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The University of Alberta was established in 1908 in Edmonton, Alberta.
Grizzly Bear Program
The fRI Research Grizzly Bear Program provides knowledge and planning tools to ensure the long-term conservation of grizzly bears in Alberta.
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Healthy Landscapes Program
The program, formerly known as the Natural Disturbance Program, looks at landscape change at a huge scale: Canada's boreal forest.
Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology Program
The program carries out focused research on infestations of mountain pine beetle in Alberta.
Water and Fish Program
In 2011, the Fish and Watersheds Program refocused on hydrology and became the Water Program. In 2021, it became the Water and Fish Program.
Understanding the impact of culverts on fish communities and optimization tools for mitigation efforts
This project investigates whether bridges and culverts affect stream connectivity and fish communities.
Effects of Mountain Pine Beetle Attack on hydrology and post-attack vegetation and hydrology recovery in lodgepole pine forests in Alberta
This project will describe how mountain pine beetle attack drives changes in hydrology and vegetation.
Comparison of understory burning and mechanical site preparation to regenerate lodgepole pine stands killed by MPB
While detection and control efforts are key to mitigating MPB, it's also important to improve how land managers respond after an attack.
The interaction of prescribed fire and beetle populations
Can fire be used to slow the spread of mountain pine beetle?
Development of monitoring tools to detect mountain pine beetle at low densities on the eastern and northern edge of beetle expansion into Saskatchewan and NWT
Better detection will make control strategies more effective.
Tria-Net: Dynamics of Endemic MPB Populations in Novel Pine Habitats
Will the beetle continue its expansion when it reaches hybrid jack pine forests?
The Forest History Program Interview Series
Insight into the evolution of forestry in Alberta.
Research to Support Recovery and Long Term Conservation of Grizzly Bears in Alberta
This project develops population recovery targets based on habitat, and non-invasive techniques for monitoring grizzly bear reproductive performance.
Towards Integrated Source Water Management in Alberta
This project is part of the Southern Rockies Watershed Project aimed at understanding headwater processes and the hydrologic response to fire and forestry.
Understanding the impact of culverts on fish communities and optimization tools for mitigation efforts
This project investigates whether bridges and culverts affect stream connectivity and fish communities.
Southern Rockies Hydrological Modelling
This project focuses on calibrating a hydrological model, called Raven, for forest planning.
Watershed Assessment Procedure to address cumulative effects in the eastern slopes natural region
This project will develop a tool for assessing how watersheds in the eastern slopes are affected by disturbance.
Data Management and Innovative Support for Long-term Watershed Research: The Walt Jeffrey Project
Named in honor of the "father of forest hydrology in Western Canada," this project seeks to capture the value of long-term research and data sets.
The groundwater/ surface water interactions in the headwater streams and the relative importance in controlling the hydrological response to disturbance
This project is part of the Southern Rockies Watershed Project.
Combining Field and LiDAR Modeling Tools to Move Beyond Indicator Based Approaches for Surface Erosion: Simonette as a Test Area for the Foothills Natural Region
This project on riparian mapping aims to improve management and operational efficiency by capitalizing on the high quality remote sensing data available in Alberta.
Landscapes in Motion
The Landscapes in Motion project is here to discover some of the stories behind the landscapes in the southern Rockies of Alberta.