Terry Osko, Circle T Consulting, Inc.
GL 15-ERPC-05
Specific objectives to be addressed by the road study include:
- Assessment of the practicality and effectiveness of partial fill removal for reclaiming a road
- Assessment of natural vegetation and ecohydrologic responses in the natural areas surrounding the road to fill removal from the road
- Assessment of active revegetation options to use on the excavated road surface in response to fill removal
- Develop understanding of requirements for re-establishment of hydrologic processes and connectivity after road reclamation
- Develop greater understanding of initial road construction effects by documenting before and after hydrologic and ecologic effects of road reclamation
- Provide cost estimates and feasibility analysis for road removal scenarios
Policy Issue
Wetlands
Knowledge Gap
wetland ecological valuation, effectiveness of wetland reclamation (function, habitat, hydrology) following a range of disturbance types (both semi-permanent and more temporary disturbances) and on a range of wetland types (permanent lakes and ponds, bogs, fens, peatlands)
2015 Ecological Forum Presentation
