September 17, 2012
Bringing post-mined oil sands land back to nature
When Jonathan Price heard an oil industry expert say it was impossible to restore peatlands to Alberta landscapes left barren by oil sands mining, he took up the challenge. Using hydrogeological modelling, combined with theory, intuition and practical experience, the University of Waterloo geography and environmental management professor and his team are doing what no one has ever done before.
