Project name
Vegetation Regeneration Mapping Program (VRM)
Theme
Objective
Tracking and quantifying forest regeneration across distributed landscapes for assessments of vegetation recovery with emphasis on Alberta’s Oil Sands Region and in the Caribou range.
Organization
Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Contact Information
Photo by Vegetation Regeneration Mapping Program (abmi.ca)
Project Summary
This multiyear program includes several subprojects evaluating a key aspect of ecosystem-based forest management (EBM): whether biological communities in burned and harvested areas eventually converge. Using high-resolution tools, AI, and aerial imagery, we measure vegetation structure, composition, and recovery across large areas. Vegetation mapping, to be completed by the end of 2025, will inform restoration practitioners and support effective revitalization planning.
More about this project
- Murdoch Taylor (Operations Lead, Operations Centre): murdoch1@ualberta.ca
- Dr.Mir Mustafizur Rahman (Director, Imaging Centre): mustafiz.rahman@ualberta.ca