Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Aurora College
$25,000.00
Seed trials for the revegetation of arctic industrial sites
EF 2016-17
Résumé
MGM Energy is an oil and gas company operating in the Northwest Territories (NWT). As part of theiroperations, they are required to do environmental remediation. Revegetation efforts at their arctic sites havehad mixed results, and so MGM contacted Aurora Research Institute (ARI), which is known for its NWTNative Seed Development Program, to help solve this problem. MGM and ARI seed stocks will be evaluatedfor viability and purity, and suitability of seed species will be assessed for the reclamation sites in question.Findings will impact reclamation practices and will help direct upcoming on-site trials.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Northwest Territories, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
506054-2016
Name nom
Trimble, Annika
Department département
Aurora Research Institute
Organization id
33653
Institution établissement
Aurora College
Province en
Northwest Territories
Province fr
Territoires du Nord-Ouest
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
409
Area of application group en
Environment
Area of application group fr
Environnement
Area of application en
Environmental impact of economic activities (including agriculture)
Area of application fr
Effet des activités économiques sur l'environnement (y compris agriculture)
Research subject code
1505
Research subject group en
Environmental engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie de l'environnement
Research subject en
Bioremediation
Research subject fr
Biorestauration
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Seed trials for the revegetation of arctic industrial sites
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
MGM Energy is an oil and gas company operating in the Northwest Territories (NWT). As part of theiroperations, they are required to do environmental remediation. Revegetation efforts at their arctic sites havehad mixed results, and so MGM contacted Aurora Research Institute (ARI), which is known for its NWTNative Seed Development Program, to help solve this problem. MGM and ARI seed stocks will be evaluatedfor viability and purity, and suitability of seed species will be assessed for the reclamation sites in question.Findings will impact reclamation practices and will help direct upcoming on-site trials.
