ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

Disturbances in Canada's boreal forest include those in both upland forests and in peatlands. These disturbances originate from both anthropogenic and natural causes (especially fire) and many are currently a concern of government, NGO's, and industry. Techniques for the restoration, as well as the reclamation of peatlands and forests impacted by agriculture, urban development, or oil and gas activities, have made significant advancement over the last decade and these techniques need to be incorporated into the regulation and management of peatland and forest ecosystems. How this research and management is affected by climatic change will be an important 21st century concern. This Symposium addresses these problems and the recent research that is being carried out in North America.

This conference brings together the leading research in the boreal terrestrial and wetland ecosystems related to reclamation and restoration. Energy and forest companies, peat harvesting firms, as well as government agencies at the Federal and Provincial levels responsible for management and regulations of these critically important Boreal ecosystems, should attend this meeting. This meeting is also targeted towards researchers intereseted in working with companies and government to achieve the best management practices, sustainable use goals, reclamation objectives, and innovative solutions to resource problems.

Organizing Committee (alphabetic)

Jagtar Bhatti (Jbhatti@nrcan.gc.ca)

Lee Foote (lee.foote@ales.ualberta.ca)

Stephen Moran (Stephen.Moran@ualberta.ca)

Leonie Nadeau (LeonieN@nait.ca)

Line Rochefort (line.rochefort@fsaa.ulaval.ca)

Paul Short (paul.short@peatmoss.com)

Dale H. Vitt (dvitt@plant.siu.edu)

Kelman Wieder (kelman.wieder@villanova.edu)

 

Sponsoring Organizations (alphabetic)

CSPMA - Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association

NRC/CFS - Natural Resources Canada/Canadian Forest Service

novaNAIT - Boreal Research Institute, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

OSRIN - Oil Sands Research Information Network

PEATNET - Peatland Ecosystem Analysis and Training Network, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

PERG - Peatland Ecology Research Group, Université Laval (GRET-Groupe de Reserche en Écologie des Tourbiéres)

SWS - Society of Wetland Scientists - Peatland Section

	OSRIN Oil Sands Research and Information Network