Links & Reference Material

Other SER Sites

• SER – Headquarters
• SER – Northwest Chapter
• SER – Ontario

 

Student Associations

• Ecological Restoration Student Association – BCIT/SFU

Restoration Journals

• Restoration Ecology
• Ecological Restoration
• Ecological Management and Restoration
• Ecological Applications

 

Island Press Book Series

• View full list of Island Press Book Series books

 

Restoration Programs and Partners

Restoration Guidance Documents

• Foundations of Restoration Ecology – 2nd Edition (2016)
• Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas (IUCN WCPA Ecological Restoration Taskforce, 2012)
• Dead planet, living planet: Biodiversity and ecosystem restoration for sustainable development (UNEP, 2010)
• Ecological Site Restoration Risk Analysis: A Stewardship and Land Use Planning Tool for Public Lands (Gramineae Services Ltd. in association with LandWise Inc. Lethbridge, Alberta, 2009)
• Principles and Guidelines for Ecological Restoration in Canada’s Protected Natural Areas (Canada Parks Council, 2008)
• Ecological Restoration Guidelines for British Columbia (Tanis Douglas, 2002)

Native Plants

• Evergreen’s Native Plant Database
• The Garry Oak Ecosystem Recovery Team has resources on native plant flowering times and seed collection times, as well as guidelines for propagation and ethical collection/use of native plants.
• Books on Native Plants (Native Plant Society of BC)
• Native Plant Gardening Resources (Native Plant Society of BC)
• Native Seed Harvesting and Marketing (Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan, 2000)
• Alberta Native Plants and Seeds: Wild Harvest, Registration and Deployment (NAIT Boreal Research Institute, 2011)
•  Native Seed Collecting and Saving (North American Native Plant Society)
• Forest Practice Code: Seed and Vegetative Material Guidebook (BC Ministry of Forests, 2005)
  

Wetlands, Riparian Areas and Watersheds

• Soil Bioengineering Techniques for Riparian Restoration (Polster, 2002)
• An Introduction and User’s Guide to Wetland Restoration, Creation, and Enhancement (US Interagency Work Group on Wetland Restoration, 2003)
• Environment Canada wetland publications and links
• BC Stewardship Series: Coastal Shore Stewardship, Shoreline Structures Environmental Design, Stream Stewardship, The Streamkeepers Handbook, The Wetlandkeepers Handbook, Water Stewardship, and Watershed Stewardship.

Grasslands

• BC Grasslands Stewardship Guide (Chutter for BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, 1997)
• Social and Ecological Factors Influencing Attitudes Toward the Application of High-Intensity Prescribed Burns to Restore Fire Adapted Grassland Ecosystems (Toledo, Sorice and Kreuter, 2013)

Soils

• The Role of Organic Soil Amendments in Reclamation: A Review (Larney, F.J. and Angers, D.A., 2012 )
• Site Preparation Methods (Forestry Canada and BC Ministry of Forests, 1992)

Invasive Species

• Grown Me Instead guides: BC, Alberta, Manitoba, and Yukon Territory
• Species at Risk, a Primer for British Columbia (Stewardship Centre for British Columbia)
• Tool: Alberta Invasive Alien Species Management Framework
• Canadian Weed Science Society

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Mine Reclamation

• Guidelines for the Closure and Reclamation of Advanced Mineral Exploration and Mine Sites in the Northwest Territories (Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board/Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, 2013)
• Making Sites Rough and Loose: A Soil Adjustment Technique (Polster, 2013)
• The Practical Guide to Reclamation in Utah (Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil Gas and Mining, 2000)
• Mine Environmental Neutral Drainage Initiative (MEND) reports and publications
• Oil Sands Research and Information Network publications and synthesis document
• BC Mine Reclamation Symposium papers

Contaminated Sites Remediation

• Phytoremedation overview (US Environmental Protection Agency)

Sediment and Erosion Control

• Guidance document on sediment and erosion control practices (US EPA)
• Example of a checklist for inspection sediment and erosion control works (Lincoln, NE, Lower Platte South Natural Resource District)

Climate Change

• Climate Registry for the Assessment of Vulnerability (US Geological Survey)
• Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute Digital Basin Portal allows users to interact with data and pull information by economic, social, cultural and environmental indicator and by geographic corridor or community for the Kootenay, BC region.
• Resilience and Climate Change: Adaptation Potential for Ecosystems and Forest Management in Southeastern BC (website)
• Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment climate change resources

Ecology

• Great Northern Ecological Connectivity Data Atlas (Great Northern Land Conservation Cooperative)
• Micorrhizae: The Use of Mycorrhizal Biotechnology in Restoration of Disturbed Ecosystem (Quoreshi, 2008), The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculation at a roadside prairie restoration site (White et al. 2008)
• E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Economics

• Nature and it’s Role in the Transition to a Green Economy (Brink et al., 2012)

Education

• Tools of Engagement: A Toolkit for Engagement People in Conservation (National Audubon Society in partnership with EETAP, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and TogetherGreen, 2011)

Organization Databases

• Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative Resource Directory for landscape initiatives and relevant organizations within the Great Northern geographic area (includes parts of BC and Alberta).