A case study of operational scale legacy restoration efforts

The core objective of the project is to provide a quantitative understanding of forest recovery following an operational scale restoration program.

Project at a Glance

Funding Recipient: Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Website: Website
Funding Awarded: $198,332
Project Duration: Nov 1, 2022 – Jun 1, 2025
Sector: Agriculture & Forestry, Clean Technology, Emerging Technology & Data Science, Energy, Environment, Health & Life Sciences
Program: Agriculture & Environment Program

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Summary

Between 2005-2009, a forest harvesting company undertook a large scale legacy site restoration program that to-date, has not been reassessed. This program presents a unique opportunity to evaluate forest regeneration success (or lack thereof in certain cases) in order to provide future programs with guidance to support effective forest restoration. The core objective of this project is to provide a quantitative understanding of forest recovery following an operational scale restoration program and to extract patterns in ecological region, ecosite or other attributes that may be used to predict ‘success’ in future.