Battle Lake restoration: 2010–2013
A dated photo story of ecological restoration at a former gas plant site near Edmonton, following contamination remediation.
1 minute 2 seconds · Photo sequence with on-screen text · No audio
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Photo sequence and on-screen text
The sequence starts with a largely open remediated site in March 2010. April photographs show uneven, prepared ground and cuttings. New shoots are visible in June. The 2011 image shows spreading vegetation, and the 2013 image shows more prominent woody cover. Viewpoints change; this is a dated project record rather than a fixed-camera comparison.
- Battle Lake restoration
A dated photo story, 2010–2013 Photographs and source notes by David Polster - March 11, 2010 · Ready for restoration
The former gas plant site after contamination remediation. Ecological restoration was the next step. - April 14, 2010 · Rough and loose ground
Hollows and mounds created varied planting sites. Willow, balsam poplar and red-osier dogwood cuttings were planted. - June 24, 2010 · First-season growth
New growth was visible on the planted cuttings. The source notes also record plants emerging from the soil seed bank. - June 20, 2011 · Second growing season
Vegetation was spreading across the restoration site. Woody plants continued to establish among the other vegetation. - August 17, 2013 · Developing woody cover
Woody vegetation had become a prominent part of the site. The photographs document progression from different viewpoints. - Explore the full project story
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About this video
Photographs and source notes by David Polster. PES prepared this short adaptation from the Battle Lake archive. It is a selected photo story, not the full original presentation or a recording of David speaking.
The historical record describes this site's progression. Treatment suitability and outcomes depend on local conditions.
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