Alberta Wetlands 101 Online Experience Syllabus

  • Course Introduction


  • Chapter 1: Wetlands in Alberta
    • History of Wetlands on the Land
    • Wetland Definitions
    • Wetland Distribution in Canada and Alberta
    • Wetlands in the White and Green Area
    • Key Learnings
  • Chapter 2: Wetland Valuation
    • Importance and Function
    • Water Quality
    • Water Storage and Flood Control
    • Bank Stabilization
    • Aquatic and Terrestrial Habitat
    • Carbon Storage and Use
    • Key Learnings
  • Chapter 3: Wetland Loss in Alberta
    • Wetland Loss Around the World
    • Wetland Loss in Alberta
    • Wetland Modification and Losses
    • Agricultural Impacts
    • City Encroachment
    • Effects on Wildlife
    • Climate Change
    • Key Learnings
  • Chapter 4: The Alberta Wetland Classification System: Peatlands
    • Alberta Wetland Classification System
    • What is Peat?
    • Von Post Scale of Humification
    • Peatland Key Traits
    • Peatland Classes
    • Wetland and Peatland Forms
    • Wetland Types
    • Alkalinity/Acidity Among Fens
    • Key Learnings
  • Chapter 5: The Alberta Wetland Classification System: Mineral Wetlands
    • Alberta Wetland Classification System
    • Mineral Wetlands
    • Wetland Types – Salinity
    • Wetlands Types – Hydroperiod
    • Marsh
    • Swamp
    • Shallow Open Water
    • Key Learnings
  • Chapter 6: The Alberta Merged Wetland Inventory
    • What is the Alberta Merged Wetland Inventory?
    • What Data is Used?
    • Overview of Inventory Data
    • Key Learnings
  • Chapter 7: History of Water Management in Alberta, Wetland Legislation, and Policy
    • History of Water Management in Alberta
    • Water Act (1999)
    • Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (2000)
    • Fisheries (Alberta) Act (2000)
    • Public Lands Act (2010)
    • Assessing Permanence
    • Surveys Act (1990)
    • Municipal Government Act (1998)
    • Key Learnings
  • Chapter 8: The Alberta Wetland Policy
    • Policy Goal
    • Outcomes to Achieve the Goal
    • Wetlands Under the Policy
    • Strategic Directions
    • Key Concepts
    • Relative Wetland Value
    • Wetland Functional Groups
    • Calculating Relative Value
    • Wetland Replacement
    • Replacement Ratio Matrix
    • Key Learnings
  • Chapter 9: The Alberta Wetland Policy: Mitigation Strategies
    • Wetland Mitigation
    • Guiding Principles
    • Avoidance
    • Minimization
    • Replacement
    • Restorative Replacement
    • Non-Restorative Replacement
    • Restoration
    • Policy Implementation
    • Wetland Replacement in Alberta
    • Key Learnings
  • Chapter 10: Wetland Policy Directives and Tools Part I
    • Crown Claimability Assessments
    • Assessing Permanence
    • Alberta Wetland Identification and Delineation Directive
    • Desktop Methods for Delineation
    • Key Learnings
  • Chapter 11: Wetland Policy Directives and Tools Part II
    • ABWRET Fundamentals
    • ABWRET-A
    • WAIRs and When They Should be Used
    • WAIR Process
    • Key Learnings
  • Course Conclusion


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