5th Annual Wetlands Workshop
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Friday, May 13, 2016 · 8:00am - 2:30pm
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.