Controlling the Reclamation of Mineral Workings in Britain (Stuart McRae - Wye College, University of London)
Reclamation Success Requirements for Coal Surface Mine Lands in the Western United States (Bob Giurgevich - State of Wyoming, Dept. of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division)
Mine Rehabilitation Legislation in Australia (Michael Gilbert - Department of Mines and Energy)
Policy
Status of an Alberta Pipeline Reclamation Assessment Tool (A.W. Fedkenheuer - ALCLA Native Plant Restoration Inc.; W.W. Pettapiece - Pettapiece Pedology; J.D. Burke - J.D. Burke & Associates; L.A. Leskiw - Can-Ag Enterprises Ltd.)
Developing New Reclamation Criteria for Road Construction Borrow Excavations (Nancy Finlayson, Les Miskolzie, Darren Cherniak - EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.)
Guideline for Wetland Establishment on Reclaimed Oil Sands Leases (S. Tuttle - Suncor Energy Inc., Oil Sands)
One Time Land Treatment in First Nation Communities (Melinda Clendanen, William Ratiliffe - EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd)
Funding Responsibilities and Suggested Actions for Contaminated Orphan Sites: New Avenues (Jean Roberge - Lawyer and Environmental Specialist)
Implementation of Alberta’s New Native Plant Revegetation Guidelines (Heather M. Sinton (Alberta Environment)
Ecologically-based Criteria for Evaluating the Success of Rehabilitation Efforts: A Case Study from Weipa, Australia (A.H. Grigg, M.-A. Murray, D.R. Mulligan - Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, University of Queensland)
Reclamation Techniques
Specific Gravity of Saturated Pastes as a Guide to Soil Quality (John Ashcroft - Norwest Soil Research Ltd.)
Influence of Soil Amendments on the Establishment and Yield of Crops Grown on a London Clay or Screenings Substrate (Geoffrey Sellers, Hadrian F. Cook, Stuart G. McRae (Wye College, University of London)
Land Application of Mechanical Pulp Mill Sludges in Alberta (Terry M. Macyk - Alberta Research Council)
BC Ministry of Transportation and Highways, Valley/Gravel Aldergrove Lake Regional Park and Construction Aggregates Limited: What Are BC Gravel Pits Successfully Reclaimed Using Biosolids (Mike Van Ham - Sylvis Environmental; K. Lee, Jason Hutchison - Greater Vancouver Regional District Biosolids Recycling Program)
An Alternative Strategy for Site Assessment and Reclamation (D.A. Birkholz - Enviro-Test Laboratories)
Remediation
Drilling Waste Bioremediation - “The New Approach”: Handling Contamination to Facilitate Reclamation (Ari Laurell - UNOTEC, Unique Oilfield Technology Services)
Employing Weeping Tile for Soils and Groundwater Remediation (D’Arcy White - Strata Environmental Ltd.; Darlene Sakires - Petrovera Resources)
Innovative Remediation Techniques in Complex Lithologies (Terry Forkheim - Anadarko Canada; Jeff Rathgeber - RemedX Remediation Services Inc.; Gordon Bures - Frac Rite Environmental Ltd.)
Determination of Environmentally-Acceptable Endpoints for Residual Unrefined Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil: Presentation of Protocol for Field Plot Establishment and Preliminary Results (K. Lee, Pl Arnell, R. Wiebe - KBL Land Use Consulting Inc; S. Visser - University of Calgary)
An Innovative Site Remediation Strategy (G. Lorenz, D. McCoy, L. Dvorsky, R. Wooldridge - Husky Oil; J. Horgan - Matrix Solutions Inc.)
Pilot Study of Co-composting of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Flare Pit Soi, Manure and Wood Chips (S. Luther - EBA Engineering Consultants; A. Bolton - Anderson Exploration Ltd.)
Mycorrhizal Biotechnology for Land Reclamation (Damas Khasa - University of Alberta; Gavin Kernaghan - Symbio Tech Research Inc.; Barb Hambling - University of Alberta & Symbio Tech Research Inc.; Martin Fung - Syncrude Canada Ltd.)
General Reclamation
Interpretation of Salinity Development Criteria and Evaluation of Pumping Remedial Options in Southern Saskatchewan (David J. Tratch - Clifton Associates Ltd.; Brian Prefontaine - South Hill Holdings Ltd.)
Soil Salinity and the Distribution of Native Plant Species: Reclamation Considerations (Darlene R. Howat - Alberta Environment; M. Anne Naeth - University of Alberta)
Use of Statistical Methods to Assess Soil Conditions Related to Linear Property Transactions (C.M. Orban, S.A. Leggett - Matrix Solutions Inc.; J.E. Gayle - Shell Canada Ltd.; B.S. Smith - Enbridge Pipelines Inc.)
The Use of Flyash and Biosolids to Ameliorate Soils, Revegetate Disturbed Areas and Improve Plant Productivity (N. Rethman, E. du Toit, E. Ramagadz, W. Truter - University of Pretoria; K. Reynolds - Eskom Technology Research and Investigations; R.A. Kruger - Ash Resources [Pty] Ltd.)
Reducing the Effects of Landfill Gas Control Systems on After-uses of Restored Landfills (Elizabeth Simmons - Enviros Aspinwall; David L. Baines - Waste Management Maintenance)
A Comparison of Soil Structures: Reclaimed vs. Agricultural Profiles (abstract) (Richard L. Johnson - Alberta Research Council)
Long Term Vegetation Development on Bioengineered Sites (David F. Polster - Polster Environmental Services)
UK Experience in Reclaiming Mineral Working and Landfill Sites (Stuart G. McRae - Wye College, University of London)
Oilsands
History of Land Reclamation at Suncor (Leo Paquin - Suncor Energy Inc.)
The Soil Reclamation Program at the Alberta Oil Sands, Ft. McMurray (L.A. Leskiw - Can-Ag Enterprises Ltd.; C. Qualizza - Syncrude Canada; S. Tuttle - Suncor Energy Inc.)
30 Years of Land Reclamation at the Suncor Oil sands Mine in Northern Alberta (Carl Warner - AMEC Earth & Environmental Limited)
Incorporating Landscape Design into Closure Planning at the Syncrude Mine Site (abstract) (Marie-José Keys, Janelle Ducharme, Gordon McKenna - Syncrude Canada Ltd.)
Reclamation Research for Various Land Uses in the Oil Sands Region of Alberta, Canada (Martin Fung, R.W. Pauls - Syncrude Canada Ltd.; T.M. Macyk - Alberta Research Council)
Reclamation of Saline-Sodic Waste Dumps Associates with the Oilsands Industry (W.J. Stolte, S.L. Barbour, C. Boese - University of Saskatchewan)
An Overview of the Importance of Drought Resistance for Survival of Salt Stress Among Black Spruce Planted on Oil Sands Tailings in Alberta (E.B. Redfield, J.J. Zwiazek - University of Alberta)
Comparison of Methods Used to Assess Total Extractible Hydrocarbons in Soil (abstract) (Kathryn Bessie - EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.)
Revegetation
Rare Plant Mitigation for Linear Disturbances (C. Dana Bush - AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd.)
Season of Seeding and Mowing for Native Plant Community Development in the Aspen Parkland (C. Pitchford, M. Anne Naeth - University of Alberta)
Effect of Season of Seeding and Mowing for Annual Weed Control on Survival of Native Forbs on an Aspen Parkland (Catherine Erichsen Arychuk, M.A. Naeth - University of Alberta)
Tundra Disturbances: Over Half Century of Unassisted Revegetation (G. Peter Kershaw - University of Alberta; Linda J. Kershaw - Arctic and Alpine Environmental Consulting Services)
Enhancing Native Regeneration Following Disturbance in a Moist Evergreen Forest, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador: A Preliminary Analysis (Sarah R. Wilkinson, M. Anne Naeth, Fiona K.A. Schmiegelow - University of Alberta)
Reclamation of Spoil from the Channel Tunnel (Jonathan Mitchley, Ruth Howell, Stuart G. McRae (Wye College, University of London)
Using Native Plants in Reclamation of Highland Valley Copper (C.E. Jones - C.E. Jones and Associates Ltd.; M.R. Freberg - Highland Valley Copper Mine)
Soil Erosion Risks Associated with Alternative Revegetation Techniques in Dry Mixed Grass Prairie: A Preliminary Analysis (Etienne Soulodre, M. Anne Naeth - University of Alberta)
An Evaluation of Past Revegetation Mitigation Efforts in Western Canada (Oliver Laser - AMEC Earth & Environmental Limited)
Establishment of Native Warm Season Grasses on a Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) Infested Site Using Herbicide and Sludge Applications (Neil W. MacDonald, Mitchell T. Koetje - Grand Valley State University)
Promoting the Use of Native Seed ... Is It Moral? (Kerby Lowen - Prairie Seeds Inc.)
Development of Native Plants for Use in Alpine Reclamation (Jay Woosaree - Alberta Research Council)
Re-vegetation Monitoring in Native Grassland Communities on the Express Pipeline (abstract) (Jane Lancaster)
Assessment of Pipeline Revegetation in the Rumsey Natural Area, Alberta (1976 to 2000) (abstract) (D.S. Kerr, K.E. Wilkinson, W. Bessie, J. Robert)
Reclamation of an Abandoned Alpine Wellsite (abstract) (David G. Walker - Walker & Associates; Alan J. Kennedy - Imperial Oil Resources Limited)
Mining
Ecosystem Development Following Heavy Mineral Sands Mining on North Stradbroke Island, Australia (M.R. Harwood, M. Corbett, D.R. Mulligan, D. Bowen, N.W. Menzies, A.H. Grigg, S.M. Bellairs - Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, University of Queensland; P. Foot - Consolidated Rutile Limited)
How Can We Measure the ‘Success’ of Forest Ecosystem Rehabilitation Following Mining? (Owen G. Nichols - Environmental Management and Research Consultants)
Land Reclamation in the UK Using Spoils and Wastes From Mines and Quarries as Soil-Forming Materials (Stuart G. McRae (Wye College, University of London; Nigel A.D. Bending - Progressive Reclamation; Andrew J. Moffat - Forest Research)
Some Physical and Chemical Characteristics of La Valenciana Jal (Mine Tailing) of Guanajuato, Mexico and Characterization of Algae That May Grow on Them (J. Viridiana Garcia-Meza, Carmen Durán de Bazúa - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Revegetation Research Studies in the Low Arctic at the EKATI™ Diamond Mine (Helen Butler - BHP Diamonds Inc.; Janet Kidd - ABR Inc.)
The Monitoring and Evaluation of Ecosystem Function on Revegetated Sites (K. Winterhalder - Laurentian University)
Soil Reclamation at the Luscar Ltd. Gregg River Mine (L.A. Leskiw - Can-Ag Enterprises Ltd.; T. Enzsol, Rick Zroback - Gregg River Mine)
Assessing Various Rehabilitation Strategies for Coarse Coal Washery Reject Dumps in the Hunter Valley, Australia (Carl Grant (University of New England, Australia; Nigel Charnock - Peabody Resources Limited)
Building Environmental Capacity Within the Mining Sector in Guyana: An Overview of the GENCAPD Project (Bryan Tisch - Natural Resources Canada; Jean-Marc Barbera - GENCAPD Project, Georgetown, Guyana)
Mitigation for Fisheries at Mountain and Foothill Surface Coal Mines: Is It Working? (J.H. Allan - Pisces Environmental Consulting Services Ltd.)
A Study on the Feasibility of the Direct Establishment of Vegetation on Reverberatory Slag at Copper Cliff, Ontario, as an Alternative to Installing and Vegetating a Clay Cap (Bradley Walker, Keith Winterhalder - Laurentian University)
Remediation and Revegetation of Barren Copper Tailings Using Paper Mill Sludge: An Overview (Bryan Tisch - Natural Resources Canada; Peter Beckett - Laurentian University; Alexander Okonski - Elliot Lake Research Field Station, Laurentian University; Charlene Gordon - INAC Services; Gordon Spiers - Laurentian University)
Composted Papermill Sludge as a Dry Cover and Vegetative Growth Substrate for Acid-Generating Tailings and Acidic, Metal-Contaminated Soils (Kevin Belsito, Keith Winterhalder - Laurentian University)
An Ecosystem Approach to Reclamation: The Gregg River Mine Experience (D.L. Patriquin - Komex International Ltd.; P. Komers - AMEC Earth & Environmental Limited)
Wildlife Reclamation Planning, Casse Studies from the Alberta Rockies (abstract) (Beth MacCallum - Bighorn Environmental Design Ltd.)
Preliminary Vegetation Analysis Results of Reclaimed Sites on the Gregg River and Luscar Mines of Western Alberta (abstract) (W.L. Strong - University of Calgary)
updated: July 04, 2003