Download or read book Soil Reclamation and Reforestation at Oil and Gas Well Sites in Northeastern British Columbia written by Trevor McConkey and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 1,400 oil and gas wells drilled in northeast British Columbia (BC) in 2005 alone, cumulative reductions in future timber supply may occur if well sites (~1 ha in size) are not reforested. Well sites resemble forestry landings in their challenges to soil productivity and reforestation, which include adverse physical conditions (i.e., compact soils), low organic matter content, and limited nutrient supply. Previous research in BC on forest soil rehabilitation techniques has developed practical methods for ameliorating adverse soil physical, chemical, and biological conditions in forestry landings. This project focused on the application of these techniques to typical abandoned well sites in the Peace River region of BC as part of achieving successful reforestation. Five abandoned well sites were selected within the Boreal White and Black Spruce biogeoclimatic zone near Fort St. John and Dawson Creek, BC. Treatments consisted of tillage, wood chip mulch, tillage + wood chip mulch, tillage + incorporated wood chips, brush mats, and an untreated control. Treatments were implemented between fall 2003 and spring 2004, and sites were subsequently planted with alternating seedlings of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia Dougl. ex Loud) and white spruce (Picea glauca [Moench] Voss). Soils at all sites were fine to medium in texture with average coarse fragment contents ranging from 3% to 10%. Soil conditions were monitored throughout the 2004 and 2005 growing seasons. Response variables include soil physical parameters (bulk density, soil mechanical resistance, moisture content, air-filled porosity, water retention characteristics), nutrient availability, and seedling survival and growth. Soil physical property data (i.e., soil mechanical resistance, air-filled porosity, and water retention) indicated soils on control plots were in a potentially physically degraded state with respect to theoretical growth-limiting thresholds. These results suggested they were good candidates for rehabilitation. Treatments involving tillage tended to improve soil physical condition based on an assessment of properties related to soil mechanical resistance and bulk density. Pine and spruce seedling performance was measured in September 2005 after two growing seasons. No treatment effects were observed related to measures of pine performance; however, spruce height and vigour were moderately improved where treatments involved tillage. High rates of spruce seedling mortality and over-winter injury were observed and may have been a result of climatic events (i.e., freeze-desiccation) that occurred in February and March 2005.
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Download or read book Revegetation Information Applicable to Mining Sites in Northern Canada written by Everett B. Peterson and published by Supply and Services Canada. This book was released on 1977 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotated bibliography with subject and area indexes, summarizing published information on revegetation techniques for reclamation of disturbed surfaces created by mining in the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
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Download or read book Applied Ecology Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Restoring Tropical Forests written by Stephen D. Elliott and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Restoring Tropical Forests is a user-friendly guide to restoring forests throughout the tropics. Based on the concepts, knowledge and innovative techniques developed at Chiang Mai University's Forest Restoration Research Unit, this book will enable improvements in existing forest restoration projects and provide a key resource for new ones. The book presents three aspects of the restoration of tropical forest ecosystems: the concepts of tropical forest dynamics and regeneration that are relevant to tropical forest restoration, proven restoration techniques and case studies of their successful application, and research methods to refine such techniques and adapt them to local ecological and socio-economic conditions.
Download or read book Forest Plans of North America written by Jacek P. Siry and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest Plans of North America presents case studies of contemporary forest management plans developed for forests owned by federal, state, county, and municipal governments, communities, families, individuals, industry, investment organizations, conservation organizations, and others in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The book provides excellent real-life examples of contemporary forest planning processes, the various methods used, and the diversity of objectives and constraints faced by forest owners. Chapters are written by those who have developed the plans, with each contribution following a unified format and allowing a common, clear presentation of the material, along with consistent treatment of various aspects of the plans. This work complements other books published by members of the same editorial team (Forest Management and Planning, Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resource Management), which describe the planning process and the various methods one might use to develop a plan, but in general do not, as this work does, illustrate what has specifically been developed by landowners and land managers. This is an in-depth compilation of case studies on the development of forest management plans by the different landowner groups in North America. The book offers students, practitioners, policy makers, and the general public an opportunity to greatly improve their appreciation of forest management and, more importantly, foster an understanding of why our forests today are what they are and what forces and tools may shape their tomorrow. Forest Plans of North America provides a solid supplement to those texts that are used as learning tools for forest management courses. In addition, the work functions as a reference for the types of processes used and issues addressed in the early 21st century for managing land resources. Presents 40-50 case studies of forest plans developed for a wide variety of organizations, groups, and landowners in North America Illustrates plans that have specifically been developed by landowners and land managers Features engaging, clearly written content that is accessible rather than highly technical, while demonstrating the issues and methods involved in the development of the plans Each chapter contains color photographs, maps, and figures
