This is adapted from a presentation by David Hill, Executive Director, Water Resources, Alberta Innovates, Energy and Environmental Solutions at the June 8 workshop on Wicked Problems in Natural Resources and Land-use.

In August 2011, the Government of Alberta released the Draft Regional Plan for the Lower Athabasca region.

Dr. Kirby Wright explains the origins and objectives of the Alberta Land-use Knowledge Network.

On June 8, 2011, the Alberta Land-use Knowledge Network held a workshop on Wicked Problems in Natural Resources and Land-use. One of the sessions was Rural Subdivision Wastewater Treatment as a Wicked Problem. The session panelists were:

Video of presentation by Dr. Lee Foote about Wicked Problems in science and what they mean for policy development

Greater sage-grouse habitat and conservation research from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Canada and the United States.

Links to research and tips about reclamation from outside of Alberta. Includes research on soil types, best practices, revegetation strategies and general reclamation guidelines.

Presentation on the Natural Disturbance program of the Foothills Research Institute by Dr. Dave Andison.

Wildfire and other natural disturbnaces - both historical and modern - in the forest and grassland ecotones of the North Saskatchewan region are reviewed.

The Greater Sage-grouse has been identified as a Species at Risk, and the Sage-grouse population is in sharp decline in Alberta. This fact-sheet is an overview of how the principles of Conservation and Development by Design are being used to help provide solutions. Based on a presentation by Dr. Cormack Gates in June of 2011.

A knowledge summary of the essentials to pay attention to in wellsite construction and reclamation in the boreal forest.

The proposed recovery strategy for the boreal woodland caribou in Canada; comments accepted until February 22, 2012.