5th Annual Wetlands Workshop


  • May 13, 2016 08:00am - 02:30pm

  • May 11, 2016 08:00am

  • May 12, 2016 08:00am

    • Members ($150.00)
    • Non-Members ($200.00)
    • Student (must show student card when signing in) ($70.00)
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5th Annual Wetlands Workshop

Representatives from Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) Wetland Policy Implementation Team will be providing a half-day session at the 2016 ASPB Wetlands Workshop, focusing on the ABWRET tool, QWSP, and the municipal government component of wetland management. This session is intended to be practical/operational in focus; the AEP session will address typical errors seen in wetland applications to date and provide clarity on operational expectations.

Location:             Cochrane Ranche House, Cochrane, AB (near Calgary)

Date and time:  8:00 am to 4:30 pm, May 13, 2016

Program:

8:00 am - 8:30 am      Registration                                                                                                                                                 

8:30 am - 10:15 am,  

         Presenter #1: Kristen Andersen, PWS - Muncipal Approaches to Wetland Policy

         Presenter #2: Bernie Amell, BLA, CSLA -  Constructed Wetlands Case Study

        Presenter #3: Drs. Marie-Claude Roy and Jahan Kariyeva - ABMI - Wetland Monitoring Program for the Oil Sands

 10:15 am - 10:45 am  Refreshment break

        Wetland Soils Session

10:45 am - 12:00 pm,  

       Presenter #4: Dr. Les Fuller, P.Ag - Soil Processes in Wetland Environments

       Presenter #5: Len Leskiw, P.Ag - Soil Morphology in Wetland Environments

  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Lunch

       Session: Alberta Wetland Policy Implementation (Part 1)

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm,  

     AEP Wetland Policy Implementation Team feat. Thorsten Hebben, AEP
Representatives from Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) Wetland Policy Implementation Team will be providing a half-day session focusing on the ABWRET tool, QWSP, and the municipal government component of wetland management. This session is intended to be practical/operational in focus; the AEP session will address typical errors seen in wetland applications to date and provide clarity on operational expectations.

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Refreshment break

3:00 pm - 4:30, Session: Alberta Wetland Policy Implementation  (Part 2)

     AEP Wetland Policy Implementation Team feat. Thorsten Hebben, AEP
(session continued from above)

Wetlands Workshop Contact:  Torey McLeish                                                                                                                               

Please note: Students must be registered in a full time program, and show student card when signing in.