Program Reports

Last Update/Review: June 5, 2008

This series of reports describes projects undertaken as part of the Alberta Species at Risk Program. Reports will be added as they become available.

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Reports

No. 1 Alberta species at risk program and projects 2000-2001, by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Fish and Wildlife Division. (2001)
Size: 780 KB
No. 2 Survey of the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum) in Alberta, by R. Corrigan. (2001)
Size: 598 KB
No. 3 Distribution and relative abundance of the shortjaw cisco (Coregonus zenithicus) in Alberta, by M. Steinhilber and L. Rhude. (2001)
Size: 681 KB
No. 4 Survey of the bats of central and northwestern Alberta, by M.J. Vonhof and D. Hobson. (2001)
Size: 1.5 MB
No. 5 2000 survey of the Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) in Alberta, by M.L. James and A. James. (2001)
Size: 693 KB
No. 6 2000/2001 Brassy Minnow inventory at Musreau Lake and outlet, by T. Ripley. (2001)
Size: 355 KB
No. 7 Colonial nesting waterbird survey in the Northwest Boreal Region
Size: 2000, by M. Hanneman and M. Heckbert. (2001)
Size: 2.3 MB
No. 8 Burrowing owl trend block survey and monitoring
Size: Brooks and Hanna areas, by D. Scobie and R. Russell. (2000)
Size: 583 KB
No. 9 Survey of the Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) fishery on the South Saskatchewan River, Alberta (June-September, 2000), by L.A. Winkel. (2000)
Size: 258 KB
No. 10 An evaluation of grizzly bear-human conflict in the Northwest Boreal Region of Alberta (1991-2000) and potential mitigation, by T. Augustyn. (2001)
Size: 240 KB
No. 11 Harlequin duck monitoring in the Northern East Slopes of Alberta: 1998-2000 preliminary results, by J. Kneteman and A. Hubbs. (2000)
Size: 661 KB checknew ("11/08/2003")
No. 12 Distribution of selected small mammals in Alberta, by L. Engley and M. Norton. (2001)
Size: 2.1 MB
No. 13 Northern leopard frog reintroduction. Raven River
Size: Year 2 (2000), by K. Kendell. (2001)
Size: 3.4 MB
No. 14 Cumulative effects of watershed disturbances on fish communities in the Kakwa and Simonette watersheds. The Northern Watershed Project. Study 3 Progress report, by T. Thera and A. Wildeman. (2001)
Size: 306 KB
No. 15 Harlequin duck research in Kananaskis Country in 2000, by C.M. Smith. (2001)
Size: 1.6 MB
No. 16 Proposed monitoring plan for harlequin ducks in the Bow Region of Alberta, by C.M. Smith. (2001)
Size: 199 KB
No. 17 Distribution and relative abundance of small mammals of the western plains of Alberta as determined from great horned owl pellets, by D. Schowalter. (2001)
Size: 655 KB
No. 18 Western blue flag (Iris missouriensis) in Alberta: a census of naturally occurring populations for 2000, by R. Ernst. (2000)
Size: 857 KB
No. 19 Assessing chick survival of sage grouse in Canada, by C.L. Aldridge. (2000)
Size: 533 KB
No. 20 Harlequin duck surveys of the Oldman River Basin in 2000, by D. Paton. (2000)
Size: 1.62 MB
No. 21 Proposed protocols for inventories of rare plants of the Grassland Natural Region, by C. Wallis. (2001)
Size: 1.96 MB
No. 22 Utilization of airphoto interpretation to locate prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis) hibernacula in the South Saskatchewan River valley, by J. Nicholson and S. Rose. (2001)
Size: 2.9 MB
No. 23 2000/2001 Progress report on caribou research in west central Alberta, by T. Szkorupa. (2001)
Size: 388 KB
No. 24 Census of Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) in Canada and Northern Montana: 2000-2001, by A. Moehrenschlager and C. Moehrenschlager. (2001)
Size: 870 KB
No. 25 Population estimate and habitat associations of the long-billed curlew in Alberta, by E.J. Saunders. (2001)
Size: 1.84 MB
No. 26 Aerial reconnaissance for piping plover habitat in east-central Alberta, May 2001, by D.R.C. Prescott. (2001)
Size: 341 KB
No. 27 The 2001 international piping plover census in Alberta, by D.R.C. Prescott. (2001)
Size: 318 KB
No. 28 Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis) monitoring in Alberta
Size: preliminary investigations (2000), by S.L. Rose. (2001)
Size: 341 KB
No. 29 A survey of short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi hernandesi) populations in Alberta, by J. James. (2001)
Size: 1.33 MB
No. 30 Red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) education and relocation project
Size: final report, by L. Takats. (2002)
Size: 3.1 MB
No. 31 Alberta furbearer harvest data analysis, by K.G. Poole and G. Mowat. (2001)
Size: 3.21 MB
No. 32 Measuring wolverine distribution and abundance in Alberta, by G. Mowat. (2001)
Size: 438 KB
No. 33 Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) habitat classification in northeastern Alberta using remote sensing, by G.A. Sanchez-Azofeifa and R. Bechtel. (2001)
Size: 5.13 MB checknew ("11/08/2003")
No. 34 Peregrine falcon surveys and monitoring in the Parkland Region of Alberta, 2001, by R. Corrigan. (2002)
Size: 371 KB
No. 35 Protocol for monitoring long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) populations in Alberta, by T. Pretzlaw, M. Huynh, L. Takats and L. Wilkinson. (2002)
Size: 488 KB
No. 36 Long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) monitoring study in Alberta: a summary report 1998-2001, by M. Huynh, L. Takats and L. Wilkinson. (2002)
Size: 905KB
No. 37 Mountain plover habitat and population surveys in Alberta, 2001, by C. Wershler and C. Wallis. (2002)
Size: 407 KB
No. 38 A census and recommendations for management for western blue flag (Iris missouriensis) in Alberta, by R. Ernst. (2002)
Size: 296 KB
No. 39 Columbian mountain amphibian surveys, 2001, by D. Paton. (2002)
Size: 441 KB
No. 40 Management and recovery strategies for the Lethbridge population of the prairie rattlesnake, by R. Ernst. (2002)
Size: 746 KB
No. 41 Western (Aechmophorus occidentalis) and eared (Podiceps nigricollis) grebes of central Alberta: inventory, survey techniques and management concerns, by S. Hanus, H. Wollis and L. Wilkinson. (2002)
Size: 845 KB
No. 42 Northern leopard frog reintroduction
Size: year 3 (2001), by K. Kendell. (2002)
Size: 2.2 MB
No. 43 Survey protocol for the northern leopard frog, by K. Kendell. (2002)
Size: 1.22 MB
No. 44 Alberta inventory for the northern leopard frog (2000-2001), by K. Kendell. (2002)
Size: 789KB
No. 45 Fish species at risk in the Milk and St. Mary drainages, by RL&L Environmental Services Ltd. (2002)
Size: 3.47 MB
No. 46 Survey of the loggerhead shrike in the southern aspen parkland region, 2000-2001, by H. Kiliaan and D.R.C. Prescott. (2002)
Size: 986 KB
No. 47 Survey of native grassland butterflies in the Peace Parkland Region of northwestern Alberta (2001), by M. Hervieux
Size: 1.74 MB
No. 48 Caribou range recovery in Alberta: 2001/02 pilot year, by T. Szkorupa
Size: 347 KB
No. 49 Peace parkland native grassland stewardship program 2001/02, by A. Baker. (2002)
Size: 493 KB
No. 50 Carnivores and corridors in the Crowsnest Pass, by C. Chetkiewicz and M.S. Boyce. (2002)
Size: 4.98 MB checknew ("11/08/2003")
No. 51 2001 burrowing owl trend block survey and monitoring, Brooks and Hanna areas, by D. Scobie. (2002)
Size: 1.7 MB
No. 52 An evaluation of the ferruginous hawk population in Alberta based on recent trend data, by D.P. Stepnisky, G.L. Erickson, J. Iwaasa and B. Taylor. (2002)
Size: 500 KB
No. 53 Alberta amphibian call surveys, a pilot year, final report, by L. Takats and C. Priestly. (2002)
Size: 1.6 MB
No. 54 Utilization of a roadside survey technique to survey burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) in southeastern Alberta, by J. Nicholson and C. Skiftun. (2002)
Size: 381 KB
No. 55 Alberta species at risk program and projects 2001-2002, by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Fish and Wildlife Division. (2002)
Size: 1.9MB
No. 56 Developing a habitat-based population viability model for greater sage-grouse in southeastern Alberta, by C.L. Aldridge. (2001)
Size: 706 KB
No. 57 Peregrine falcon surveys and monitoring in the Northeast Boreal Region of Alberta, 2001, by R. Corrigan. (2002)
Size: 501 KB
No. 58 2002 burrowing owl trend block survey and monitoring, Brooks area, by R.F. Russell
Size: 433 KB
No. 59 Rare plant inventory of the eastern edge of the lower foothills natural subregion, west-central Alberta, by J. Doubt. (2002)
Size: 1.7 MB
No. 60 Western (Aechmophorus occidentalis) and eared (Podiceps nigricollis) grebes of central Alberta: 2002 field summary, by S. Hanus, H. Wollis and L. Wilkinson. (2002)
Size: 1.61 MB
No. 61 Inventory of western spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis) in Alberta: 2002, by S. Peters. (2003)
Size: 1.63 MB
Inventory 2003 Addendum
Size: 1.9 MB
No. 62 Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Alberta: literature review and data compilation, by K.J. Kissner and J. Nicholson. (2003)
Size: 629 KB
No. 63 Distribution of Ord's kangaroo rats in southeastern Alberta, by D.L. Gummer and S.E. Robertson. (2003)
Size: 897 KB
No. 64 Lethbridge prairie rattlesnake conservation project: 2002-2003 progress report, by R.D. Ernst. (2003)
Size: 408 KB
No. 65 Short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi hernandesi) populations in Alberta - 2002 survey results, by J.D. James. (2003)
Size: 368 KB
No. 66 Inventory and monitoring protocol for naturally occurring western blue flag (Iris missouriensis) in Alberta, by R.D. Ernst. (2003)
Size: 340 KB
No. 67 The use of call playbacks for censusing loggerhead shrikes in southern Alberta, by D.R.C. Prescott. (2003)
Size: 452 KB
No. 68 Survey of bats in northeastern Alberta, by A. Hubbs and T. Schowalter. (2003)
Size: 533 KB
No. 69 Survey protocol for the Richardson's ground squirrel, by B.A. Downey. (2003)
Size: 421 KB
No. 70 Population estimates and a survey protocol for ferruginous hawks in Alberta, by B.N. Taylor. (2003)
Size: 417 KB
No. 71 Testing methods for detecting wolverine, by G. Mowat, C. Kyle and D. Paetkau. (2003)
Size: 488 KB
No. 72 A multi-species conservation strategy for species at risk in the Milk River Basin: Year 1 progress report, by R.W. Quinlan, B.A. Downey, B.N. Taylor, P.F. Jones and T.B. Clayton. (2003)
Size: 4.22 MB checknew ("11/08/2003")
No. 73 Long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) conservation in the Alberta foothills: 2002 field summary report, by L. Wilkinson and S. Hanus. (2003)
Size: 497 KB checknew ("11/08/2003")
No. 74 Researching Amphibian Numbers in Alberta (RANA): 2002 provincial summary, by L. Wilkinson and S. Hanus. (2003)
Size: 356 KB
No. 75 Distribution and habitat associations of the long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) in the Oldman River drainage, by K. Pearson. (2003)
Size: 606 KB checknew ("11/08/2003")
No. 76 Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) hibernacula: monitoring history in Alberta 1987-2002, by K.J. Kissner and J. Nicholson. (2003)
Size: 423 KB
No. 77 Alberta species at risk program and projects 2002-2003, by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Fish and Wildlife Division. (2003)
Size: 1.2 MB checknew ("11/08/2003")
No. 78 Northern leopard frog reintroduction: Year 4 (2002), by K. Kendell. (2003)
Size: 434 KB
Northern leopard frog reintroduction: Year 5 (2003), by K. Kendell. (2004)
Size: 841 KB
No. 79 Magrath Northern Leopard Frog Reintroduction Project - Year 1 Progress Report, by K.A. Romanchuk. (2003)
Size: 788 KB
No. 80 Conservation Overview of Butterflies in the Southern Headwaters at Risk Project (SHARP) Area, by N. Kondla. (2004)
Size: 352 KB
No. 81 Lethbridge Rattlesnake Conservation Project: 2003 Progress Report, by R. Ernst. (2004)
Size: 219KB
No. 82 Shortjaw Cisco Species at Risk Assessment 2001, by M. Steinhilber. (2004)
Size: 674 KB
No. 83 Researching Amphibian Numbers in Alberta (RANA): 2003 provincial summary, by L. Wilkinson and K. Kempin. (2004). (2004)
Size: 1.16 MB
No. 84 Methods for Controlling Depredation on Piping Plovers in Alberta: A Literature Review and Synthesis, by R. Schmelzeisen, D.R.C. Prescott and L. Engley. (2004)
Size: 640 KB
No. 85 Western Blue Flag Conservation Program: 3-Year Summary Report, by K.A. Romanchuk, R.D. Ernst, and R.W Quinlan. (2004)
Size: 279 KB
No. 86 MULTISAR: The Milk River Basin Habitat Suitability Models for Selected Wildlife Management Species, by B. A. Downey, B. L. Downey, R. W. Quinlan, O. Castelli, V. Remesz and P. F. Jones (eds.). (2004)
Size: 1.4 MB
No. 87 MULTISAR: The Milk River Basin, A Multi-Species Conservation Strategy For Species at Risk: Year 2-Progress Report, by R.W. Quinlan, B. A. Downey, B. L. Downey, and P. F. Jones. (2004)
Size: 1.3 MB
No. 88 Survey of Colonial Nesting Birds and Lakeshore Habitats in Northeast Alberta, by C. Found and A. Hubbs. (2004)
Size: 561 KB
No. 89 The southern headwaters at risk project: A multi-species conservation strategy for the headwaters of the Oldman River. Volume 1: Introduction and natural processes, by F. Blouin. (2004)
Size: 1 MB
No. 90 The southern headwaters at risk project: A multi-species conservation strategy for the headwaters of the Oldman River. Volume 2: Species Selection and Habitat Suitability Models, by F. Blouin, B.N. Taylor, and R.W. Quinlan (eds). (2004)
Size: 1.63 MB
No. 91 Distribution, abundance and habitat selection of northern pygmy and barred owls along the eastern slopes of the Alberta Rocky Mountains, by M. D. Piorecky and D. R. C. Prescott. (2004)
Size: 1.16 MB
No. 92 Survey of Aquatic Gastropods in the Central Parkland Subregion of Alberta, by D. R. C. Prescott, and M. M. Curteanu. (2004)
Size: 2.72 MB
No. 93 The 2003 Loggerhead Shrike survey in Alberta, by D. R. C. Prescott. (2004)
Size: 695 KB
No. 94 Western (Aechmophorus occidentalis) and Eared (Podiceps nigricollis) Grebes of Central and Parkland Alberta: 2004 Field Summary, by G. Berg, L. Wilkinson, H. Wollis, and D. Prescott. (2004)
Size: 688 KB
No. 95 Researching Amphibian Numbers in Alberta (RANA): 2004 provincial summary, by L. Wilkinson and G. Berg. (2004)
Size: 907 KB
No. 96 Gillett's Checkerspot in the Southern Headwaters at Risk (SHARP) Project Area, by Norbert G. Klonda. (2005)
Size: 1.45 MB
No. 97 Southern Headwaters at Risk Project (SHARP) Amphiian and Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) Surveys, 2003-2004 by K.J. Pearson. (2005)
Size: 836 KB
No. 98 MULTISAR: A Multi-Species Conservation Strategy For Species at Risk: Year 3 Report, by B. L. Downey, B. A. Downey, R.W. Quinlan, and P. F. Jones. (2005)
Size: 1.27 MB
No. 99 Implementation of the Alberta Piping Plover Recovery Plan, 2002 - 2004: Final Program Report, by Alberta Piping Plover Recovery Team. (2005)
Size: 1.16 MB
No. 100 Alberta Species at Risk Program and Projects 2003-2004, by Fish and Wildlife Division. (2005)
Size: 1.91 MB
No. 101 The 2005 Ferruginous Hawk Inventory and Population Analysis, by B. L. Downey. (2005)
Size: 800 KB
No. 102 Western Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis) Inventory in Alberta, by K.J. Remarchuk. (2005)
Size: 677 KB
No. 103 Reproductive Biology of Female Prairie Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis viridis) in Alberta, by D. Jorgensen and J. Nicholson. (2007)
Size: 3.79 MB
No. 104 Magrath Northern Leopard Frog Reintroduction Project: Final Report. by K. A. Romanchuk and R. W. Quinlan. (2005)
Size: 1.32 MB
No. 105 The Southern Headwaters At Risk Project: A Multi-Species Conservation Strategy for the Headwaters of the Oldman River, Volume 3, Landscape Management - Selection and Recommendations, by F. Blouin. (2006)
Size: 1.45 MB
No. 106 The Southern Headwaters At Risk Project: A Multi-Species Conservation Strategy for the Headwaters of the Oldman River, Volume 4, Beneficial Management Practices and Land Use Guidelines for Focal Species, by F. Blouin. (2006)
Size: 795 KB
No. 107 The Southern Headwaters At Risk Project: A Multi-Species Conservation Strategy for the Headwaters of the Oldman River, Volume 5, Landscape Pressures on Wide-Ranging Species, by F.Blouin. (2006)
Size: 1.42 MB
No. 108 Multi-Species Conservation Strategy For Species at Risk: 2005-2006 Report, by B. A. Downey, B. L. Downey, R. W. Quinlan, T. B. Clayton, C. L. Sikina and P. F. Jones. (2006)
Size: 2.28 MB
No. 109 Rattlers and People: Conserving rattlesnakes in Lethbridge, by R.D. Ernst and R.W. Quinlan (2006)
Size: 709 KB
No. 110 Researching Amphibian Numbers in Alberta (RANA): 2005 provincial summary, by L. Wilkinson and G. Berg. (2006)
Size: 510 KB
No. 111 2004 Pinhorn Grazing Reserve Soapweed Population Survey, by K. Foreman, J. Nicholson, L. Matthias, and J. Chandler. (2006)
Size: 191 KB
No. 113 Monitoring Protocol for the Ord’s Kangaroo Rat, by D. J. Bender, D. L. Gummer, and R. Dzenkiw. (2007)
Size: 1.50 MB
No. 114 MULTISAR: A Multi-species Conservation Strategy for Species at Risk, 2006-2007 report, by Downey, B.A., R. W. Quinlan, P.F. Jones, and R. Elhert. (2007)
Size: 1.01 MB
No. 115 Bird Populations on the Shoreline of Buffalo Lake: Identification of Priority Areas for Conservation, by D. R. C. Prescott and S. D. Stevens. (2007)
Size: 2.18 MB
No. 116 Burrowing Owl Population Trends on the Kininvie Blocks from 1993-2007, and Ancillary Data for Additional Species at Risk in 2007, by Scott D. Stevens and Arlen W. Todd. (2007)
Size: 484 KB
No. 117 MULTISAR: A Multi-Species Conservation Strategy for Species at Risk for the Grassland Natural Area of Alberta, 2007-2008 Report. By Downey, B.L., B.A. Downey, S. Frank, D. Cross, C. DeMaere, D. Jarina, R. Quinlan, J. Nicholson and P. Jones. (2008)
Size: 1.6 MB
No. 120 Alberta Species at Risk Program and Projects 2004-2008, by Fish and Wildlife Division. (2008)
Size: 1.6 MB