Prosperity Through Unity Prosperity Through Unity Research ProjectResearch Project

Healing the Land – An Elders Healing the Land – An Elders ProspectiveProspective

Prosperity Through Unity Reclamation Trial Plots – Prosperity Through Unity Reclamation Trial Plots – TreatmentsTreatments

Healing the Land – An Elders PerspectiveHealing the Land – An Elders Perspective

Pre-site / Post-site Assessment ProcessPre-site / Post-site Assessment Process

Project ComponentsProject Components

10 10 sites with range of soil types and moisture regimessites with range of soil types and moisture regimes 20m x 20m treatment plots20m x 20m treatment plots, , including:including:

- Ripping (Excavator)- Ripping (Excavator)

- Ripping with Woodchip Mulch- Ripping with Woodchip Mulch- Ripping with Woodchips Mixed in- Ripping with Woodchips Mixed in

- Untreated with Woodchip Mulch- Untreated with Woodchip Mulch- Untreated with Brushmats- Untreated with Brushmats- Untreated (control)- Untreated (control)

Trees & Shrubs, includingTrees & Shrubs, including- White Spruce, Black Spruce, Lodgepole Pine, Western - White Spruce, Black Spruce, Lodgepole Pine, Western Larch Larch

(Tamarack)(Tamarack)- Willow, Aspen, Hybrid Poplar, Elderberry, Red-Osier - Willow, Aspen, Hybrid Poplar, Elderberry, Red-Osier

Dogwood, and Rose.Dogwood, and Rose.

Other select species and techniques will be implemented from the Other select species and techniques will be implemented from the Healing the Land – An Elders Perspective site visitsHealing the Land – An Elders Perspective site visits

Reclamation Trial PlotsReclamation Trial Plots

Rip

Untreated - Mulch

Trial Plot TreatmentsTrial Plot Treatments

Rip + Mulch

Rip + Mulch Mixed

Trial Plot TreatmentsTrial Plot Treatments

Trial Plot TreatmentsTrial Plot TreatmentsUntreated - Brushmats

Untreated (Control)

Sx & Pl on Rip + Mulch

Sx & Pl on Mulch

Trial Plot TreatmentsTrial Plot Treatments

Sx & Pl on Untreated With Brushmats

Rose on Untreated

Trial Plot TreatmentsTrial Plot Treatments

Healing the Land – An Elders Healing the Land – An Elders PerspectivePerspective

Monashee Resources and the Aboriginal Groups in the Peace region have been and will continue to complete site visits of the reclamation trial plots and other reclaimed well-sites in their traditional areas.

Healing the Land – An Elders Healing the Land – An Elders PerspectivePerspective

The objective of these visits is to examine alternative reclamation techniques that create sites that reflect their traditional knowledge, traditional activities, and/ or creates sites that are usable to the community. This can be achieved with little or no impact on current processes.

Currently discussed treatments include: reforestation, creating wildlife habitat, planting native medicinal plants, planting native plants important to the community, planting berries, planting commercial crops, and restoring the site to what was originally there.

Healing the Land – An Elders Healing the Land – An Elders PerspectivePerspective

Once the site visits are completed, Monashee will take some of the most common ideas and look at potential techniques to implement the ideas into the reclamation process.

These techniques will be tried on the appropriate reclamation trial plots based ecological factors and site conditions.

As for restoring the site to what was originally there, this process will be evaluated through our Pre-site/Post-site Assessment Process.

Healing the Land – An Elders Healing the Land – An Elders PerspectivePerspective

Pre-site/Post-site Pre-site/Post-site AssessmentsAssessments

The most feasible method to restore a sites productivity, ecological factors, and consequently the vegetation that was originally there is through a pre-site post sites assessment

By determining soil horizon depths, LFH (topsoil) depths, compaction hazard, etc. A plan for stripping and restoring the important layers can be developed

This will help alleviate many of the problems that lead to a loss of productivity.

This is proven through the ALR schedule A & B site assessments, which are used during construction and reclamation to restore original site conditions

Pre-Site Post-Site

Reforestation Wildlife Habitat

Pre-site/Post-site Assessment Pre-site/Post-site Assessment ProcessProcess

Pre-site assessment (before construction)

Develop construction and reclamation plans

Site construction

Post-construction assessment (after construction)

Development/Drilling (Producer = end of process/

Duster = Abandonment)

Post – site assessment (before reclamation) &

Reclamation prescription

Reclamation

Pre-Site Assessment

Ecological Conditions&

Traditional Knowledge

Data Collection

Construction &Reclamation Plans

Plans to Facilitate EndLand-Uses are Made

Including First Nations Concerns &

Recommendations

Site Construction

Site Constructed Following Plans and

First Nations Concerns& Recommendations

Post-ConstructionAssessment

Site Constructed Following Plans and

First Nations Concerns& Recommendations

Development (Drilling, etc.)

Site Developed (Drilling)

(Producer = End Process)

(Duster = Abandonment)

Ecological ConditionsRe-examined ,

Compared to OriginalSite Conditions

&Treatments Prescribed

Post - Site

Assessment

&

Reclamation

Prescription

Reclamation

Reclamation Carried Out Following the Prescription

Planting (trees/shrubs)

Seeding & Fertilizing (plants/berries)

Soil Restoration

Contact InfoSam Bell

Operations Manager 

Korey GreenLand and Environmental Manager 

Monashee Resources Ltd1533-109th AvenueDawson Creek, BC

V1G 2V3 

Phone: 250-782-7472Fax :    250-782-7488Cell:     250-784-8999

  Email:    contactus@monasheeresources.com

Website www.monasheeresources.com