Tuesday, June 16
8:30 – 8:45
8:45 – 9:45
Welcome and Opening Remarks – Sylvie Renault and Wara Chiyoka
Keynote: Dr. M. Anne Naeth - Soil Science and Land Reclamation: Foundations and Frontiers
9:45 – 10:20
10:20 – 10:40
10:40 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:20
11:20 – 11:40
11:40 – 12:00
Tradeshow and Networking Break
Session 1: Nutrient Management and
4R Nutrient Stewardship
Chair: Mitchell Timmerman
Nitrogen source and timing for
optimal yield of irrigated processing
potato in Manitoba
W. Shaw*, M. Tenuta, D. Gibson
Statistical variability of soil test NO3N, implications for precision
agriculture
A. Moulin
How do perennial grasses prevent
nitrate leaching from swine manure?
A. Lasisi*, O.O. Akinremi, M. Tenuta,
D. Cattani
Rates of nutrient removal by
variouscrops grown in a previously
heavily-manured Dark Brown
Chernozemic soil
I. Agomoh*, X. Hao, F. Zvomuya
Formula 1 and 2: The battle of two
formulas for estimating available
manure nitrogen
O.O. Akinremi, S.M. Sayem, M.
Bammeke, D.V. Ige
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 1:20
Phosphorus sorption capacity as
affected by cropping system and type
of pig manure
S.A. Muda*, C. Durand, M. Bammeke,
O.O. Akinremi
Session 2: Organic Amendments and their
use in Reclamation
Chair: Brian Tisch
Reclaiming acidic tailings with organic
covers for biomass production: A field case
study
B. Tisch, S. Beauchemin, J.S. Clemente, Y.
Thibault, E.G. Gregorich, L. Lortie, T.
MacKinnon
Planting of native trees on a former gold
mine in northwestern Ontario using
mycorrhizae and wood waste
C. Mol*, P. Lee
Developing protocols for the rehabilitation
of diamond mine wastes in the Hudson Bay
Lowland, Canada
D. Campbell, B. Rantala-Sykes, A. Hanson
Use of Entac and biochar to establish native
plants on reclaimed mine sites in northern
Ontario
L. Van Damme, S. Thomas, B. Kutner, P.
Goulet
Modeling and mapping soil carbono in BC
Grasslands and the implications for mine
closure reclamation
L.H. Fraser, H. Richardson, D. Hill, P,
Antonelli, W. Gardner
Lunch
One case study on how the passage of time
and sludge placement are being a positive
influence in the natural rehabilitation of a
coal mine
M. Coleman, K. Butler, T. Al, K. Phinney, D.
Merrill
Session 3: Wetlands
Chair: Lisette Ross
Evaluation of floating cattail bioplatforms for
the restoration of degraded lakes and wetlands
G. Goldsborough, M. Stanley, L. Dupuis, L. Ross
Moisture effects on nitrogen and phosphorus
availability in biosolids from end-of-life
municipal lagoons
N. Jeke*, F. Zvomuya, L. Ross
Creation of fish and wildlife habitat on the
closed Salmon Harbour Mine in Minto, NB
M. Coleman, R, Rutherford, R.A. Currie
Modelling to assess the feasibility of
phytoremediation in constructed wetlands in
cold climates
V. Krahn*, R. Sri Ranjan
Development of forest road wetland crossings
B. Nickel
Session 4: Revegetation and Management of
Disturbed Lands
Chair: David Polster
Moss propagation methods for use in arctic
land reclamation
J. Lamarre*, M.A. Naeth
1:20 – 1:40
1:40 – 2:00
2:00 – 2:20
2:20 – 2:40
2:40 – 3:00
3:00 – 3:45
3:45 – 5:00
Phosphorus and metal release from
surface and sub-surface Manitoba
soils under prolonged flooding
K. Jayarathne*, D. Kumaragamage, D.
Flaten, S. Indraratne, D. Goltz
Perennial forages release phosphorus
during snowmelt runoff in Manitoba
K. Liu, J. Elliot, D. Lobb, D. Flaten, J.
Yarotski
Session 5: Soil Moisture
Chair: Manasah Mkhabela
Development of soil moisture
information utilizing RADARSAT2
and other Earth observation sensors
J. Powers, K. Gottfried, M. Friesen, J.
Freeman, AKM Bhuiyan, H. McNairn,
A. Merzouki, A. Pacheco, A. Howard,
R. Ojo, P. Bullock
Satellite soil moisture to improve
hydrologic models and enhance flood
forecasting
AKM Bhuiyani, H. McNairn, J. Powers,
A. Merzouki
Optimizing water table depth to
improve soil trafficability and
workability
A.A. Mante*, R. Sri Ranjan
Biochar and erosion control for land
reclamation: Effects on herbaceous seed
mixtures and planted sandbar willow
cuttings
B.G. Kuttner, S.C. Thomas
Amendments and substrates to develop
anthroposols for reclamation in northern
diamond mines
V.S. Miller*, M.A. Naeth
Tundra reclamation: Developing techniques for
shrub and lichen revegetation
S. Ficko*, M.A Naeth
Physical properties of and Orthic Black
Chernozem after 5 years of liquid and solid
pig manure application
T. Adesanya*, O. Akinremi
Recruitment of boreal forest trees in poplar
plantations on mine waste rock slopes
H. Bouchard*, M. Guittonny-Larcheveque, S.
Brais
Session 6: Long-Term Agricultural
Projects Chair: Kevin Baron
Evaluation of the EPIC model for
predicting wheat, barley, and canola yield
on a 19-year alternative cropping system
study in a Canadian Prairies
T. Lychuk, A. Moulin, R. Lemke, E. Johnson,
O. Olfert, S. Brandt, R. Izaurralde
The effect of input intensity, cropping
rotation, environmental and terrain
covariates on crop yield in a 19-year study
in Saskatchewan Canada
T. Lychuk, A. Kirk, A. Moulin, R. Lemke, E.
Johnson, O. Olfert, S. Brandt, B. Gossen, J.
Leeson
Break
CLRA and MSSS AGMs
Nursery nutrient loading promotes growth of
jack pine seedlings planted on reclaimed soils
P. Pokharel*, S. Ibsen, J-H. Kwak, G. Murtaza
Jamro, K. Lou, S.K. Chang
Effects of root sone pH, calcium and
phosphorus supply on trembling aspen, white
spruce and jack pine seedlings
W. Zhang, J.J. Zwiazek
Monitoring the past to inform the future:
Recovery of vegetation and soil indicators on
Alberta’s reclaimed wellsites
A. McIntosh, D. Ryerson
Wednesday, June 17
8:30 – 8:35
Opening Remarks
8:35 – 9:35
Keynote: Dr. Jay Volk - The Reclamation "Genesis" and Our Legacy
9:35 – 10:20
Break
10:20 – 10:40
Session 7: Saline Lands
Chair: Jennifer Nielsen
Responsible potash tailings
management in Saskatechwan
B. Sigurdson
10:40 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:20
Low-energy coal remediated high
salinity soil
E. Liem, M. Cano, P. Verdi, M. Bates
11:20 – 11:40
Spill response 101: Innovative
strategies for remediating brinecontaminated soil
J. Nielsen, R. Eilers
11:40 – 12:00
Effects of salinity on the nitrogen
fixing boreal shrub Elaeagnus
commutata
J. Shao*, J. Markham, S. Renault
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 1:20
Session 8: Pesticides in the Environment
Chair: Annemieke Farenhorst
Occurence of agricultural pesticides in
groundwater of Alberta
K. Sapkota*, D. Nilsson, A. Farenhorst, C.
Sheedy
Glyphosate sorption with different levels of
phosphate fertilizer and pH in soils
S. Munira*, A. Farenhorst, D. Flaten, C. Grant
Dissipation of excreted veterinary
antibiotics in an agricultural soil following
beef cattle manure application
I. Amarakoon*, F. Zvomuya, S. Sura, F.J.
Larney, A.J. Cessna, T.A. McAllister
Session 10: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and
Carbon Exchange in Ecosystems
Chair: Aaron Glenn
Quantifying methane and carbon dioxide
fluses over a beef cattle farm in Manitoba
A. Taylor*, B. Amiro, M. Tenuta, M. Gervais
Session 9: Remediation of Contaminated Soils
Chair: Francis Zvomuya
Remediation of fine textured soils and ground
water contaminated with salts and chlorinated
organic compounds
A.P. Murata*, M.A. Naeth
Influence of biochar feedstock on petroleum
hydrocarbon degradation
E. Karppinen*, K. Stewart, I. Ness,S. Siciliano
Effects of thermal desorption on soil-water
characteristics and plant-available nutrients
P. O’Brien*, N. Derby, T. DeSutter, F. Casey, A.
Wick, K. Horsager
Environmental effects monitoring in Sydney
Harbour during remediation of one of
Canada’s most polluted sites: A review and
lessons learned
T.R. Walker
Soil nitrous oxide emissions from cropland
with different management
A. Roy, A. Glenn, A. Moulin, H. Wilson
Lunch
Session 11: Prairie Ecosystem
Restoration
Chair: Ian Young
Impacts of pipeline construction and
development on Halimolobos Virgata,
slender mouse ear cress, and dry
mixedgrass prairie ecosystems
C. Low, M.A. Naeth, D. Locky
Session 12: Techniques and Tools
Chair: Michele Coleman
Do organic cropping systems emit less soil
N2O than conventional systems?
M. Westphal*, M. Tenuta, M. Entz
The role of water-spraying and vegetation in
controlling windblown dust from mine tailing
impoundments
D. Ogungbemide*, C. McKenna-Neumann, C.
Preston
1:20 – 1:40
1:40 – 2:00
2:00 – 2:20
Restoration of prairie pollinator
communities: Which plants have “the
right stuff”?
D. Bizecki Robson
Initiation and development of a
regionally suitable native grass seed
production program for use in the
revegetation of Manitoba’s east side
road
I. Young, C, Penner, B. Wark
Urban naturalization: A recently
adopted approach towards
sustainable cities
J. Aguilar Rojas*, M.A. Naeth
2:20 – 2:40
2:40 – 3:00
3:00 – 3:20
3:20 – 3:40
Session 13: The Changing Face of
Reclamation
Chair: Daniel Campbell
Planning of restoration projects in the
context of ecological restoration,
compensation or reclamation
L. Rochefort
New advances in mined land
reclamation
D. Polster
Transition from reclamation to
restoration: A misguided trend
C. Powter
Net biome productivity of cropland in
southern Manitoba
A. Glenn, H. Wilson
Uncertainty caused by data gaps in
estimating carbon exchange in an oldgrowth boreal forest
A. Soloway*, B. Amiro
Climate change and permafrost soils – Is
one changing the other?
P. Godin*, TB Goh, G.A. Stern, R.W.
Macdonald, ZZ. Kuzyk, M.A. Goni
Break
Session 14: Extension Methods in Soil and
Environmental Science
Chair: Diane Smith
Managing metallic and electrical interference
in EM survey data
D. Paton
Is there something called ‘Soil Science’?
Perspectives on Soil Science from High
School Students
E. RoTimi Ojo*
Factors infuencing the relationship of ion
exchange membranes (PRSTM Probe)
measurements to extractable nutrient
concentrations
L. Andronak, E. Bremer, K. Sooriya Arachchilage,
J. Schoenau
Restoring and managing the agricultural
alndscape in Manitoba using Innovative
Decision Tools
T. Szumigalski, C. Wilson, E. Salvano
Come and try your hand at the 4R Nutrient
Management Casino!
M. Riekman, J. Heard, D, Flaten
Knowledge rains down and misconceptions
melt away with interactive extension in
Manitoba
M. Timmerman
3:40 – 4:00
4:00 – 4:40
Reclamation or restoration in
northern landscapes: Towards a high
standard for the recovery of disturbed
lands
D. Campbell
Panel Discussion
* graduate student presentation
Dual view minus the wait – Introducing the
Agilent 5100 ICP-OES with synchronous dual
view technology
W. Blonski
The determination of major metal components
in soil extracts via the Agilent Microwave
Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectrometer (4200
MP-AES)
W. Blonski