Purpose
There are over 240,000 km of linear features in the leased oil sands regions and their cumulative impact on boreal wetlands are complex and difficult to mitigate. For heavy equipment travel, access roads are constructed by placing mineral soil on a geotextile liner over a flattened peat surface. Even with drainage features such as culverts, these mineral linear features have a significant impact on the peatland hydrology, chemistry and vegetation over a long period of time (the average life span of a mineral road is ~50 yrs). Reclamation of mineral roads is costly and presents serious challenges to practitioners. There are no known cases of successful peatland restoration of mineral linear features in Alberta._x000D_
Dambrowitz, Christopher (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) × Unknown
9 grants totalling $0
Engage Grants for colleges
175 grants totalling $1.5M
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| Recipient | Amount | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Bouafif, Hassine (Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue) | — | Engage Grants for colleges |
| Boumghar, Yacine (Collège de Maisonneuve) | — | Engage Grants for colleges |
| Boumghar, Yacine (Collège de Maisonneuve) | — | Engage Grants for colleges |
| Boumghar, Yacine (Collège de Maisonneuve) | — | Engage Grants for colleges |
| Bachand, Charles-Antoine (Cégep de l’Outaouais) | — | Engage Grants for colleges |