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Abstract Submissions Now Open for the CLRA National 2020 Joint Conference: Québec RE3

It is now time to submit your abstract for the Québec RE3 Conference. The call for abstracts will be open until January 30, 2020.

We welcome abstracts for issues related to ecosystem reclamation, restoration, rewilding, and/or wetland science, practice or policy, including social, cultural, and economic considerations.

All abstracts, including those for accepted symposia, must be submitted through the online form on the Québec RE3 website.

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CLRA Joint Conference: 2020 Quebec RE3 Conference

At the dawn of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), it is great timing for this joint conference between the Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA), the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) and the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS). Furthermore, our conference will follow the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, and will celebrate SWS’s 40th year as a society.

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2019 CLRA National Conference & AGM/TRCR Annual Reclamation Symposium Presentations & Proceedings

Day 1 (Sept 16) started the conference off with a workshop on ‘Landform Design for Sustainable Mine Reclamation’.

Day 2 (Sept 17) was a fabulous and highly informative tour of the former Sullivan Mine in Kimberley, British Columbia. Sullivan Mine was once a major producer of zinc, lead, and silver. After operating for nearly 100 years, it is now an example of a successful mine closure — a process that included collaboration between Teck and the local community of Kimberley to create lasting benefits.

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