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Title: Reclamation for wildlife habitat: An example from Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Abstract

Reclaiming mined-out aggregate pits in California has become the focus of increasing concern. Reclamation ordinances have been adopted: (1) to ensure compliance with a community's master plan that may designate specific land uses to fulfill that community's requirements for flood control, greenbelts, landfills, or other land needs; (2) to guarantee that mined-land with little remaining market value will be restored to an acceptable condition and conform with adjacent higher-market-value lands; and (3) to add a measure of community protection to ensure that mined-out property is reclaimed. Reclamation is a cost of doing business for the aggregate industry. The following article describes the reclamation of a Canadian quarry designed to support wildlife.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6039906
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
California Geology (California Division of Mines and Geology); (USA)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 43:6; Journal ID: ISSN 0026-4555
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ALBERTA; MINING; LAND RECLAMATION; CALIFORNIA; CONSTRUCTION; FORAGE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HABITAT; PLANNING; POLLUTION REGULATIONS; RECREATIONAL AREAS; ROADS; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SAND; WILD ANIMALS; ANIMAL FEEDS; CANADA; FEDERAL REGION IX; FOOD; MATERIALS; MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; REGULATIONS; USA; 540250* - Environment, Terrestrial- Site Resource & Use Studies- (1990-)

Citation Formats

Newton, G A, and Allan, G G. Reclamation for wildlife habitat: An example from Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Newton, G A, & Allan, G G. Reclamation for wildlife habitat: An example from Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. United States.
Newton, G A, and Allan, G G. 1990. "Reclamation for wildlife habitat: An example from Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada". United States.
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title = {Reclamation for wildlife habitat: An example from Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada},
author = {Newton, G A and Allan, G G},
abstractNote = {Reclaiming mined-out aggregate pits in California has become the focus of increasing concern. Reclamation ordinances have been adopted: (1) to ensure compliance with a community's master plan that may designate specific land uses to fulfill that community's requirements for flood control, greenbelts, landfills, or other land needs; (2) to guarantee that mined-land with little remaining market value will be restored to an acceptable condition and conform with adjacent higher-market-value lands; and (3) to add a measure of community protection to ensure that mined-out property is reclaimed. Reclamation is a cost of doing business for the aggregate industry. The following article describes the reclamation of a Canadian quarry designed to support wildlife.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6039906}, journal = {California Geology (California Division of Mines and Geology); (USA)},
issn = {0026-4555},
number = ,
volume = 43:6,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990},
month = {Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990}
}