2025 CLRA National & Alberta Conference and Annual General Meetings

CANADIAN RECLAMATION - GROWING SINCE 1975

March 5-7, 2025

The Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA) is excited to host and Welcome Canada to the 2025 CLRA National & Alberta Conference and Annual General Meetings (AGM) March 5 to 7, 2025 at the Edmonton Convention Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.

The Conference will consist of:

• Large Interactive Trade Show & Exhibitor Booths Area

• Two Days of Presentations Featuring Over 45 Sessions

• Keynote Speaker Address; Anthony Morgan

  • Anthony Morgan the new co-host of The Nature of Things on CBC Television. He's also an award-winning science communicator, PhD researcher, startup founder and game designer who has hosted dozens of TV programs. He's obsessed with changing how people see, think and talk about science in their everyday lives. He's spent close to 20 years finding ways to do just that. He's worked at the Ontario Science Centre, with Asap SCIENCE, written for newspapers, hosted CBC Radio, collaborated with municipal governments and serves on the steering committee of the misinformation-tackling Science Up First. This work and more has earned him multiple distinctions and award nominations including a Falling Walls nomination for breakthrough science engagement initiative and being named one of CBC's top 20 millennial change-makers.

• Panel Discussions

  • Drivers for Change: Past & Future Panel

    • This moderated panel discussion will have reclamation practitioners across Canada and the USA to give their insights on what are the biggest changes that have impacted the reclamation industry in their area’s and what are likely changes to come.

  • Indigenous Land Managers Engagement Panel

    • This moderated panel discussion will have Land Managers from SK, AB and BC providing their point of view on reclamation planning and how engagement/collaboration is working, the successes in their communities and what can be learned from each other.  

• Networking Breaks

• Optional Wednesday Workshop (Registration to open in early December)

  • The CLRA Indigenous Awareness Committee is working on a workshop that will provide a mix of presentations, discussions, and interactive sessions to facilitate knowledge sharing and networking among participants. By bridging traditional ecological knowledge with modern scientific methods, participants will gain valuable insights into creating more holistic and effective land reclamation strategies. 

• Optional Wednesday Field Tour

  • Hosted at the Univeristy of Alberta, this event will highlight the Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences (ALES), featuring insightful presentations from graduate students, including guided tours of their research in the faculty’s greenhouses and laboratories.

• Wednesday Welcome Reception - an Evening Event

• Thursday and Friday Breakfast and Lunch included

• Thursday Banquet and Awards Presentation - This is a ticketed event.

Anticipated attendance includes over 800 delegates spanning diverse industry sectors such as oil & gas, forestry, mining, municipalities, and renewable resources. Participants will include professionals from consulting firms, industry service providers, government and regulatory bodies, research institutes, academics, and post-secondary students.