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1 Cenovus Caribou Habitat Restoration Project Conservation offset insights from the LiDea project Michael Cody Specialist, Land & Biodiversity AACO Offsets Webinar Jan 5th 2017
2 Outline A proposed caribou model Cenovus s approach to forest habitat restoration The LiDea projects LiDea monitoring and preliminary results Some observations on offsets
3 Integrating environment into all we do Minimizing our land footprint Reducing our air emissions Using less water The status quo isn t good enough when it comes to environmental performance. -Harbir Chhina, Executive Vice-President, Oil Sands 3
4 Caribou issue Iconic Canadian species Traditional Aboriginal value Significant media attention Hardy + sensitive Reference: Alberta Sustainable Resource Development and Alberta Conservation Association November 19, 2015
5 Woodland Caribou Decline related to habitat disturbance Wolf population Moose & deer population Young vegetation & edge habitat Vegetation disturbance Caribou population We attempt to address both immediate and ultimate causes 5
6 Early seral condition Reference: Wilson S.F Integrated Management of Boreal Caribou in Northestern BC. BC Boreal Caribou Research and Effectiveness Monitoring Board November 19, 2015
7 Without an adequate theoretical and/or empirical knowledge of succession, successful land management is generally a matter of luck Kimmins, J.P Forest Ecology, MacMillan Inc., New York November 19, 2015
8 Disturbance, recovery and the ecological theater Vs. 8
9 Cold Lake herd landscape 19 km 8 m 82 km 9
10 Cenovus s approach to restoration Objective - successional advancement Use silviculture the practice of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests to meet diverse needs and values. (Silviculture. Dec In Wikipedia. Retrieved Jan. 4 th 2017, from Tools Site preparation (cultivate or modify soil and microsite) Stand modification (bend stems, roll-back woody debris) Tree planting (one year old, 15 cm conifer seedlings) Date here 10
11 Site preparation - mounding November 19, 2015
12 Mounding literature Reference: Mounding for Site Preparation, FRDA Memo No. 100, July 1989; 12
13 Stand modification Date here 13
14 Tree Planting Date here 14
15 Cenovus linear deactivation (LiDea) & restoration 1 year Video: 7 years 15
16 Applied investigation in restoration Historical Mounding Est Compare active vs. passive approach Test basic silvicultre for application in oil and gas LiDea I Est Pilot linear deactivation Test linear restoration techniques & monitor at site level ROSE Est Restoration of OSE* sites Test a range of silviculture tools LiDea II Est Forest Habitat Restoration Test plant and animal response at site, individual and population levels South LiDea Est Forest Habitat Restoration Operational and multi-party Extension of LiDea CLARA Est Forest Landscape Restoration Apply LiDea techniques to range 16
17 Historical mounding project Est Test basic silviculture Wet, low productivity forest 17
18 height (cm) Seven summers after restoration treatment Control Plant as is Mound and Plant Larch Black spruce 18
19 Vegetation response - better tree survival 19
20 Vegetation response woody ingress 20
21 Active restoration (silviculture) works! Control site remains stagnant under passive revegetation since 1997 Site treated with silviculture in
22 Restoration of oilsands exploration wells (ROSE) Notes: Exploration wellsites range of site types est course woody debris mounding and ripping pine, spruce, larch 22
23 ROSE project 23
24 ROSE project results various site types Notes: PAI = plant as is SP = rip (dry) and mound (wet & mesic) CWD = course woody debris Planted summer 2012 Larch on wet sites Interpretations: Height 50 cm after 3 seasons Larch more responsive than black spruce Mesic sites: SP>PAI/CWD (competition) Dry sites: CWD>PAI>SP (drought stress) Wet sites: SP>CWD/PAI (excess moisture) 24
25 Linear deactivation (LiDea) project Forest habitat treatment for restoration Mounding, planting and stem bending Objectives: conifer abundance/growth trafficability/sightlines restore species distribution adaptive, operationally viable methods controlled design measured/monitored 25
26 237 km treated in 37,000 hectares
27 Landscape scale Legend LineA Treatment Mound + WD + Plant Mound + Plant WD + Plant Fill Plant +WD WD None
28 LiDea monitoring Multiple scales, species and metrics 3-yr program completed, analysis and reporting underway long-term effectiveness monitoring plan being developed Vegetation development Large mammal use & movement Vegetation both manual and remote measurement techniques Site level Individual level Search, encounter, kill rates Predict BAU > TRT ~ NAT Population level Survival, recruitment, population Predict BAU < TRT ~ NAT Wildlife use and movement remote camera photo captures 102 cameras deployed 50 bears 64 wolves 23 moose 9 caribou > 300 predation site investigations 3 yrs of surveys >1000 fecal pellet samples 28
29 Wildlife response reduced use of lines Coyote LiDea Treated Lines Canadian Lynx LiDea Untreated Lines Grey Wolf Black Bear Deer sp. Moose Woodland Caribou Observations per 100 camera days 29
30 Utilization of features according to treatment intensity 30
31 Utilization of features according to treatment intensity 31
32 Utilization of features according to treatment intensity 32
33 Observations on offsets & restoration Issues: uncertainty, dynamic ecosystems, frame of reference, objectives, metrics Proposed principles: clearly articulated values, problem statement and objectives biophysically effective forest as dynamic system, cycles of disturbance and recovery (never static) Consider a systems approach considering: processes inputs/outputs boundaries What appropriate boundaries for system? Caribou range? Eco-zone? Land use or management zone? Boundaries based on principles & best current science Date here 33
34 Caribou habitat restoration Anthropogenic disturbances may create novel ecosystems Novel ecosystems + climate change = uncertainty Silviculture & active restoration increase predictability Attempt to resolve core problem, but Other short-term management likely required Large, intensive disturbances required for forest health Confidence in restoration requires Clear policy and defined problem statement Aligned regulation and management practice (align both scale and intent) Inform methods with understanding of ecology & soil-plant system Date here 34
35 Thank-you Contact: Michael Cody Office: Cell: January 5 th
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