Title:
Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta 2nd Edition
Agreement Number:
FIRENFC-22
Agreement Value:
$60,292.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
The Objective of this Project is to publish a second edition of the Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta guidebook to provide current information for risk assessment and decision-making as well as to increase public awareness of rare plants to encourage a greater appreciation of rare species importance. This tool will be used in the management and conservation of wildlife (including plants) as rare species and will contribute to the need for current data to integrate into management decisions for fire mitigation.
Organization:
Natural Resources Canada
Expected Results:
This Project contributes to descriptive data that can inform wildfire risk assessments and mitigation plans. This Project directly contributes to the need for current data to integrate into management decisions for fire mitigation, will inform surveys and assessments of wildfire risk, and the development of practical solutions that satisfy community wildfire protection standards and ecosystem management objectives.
Location:
EDMONTON, Alberta, CA T6G 2T5
Reference Number:
115-2020-2021-Q4-10284
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
891404543
Recipient's Operating Name:
Alberta Native Plant Council
Recipient's Legal Name:
ALBERTA NATIVE PLANT COUNCIL SOCIETY
Program:
Wildland Fire Resilience
Program Purpose:
The purpose is to increase the resiliency of Canadian communities to the risks and impacts of natural disasters, and to undertake and implement risk reduction analyses and actions. To ensure that wildfire response agencies are integrated with each other in order to implement an effective wildland fire response program, and, to increase the wildfire knowledge of agencies, communities and individuals, in order to create a culture of wildfire safety and to empower the public to understand risk.