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3.4 Non-Native and Invasive Species 3.4.1 Results of the Desktop/Literature Review Results of the non-native and invasive species desktop/literature review is provided in the Vegetation Technical Report (Appendix 8A of the ESA) (NEB Filing IDs: A4K2V6 and A4K2V7), and is not repeated here.

3.4.2 Results of the Field Data Collection No Prohibited Noxious weeds were observed along the proposed pipeline routes or compressor stations. Two Noxious weeds (Canada thistle [creeping thistle] and perennial sow-thistle) were observed along the all Project components, except for the Alces River Unit Addition.

A list of all weed species observed during the vegetation survey for each proposed pipeline route and compressor station is provided in Appendices B to G. Where Alberta Weed Control Act: Weed Control Regulation (Province of Alberta 2010) nomenclature differs from the ACIMS List of Elements (AEP 2015a), the ACIMS name for the species has been provided in brackets following the Weed Control Act name. Weed location and abundance data are presented in Appendix H. The density classes presented in Appendix I follow the density distribution guide provided in the ASRD Rangeland Health Assessment Guide (Adams et al. 2009).

Boundary Section Canada thistle (Appendix A, Plate 28) density was low during the vegetation survey. Patches of Canada thistle were observed in riparian areas located at NE 6-87-12 W6M and SE 36-85-13 W6M. A single Canada thistle plant was observed growing in a riparian area located at NE 1-86-13 W6M (Figure 3.4-1).

Bear Canyon Section Canada thistle density was low during the vegetation survey. A few individuals were observed at SE 5-79-9 W6M to NE 5-79-9 W6M and SE 8-80-10 W6M in a deciduous forest and a riparian area, respectively. A single patch was observed in a wetland at NE 13-79-10 W6M (Figure 3.4-2).

Pelican Lake Section Perennial sow-thistle (Appendix A, Plate 29) density was low during the vegetation survey. A single patch of perennial sow-thistle was observed growing in dugout located at NW 18-86-18 W4M (Figure 3.4-3).

Christina River Section Perennial sow-thistle density was low during the vegetation survey. A few individuals were observed in a cutblock located at SE 23-80-6 W4M (Figure 3.4-4).

Alces River Unit Addition No Prohibited Noxious or Noxious weed species were observed on the proposed Alces River Unit Addition.

Otter Lake Unit Addition Canada thistle density was low during the vegetation survey. A few plants were observed in a cleared area spanning SE 10-91-16 W5M to SW 11-91-16 W5M (Figure 3.4-5).

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3.5 Forest Health 3.5.1 Results of the Desktop/Literature Review Results of the forest health desktop/literature review are provided in the Vegetation Technical Report (Appendix 8A of the ESA [NEB Filing IDs: A4K2V6 and A4K2V7]), and are not repeated here.

3.5.2 Results of the Field Data Collection No additional signs of MPB were recorded during surveys in 2015.

3.6 Late-Successional Forests 3.6.1 Results of the Desktop/Literature Review Results of the late-successional forest desktop/literature review are provided in the Vegetation Technical Report (Appendix 8A of the ESA [NEB Filing IDs: A4K2V6 and A4K2V7]), and are not repeated here.

3.6.2 Results of the Field Data Collection Late-successional forests were identified by the Vegetation LSA ELC presented in the Application (Appendix 8A of the ESA [NEB Filing IDs: A4K2V6 and A4K2V7]). During the 2015 early-season vegetation surveys, Vegetation Ecologists visited locations that were identified by the Vegetation LSA ELC in the Application as being late-successional in order to confirm the results. Approximately 51.3 ha, a decrease of 2.9 ha from the Application, of potential late-successional forests are traversed by the proposed pipeline routes. These changes were due to route realignments, more current and accurate stand origin dates from AVI and additional field verification of potential late-successional forest since the Application. A summary of the late-successional metrics updated for each Project component during the supplemental vegetation survey is provided in Table 3.6-1.

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COMPARISON OF LATE-SUCCESSIONAL FOREST METRICS BETWEEN APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL VEGETATION SURVEYS

Amount of Percentage of Change of Area (ha) of Change of Late-Successional Forest Late-Successional Forest Late-Successional Forest Late-Successional Late-Successional Forest Area (ha) in the Vegetation Area (ha) in the Vegetation Area (ha) to be Cleared Forest in the Area (ha) in the Vegetation LSA to be Cleared During LSA to be Cleared During During Construction from Component Vegetation LSA. LSA from the Application Construction Construction the Application Boundary 288.6 + 22.4 24.4 8 + 3.6 Lake Section Bear Canyon 83.3 - 59.3 9.0 11 - 4.6 Section Pelican Lake 113.0 + 0.4 10.8 10 - 0.9 Section Christina River 95.1 - 4.2 7.1 7 - 1.1 Section Alces River ------Unit Addition Otter Lake ------Unit Addition Page Total 580.0 - 40.7 51.3 36 - 2.9 63

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4.0 SUMMARY Table 4.0-1 summarizes the results of the 2015 early-season vegetation surveys.

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF LITERATURE REVIEW AND 2015 VEGETATION SURVEYS

Key Environmental Bear Canyon Pelican Lake Christina River Alces River Unit Otter Lake Unit Issue1 Boundary Lake Section Section Section Section Addition Addition Provincially Rare No species designated No species No species No species No species No species Vegetation under the Alberta Wildlife designated under the designated under the designated under designated under designated under Act were observed. Alberta Wildlife Act Alberta Wildlife Act the Alberta Wildlife the Alberta Wildlife the Alberta were observed. were observed. Act were observed. Act were observed. Wildlife Act were There were 24 observed. ACIMS-listed vegetation Four ACIMS-listed Five ACIMS-listed One ACIMS-listed One ACIMS-listed species observed. vegetation species, vegetation species, vegetation species vegetation species No ACIMS-listed were observed. were observed. was observed. was observed. vegetation species were observed. Non-Native and Two locations with a A single patch of A single patch of A few individual No Prohibited A few individual Invasive Species single patch of Canada Canada thistle plants perennial sow-thistle perennial sow-thistle Noxious or Noxious Canada thistle thistle and one location and two locations of a plants was observed. plants were weed species were plants were with a single individual few Canada thistle observed. observed. observed. Canada thistle plant were plants were observed. observed. Page Late-Successional Approximately 8% of the Approximately 11% of Approximately 10% of Approximately 7% of No No Forests total late-successional the total the total the total late-successional late-successional 65 forest in the LSA will be late-successional late-successional late-successional forest will be forest will be cleared. forest in the LSA will forest in the LSA will forest in the LSA will cleared during cleared during be cleared. be cleared. be cleared. construction of the construction of the Project. Project. Note: 1 Refer to the Vegetation Technical Report (Appendix 8A of the ESA [NEB Filing IDs: A4K2V6 and A4K2V7]) for vegetation community descriptions and MPB information.

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5.0 REFERENCES 5.1 Personal Communications TERA wishes to acknowledge those people identified in the Personal Communications for their assistance in supplying information and comments incorporated into this report.

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5.2 Literature Cited Adams, B.W., G. Ehlert, C. Stone, M. Alexander, D. Lawrence, M. Willoughby, D. Moisey, C. Hincz and A. Burkinshaw. 2009. Rangeland Health Assessment for Grassland, Forest and Tame Pasture. Revised April 2009. Pub. No. T/044. Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Lands Division, Rangeland Management Branch. Edmonton, AB. 128 pp.

Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute. 2010a. ABMI Human Footprint Map - Upper Peace (2010 Version 1.1) (digital file). Edmonton, AB. Available: http://www.abmi.ca. Acquired: December 2012. Last Update Check: October 3, 2014.

Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute. 2010b. ABMI Human Footprint Map - Lower Athabasca (2010 Version 1.1) (digital file). Edmonton, AB. Available: http://www.abmi.ca. Acquired: January 2013. Last Update Check: October 3, 2014.

Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute. 2010c. ABMI Human Footprint Map - Lower Peace (2010 Version 1.1) (digital file). Edmonton, AB. Available: http://www.abmi.ca. Acquired: December 2012. Last Update Check: October 3, 2014.

Alberta Environment and Parks. 2015a. Alberta Conservation Information Management System. List of all Elements in Alberta – Vascular Plants – July 2015. http://www.albertaparks.ca/media/6255149/all_elements_plants_vasular_july2015.xlsx. Accessed: August 2015.

Alberta Environment and Parks. 2015b. Alberta Conservation Information Management System. List of all Elements in Alberta – Non-vascular Plants – July 2015. http://www.albertaparks.ca/media/6255121/acims-list-of-elements-in-alberta-non-vascular- plants.xlsx. Accessed: August 2015.

Alberta Environment and Parks. 2015c. Alberta Conservation Information Management System. List of all Elements in Alberta – Lichens – June 2015. http://www.albertaparks.ca/media/6255135/acims- list-of-elements-in-alberta-lichens.xlsx. Accessed: August 2015.

Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. 2011. Alberta Vegetation Inventory (AVI) Crown Polygons (digital data). Edmonton, AB. Available via email, visit https://geodiscover.alberta.ca/geoportal/catalog/main/home.page for more info. Acquired: March 2015. Last Update Check: March 19, 2015.

Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. 2014. List of all Species and Ecological Communities in Alberta, within the ACIMS Database. May 2014. Website: http://www.albertaparks.ca/albertaparksca/management-land-use/alberta-conservation- information-management-system-(acims)/download-data.aspx. Accessed: May 2014.

Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. 2015a. Alberta Wildfire Perimeters: 1931 to 2014(digital file). Edmonton, AB. Available: http://wildfire.alberta.ca/wildfire-maps/historical- wildfire-information/spatial-wildfire-data.aspx. Acquired: May 4, 2015. Update Interval: Annually.

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Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. 2015b. Alberta Conservation Information Management System (ACIMS) Element Occurrences (Part 1: Non-sensitive) (digital file). Edmonton, AB. Available: http://www.albertaparks.ca/albertaparksca/management-land- use/alberta-conservation-information-management-system-(acims)/download-data.aspx. Acquired: July 2015. Last Update Check: July 22, 2015.

Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. 2009. Alberta Vegetation Inventory (AVI) Forest Management Area (digital data). Boyle, AB. Acquired via TCPL on May 27, 2015.

AltaLIS. 2014a. Alberta Access Polygon Arcs (digital file). Calgary, AB. Website: http://www.altalis.com/products/base/20k_base_features.html. Accessed: November 2014. Last Update Check: November 28, 2014.

AltaLIS. 2014b. Cutline Trail Arcs (digital file). Calgary, AB. Website: http://www.altalis.com/products/base/20k_base_features.html. Accessed: November 2014. Last Update Check: November 28, 2014.

AltaLIS. 2014c. Facility Points (digital file). Calgary, AB. Website: http://www.altalis.com/products/base/20k_base_features.html. Accessed: November 2014. Last Update Check: November 28, 2014.

AltaLIS. 2014d. Pipeline Arcs (digital file). Calgary, AB. Website: http://www.altalis.com/products/base/20k_base_features.html. Acquired: November 2014. Last Update Check: November 28, 2014.

AltaLIS. 2014e. Power line Arcs (digital file). Calgary, AB. Website: http://www.altalis.com/products/base/20k_base_features.html. Acquired: November 2014. Last Update Check: November 28, 2014.

AltaLIS. 2014f. Railway Arcs (digital file). Calgary, AB. Website: http://www.altalis.com/products/base/20k_base_features.html. Acquired: November 2014. Last Update Check: November 28, 2014.

AltaLIS. 2014g. Road Arcs (digital file). Calgary, AB. Website: http://www.altalis.com/products/base/20k_base_features.html. Acquired: November 2014. Last Update Check: November 28, 2014.

Atherton, I., S. Bosanquet and M. Lawley, Eds. 2010. Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland - A Field Guide. Latimer Trend & Co. Ltd., Plymouth, UK. 387 pp.

Beckingham, J.D. and J.H. Archibald, 1996. Field Guide to Ecosites of Northern Alberta. Special Report 5. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Northwest Region, Northern Forestry Center. Edmonton, AB. 520 pp.

Beckingham, J.D., I.G.W. Corns and J.H. Archibald. 1996. Field Guide to Ecosites of West-Central Alberta Special Report 9. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre. Edmonton, AB. 540 pp.

BlackBridge Geomatics. 2015. SPOT6 1.5m Colour Satellite Imagery (digital file). Lethbridge, AB. Available: www.blackbridge.com. Acquired: December 2014.

British Columbia Ministry of Environment. 2010. Terrestrial Ecosystem Information Digital Data Submission Standard – Draft for Field Testing. Ecosystems Branch for the Terrestrial Ecosystems Resources Information Standards Committee. Website: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fia/documents/TEI_Digital_Submission_Standards_Draft1.pdf. Accessed: July 2015.

Brodo, I., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Canadian Museum of Nature. Yale University Press, 795 pp.

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Crum, H.A. and L.E. Anderson. 1981. Mosses of Eastern North America. Columbia University Press, New York, NY. 1,330 pp.

Daishowa-Marubeni International Limited. 2003. Alberta Vegetation Inventory (AVI) Forest Management Area (digital data). Vancouver, BC. Acquired via TCPL on April 30, 2015.

Damsholt, K. 2002. The Illustrated Flora of Nordic Liverworts and Hornworts. Nordic Bryological Society, Lund.

Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Eds. 2007. Flora of North America Vol. 27, Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York, NY. 713 pp.

Goward, T. 1999. The Lichens of British Columbia, Illustrated Keys. Part 2 — Fructicose Species. BC Ministry of Forests, Victoria, BC. 319 pp. Website: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Srs/Srs09.pdf. Accessed: July 2015.

Goward, T., B. McCune and D. Meidinger. 1994. The Lichens of British Columbia, Illustrated Keys. Part 1 — Foliose and Squamulose Species. BC Ministry of Forests, Victoria, BC. 181 pp. Website: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Srs/Srs08.pdf. Accessed: July 2015.

Griffiths, G. 2007. Some Recently Discovered Vascular Plants in NE Alberta. Botanical Electronic News. Victoria, BC. Website: http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben369.html. Accessed: August 2015.

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IHS Inc. 2009. IHS Airfields (digital file). Calgary, AB. Received: via DVD, visit http://www.ihs.comfor more info. Acquired: October 2012. Last Update Check: April 21, 2014.

IHS Inc. 2011a. Industrial Polygon Features (digital file). Calgary, AB. Received: via DVD, visit http://www.ihs.com for more info. Acquired: April 2012. Last Update Check: April 21, 2014.

IHS Inc. 2011b. Industrial Point Features (digital file). Calgary, AB. Received: via DVD, visit http://www.ihs.comfor more info. Acquired: April 2012. Last Update Check: April 21, 2014.

IHS Inc. 2011c. Polygon Waste Sites (digital file). Calgary, AB. Received: via DVD, visit http://www.ihs.com for more info. Acquired: April 2012. Last Update Check: April 21, 2014.

IHS Inc. 2013. IHS Railways (digital file). Calgary, AB. Received: via DVD, visit http://www.ihs.comfor more info. Acquired: January 2014. Last Update Check: April 21, 2014.

IHS Inc. 2014a. IHS Enhanced Pipeline Data (digital file). Calgary, AB. Received: via DVD, visit http://www.ihs.comfor more info. Acquired: November 14, 2014. Update Interval: Monthly.

IHS Inc. 2014b. IHS Facility Data (digital file). Calgary, AB. Received: via DVD, visit http://www.ihs.comfor more info. Acquired: November 14, 2014. Update Interval: Monthly.

IHS Inc. 2014c. IHS Road Segments (digital file). Calgary, AB. Received: via DVD, visit http://www.ihs.comfor more info. Acquired: November 14, 2014. Update Interval: Monthly.

IHS Inc. 2014d. IHS Wells - Surface Hole (digital file). Calgary, AB. Received: via DVD, visit http://www.ihs.comfor more info. Acquired: November 14, 2014. Update Interval: Monthly.

Kershaw, L., J. Gould, D. Johnson and J. Lancaster, Eds. 2001. Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta. University of Alberta Press and Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, AB. 484 pp.

Lawton, E. 1971. Moss Flora of the Pacific Northwest. The Hattori Botanical Garden, Nichinan, Japan. 362 pp. + 195 plates.

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Manning Diversified Forest Products Ltd. 2007. Alberta Vegetation Inventory (AVI) Forest Management Area (digital data). Manning, Alberta. Acquired via TCPL on April 24, 2015.

McCune, B. and L. Geiser. 2009. Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. Second Edition. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, OR. 464 pp.

Moss, E.H. 1983. Flora of Alberta. Second Edition. Revised by J.G. Packer. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, ON. 687 pp.

National Wetland Working Group. 1997. The Canadian Wetland Classification System. Edited by B.G Warner and C.D.A. Rubec. Wetlands Research Centre, University of Waterloo. Waterloo, ON.

Natural Resources Canada. 2012a. CanVec - Buildings and Structures - 2010009 Building (digital file). Sherbrooke, QC. Available: http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/download/topographic.html. Acquired: November 2012. Last Update Check: November 2012.

Natural Resources Canada. 2012b. CanVec -Transportation - 1020009 Railway (digital file). Sherbrooke, QC. Available: http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/download/topographic.html. Acquired: June 2012. Last Update Check: November 2012.

NatureServe. 2014. NatureServe Explorer - An Online Encyclopedia of Life. Website: http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/index.htm. Accessed: October 2014.

NatureServe. 2015. NatureServe Explorer - An Online Encyclopedia of Life. Website: http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/index.htm. Accessed: August 2015.

Paton, J.A. 1999. The Liverwort Flora of the British Isles. Harley Books. Essex, England. 626 pp.

Province of Alberta. 2010. Weed Control Act: Weed Control Regulation. Alberta Regulation 19/2010. Alberta Queen’s Printer, Edmonton, AB. 8 pp.

Schofield, W.B. 2002. Field Guide to Liverwort Genera of Pacific North America. University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA. 228 pp.

Schuster, R.M. 1966-1992. The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America East of the Hundredth Meridian, Volumes 1-6. Columbia University Press, New York, NY.

Szweykowski, J., K. Buczkowska and I.J. Odrzykoski. 2005. Conocephalum salebrosum (Marchantiopsida, Conocephalaceae) – A new Holarctic liverwort species. Plant Systematics and Evolution 253(1-4):133-158.

Wojcicki, J. and Marhold, K. 2000. Cardamine dentata (Brassicaceae) in Poland. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica 45(1–2): 431–443. Kraków. ISSN 0015–931x.

5.3 GIS Data and Mapping References This subsection includes references cited on the figures accompanying this report.

Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. 2005. 2005 Natural Regions and Subregions (digital file). Edmonton, AB. Available: http://tpr.alberta.ca/parks/heritageinfocentre/naturalregions/default.aspx. Acquired: October 2010. Last Update Check: May 7, 2014.

Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. 2015. Alberta Conservation Information Management System (ACIMS) Element Occurrences (Part 1: Non-sensitive) (digital file). Edmonton, AB. Available: http://www.albertaparks.ca/albertaparksca/management-land- use/alberta-conservation-information-management-system-(acims)/download-data.aspx. Acquired: July 2015. Last Update Check: July 1, 2015.

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AltaLIS. 2009. Alberta Township System version 4.1 (digital file). Calgary, AB. Available: http://www.altalis.com. Acquired: October 2009. Last Update Check: June 5, 2014.AltaLIS. 2014. Alberta Municipal Boundaries (digital file). Calgary, AB. Available: http://www.altalis.com. Acquired: October 2014. Last Update Check: January 2, 2015.

AltaLIS. 2015. Alberta Municipal Boundaries (digital file). Calgary, AB. Available: http://www.altalis.com. Acquired: August 2015. Last Update Check: August 4, 2015.

ATPR. 2012. Protected Areas (pashape_ocsites_10tm) (digital file). Edmonton, AB. Available: http://albertaparks.ca/albertaparksca/library/downloadable-data-sets.aspx. Acquired: February 2013. Last Update Check: November 7, 2014.

BC Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. 2008. Forest Tenure Road Segment Lines (digital file). Victoria, BC. Available: https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/dwds/home.so. Acquired: November 2014. Last Update Check: November 21, 2014.

BC Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. 2012. Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC) Map (digital file). Victoria, BC. Available: https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/dwds/home.so. Acquired: February 2012. Last Update Check: March 20, 2014.

BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. 2007. Tantalis Regional Districts (digital file). Victoria, BC. Available: https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/dwds/home.so. Acquired: March 2011. Last Update Check: November 20, 2014.

BlackBridge Geomatics. 2015. SPOT6 1.5m Colour Satellite Imagery (digital file). Lethbridge, AB. Available: www.blackbridge.com. Acquired: December, 2014.

CH2M HILL Energy Canada, Ltd. 2014. Area Surveyed (digital file). Calgary, AB. Acquired: June 2014. Last Update Check: June 30, 2015.

CH2M HILL Energy Canada, Ltd. 2014. Rare Vegetation, Area Surveyed (digital files). Calgary, AB. Acquired: June 2014. Last Update Check: June 30, 2015.

CH2M HILL Energy Canada, Ltd. 2015. Area Surveyed (digital file). Calgary, AB. Acquired: June 2015. Last Update Check: June 30, 2015

CH2M HILL Energy Canada, Ltd. 2015. Rare Vegetation (digital file). Calgary, AB. Acquired: June 2015. Last Update Check: October 7, 2014.

CH2M HILL Energy Canada, Ltd. 2015. Noxious Weeds (digital file). Calgary, AB. Acquired: June 2015 2015. Last Update Check: June 30, 2015.

ESRI. 2015. World Imagery (digital data). Redlands, California. Collected By: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community. Available: http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer. Accessed: August 26, 2015.

Fiera Biological Consulting Ltd. 2014. Environmentally Significant Areas (ESAs) in Alberta: 2014 Update (digital files). Prepared by: S. Clare, G. Holloway, and S. Vukicevic. Prepared for the Government of Alberta. Fiera Biological Consulting Report Number 1305. Edmonton, AB. Pp. 51. Available: http://albertaparks.ca/albertaparksca/library/environmentally-significant-areas-report.aspx. Acquired: October 2014. Last Update Check: October 8, 2014.

Government of Canada. 2015. Aboriginal Lands, Canada (digital file). Edmonton, AB. Available: http://www.geobase.ca. Acquired: January 2015. Last Update Check: January 15, 2015.

IHS Inc. 2004. IHS Hydro Line/ Region Data (digital files). Calgary, AB. Received: via DVD, visit http://www.ihs.comfor more info. Acquired: June 2011. Last Update Check: April 21, 2014.

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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). 2003. Canadian Geographical Names (digital file). Ottawa, ON. Available: http://geobase.ca/geobase/en/data/cgn/index.html. Acquired: June 2014. Last Update Check: January 6, 2015.

Natural Resources Canada. 2007-2011. National Hydro Network (digital files). Sherbrooke, QC. Available: http://www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/data/nhn/index.html. Acquired: April 2012. Last Update Check: May 2012.

Natural Resources Canada. 2014. National Road Network – Alberta (digital file). Sherbrooke, QC. Available: http://www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/data/nrn/index.html. Acquired: September 2014. Last Update Check: January 2, 2015.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2014a. Proposed Alces River Compressor Station Unit Addition (digital file). Calgary, AB. Acquired: August 14, 2014.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2014b. Proposed Otter Lake Compressor Station Unit Addition (digital file). Calgary, AB. Acquired: October 2014. Last Update Check: October 17, 2014.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2014c. Proposed Otter Lake Unit Addition Construction Camp (digital file). Calgary, AB. Acquired: October 2014. Last Update Check: October 28, 2014.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2014d. Second Year (Final) Post-Construction Monitoring Program Report for the NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. Kearl Extension Pipeline Project. Calgary, AB. (NEB Filing ID: A3T2U7).

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2014e. Proposed Alces River Compressor Station (digital file). Calgary, AB. Acquired: August 14, 2014.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2015a. Proposed Kilometre Post (KP) / Kettle River Lateral Loop Christina River Section / Footprint (digital files). Calgary, AB. Acquired: May 20, 2015.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2015b. Proposed Kilometre Post (KP) / Liege Lateral Loop No. 2 Pelican Lake Section / Footprint (digital files). Calgary, AB. Acquired: May 7, 2015.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2015c. Proposed Kilometre Post (KP) /Northwest Mainline Loop Boundary Lake Section / Footprint (digital files). Calgary, AB. Acquired: February 20, 2015.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2015d. Proposed Kilometre Post (KP) / Northwest Mainline Loop No. 2 Bear Canyon Section / Footprint (digital files). Calgary, AB. Acquired: May 14, 2015.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2015e. Proposed Otter Lake Compressor Station Unit Addition (digital file). Calgary, AB. Acquired: May 11, 2015.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2015f. Proposed Otter Lake Unit Addition Construction Camp (digital file). Calgary, AB. Acquired: May 11, 2015.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2015g. Proposed Kettle River Lateral Loop Christina River Section (digital file). Calgary, AB. Acquired: May 20, 2015.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2015h. Proposed Liege Lateral Loop No. 2 Pelican Lake Section (digital file). Calgary, AB. Acquired: May 22, 2015.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2015i. Proposed Northwest Mainline Loop Boundary Lake Section. Calgary, AB. Acquired: February 20, 2015.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2015j. Proposed Northwest Mainline Loop No. 2 Bear Canyon Section (digital file). Calgary, AB. Acquired: May 14, 2015.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2015k. Proposed Grande Prairie Mainline Loop No. 2 McLeod River Section (digital file). Calgary, AB. Acquired: May 13, 2015.

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APPENDIX A

PHOTOPLATES

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Plate 1 Close-up view of Blassia liverwort located at 2-12-86-13 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 7.9) (June 13, 2015).

Plate 2 Close-up view of the stump the bog earwort was collected from located at 7-18-90-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 49.5) (June 10, 2015).

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Plate 3 Close-up view of the log camouflage lichen was collected from located at SE 18-90-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 49.5) (June 10, 2015).

Plate 4 Close-up view of the soil the Cladonia lichen was collected from located at 2-12-86-13 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 7.9) (June 13, 2015).

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Plate 5 Close-up view of the wet game trail the comb notchwort was collected from located at 7-36-85-13 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 5.2) (June 3, 2015).

Plate 6 Close-up view of crystalwort located at 8-36-85-13 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 5.1) (June 3, 2015).

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Plate 7 Close-up view of dotted ramalina located at 8-20-93-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 81) (June 6, 2015).

Plate 8 Close-up view of the area where fringed bog moss was collected from located at 14-8-94-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 88.4) (June 5, 2015).

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Plate 9 Close-up view of the log where frog pelt lichen and Gray’s cup lichen were collected from located at 7-36-85-13 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 5.1) (June 3, 2015).

Plate 10 Close-up view of the log the glaucous-headed liverwort was collected from located at 8-20-93-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 80.6) (June 6, 2015).

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Plate 11 Close-up view of the rock the heath earwort was collected from located at 16-30-88-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 34.1) (June 14, 2015).

Plate 12 Close-up view of the substrate two Peltigera lichens were collected from located at 1-30-88-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 32.8) (June 1, 2015).

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Plate 13 Close-up view of naked kidney lichen located at 16-30-88-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 34.1) (June 6, 2015).

Plate 14 Close-up view of the substrate the narrow-fruited fork moss was collected from located at 15-5-92-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 66.6) (June 8, 2015).

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Plate 15 Close-up view of a Pellia species located at 2-31-89-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 44.1) (June 11, 2015).

Plate 16 Close-up view of a Pike’s horsehair lichen located at 7-6-88-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 26.6) (June 14, 2015).

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Plate 17 Close-up view of pinesap located at 3-29-94-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 91.5) (June 5, 2015).

Plate 18 Close-up view of ring pellia located at 15-5-92-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 66.6) (June 8, 2015).

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Plate 19 Close-up view of river thyme moss located at 1-29-91-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 62.4) (June 9, 2015).

Plate 20 Close-up view of the substrate that small greasewort was collected from located at 7-8-93-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 77.3) (June 7, 2015).

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Plate 21 Close-up view of the log that smooth-footed powderhorn was collected from located at 7-6-88-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 26.7) (June 14, 2015).

Plate 22 Close-up view of toothed bittercress located at 7-18-90-12 W6M along the Boundary Lake Section (approximate KP 49.5) (June 10, 2015).

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Plate 23 Close-up view of western grape fern located at 13-23-79-10 W6M along the Bear Canyon Section (approximate KP 10.1) (June 16, 2015).

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Plate 24 Close-up view of the log that the Cladonia lichen was collected from located at 9-5-79-9 W6M along the Bear Canyon Section (approximate KP 0.8) (June 15, 2015).

Plate 25 Close-up view of the soil that British soldier lichen was collected from NE 2-82-17 W4M along the Pelican Lake Section (approximate KP 5.6) (June 23, 2015).

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Plate 26 Close-up view of the British soldiers lichen collected from 16-30-81-16 W4M along the Pelican Lake Section (approximate KP 0.5) (June 22, 2015).

Plate 27 Close-up view of cat-tongue liverwort located at 13-36-79-6 W4M along the Christina River Section (approximate KP 8.6) (June 20, 2015).

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Plate 28 View north of habitat where Canada thistle was observed near a drainage along and the Boundary Lake Section at NE 1-86-13 W6M (approximate KP 7.9) (June 13, 2015).

Plate 29 View north of perennial sow-thistle population observed near a dugout along and the Pelican Lake Section at 13-18-86-18 W4M (approximate KP 55.6) (June 26, 2015).

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Plate 30 Blasia pusilla specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

Plate 31 Blasia pusilla specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

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Plate 32 Scapania irrigua specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

Plate 33 Pseudobryum cinclidioides specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

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Plate 34 Psuedobryum cinclidioides specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

Plate 35 Scapania glaucocephala specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

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Plate 36 Blasia pusilla specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

Plate 37 Pseudobryum cinclidioides specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

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Plate 38 Sphagnum fimbriatum specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

Plate 39 Blasia pusilla specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

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Plate 40 Trichodon cylindricus specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

Plate 41 Pellia neesiana specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

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Plate 42 Aneura pinguis specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

Plate 43 Pseudobryum cinclidioides specimen, prepared for submission to ACIMS and the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

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Plate 44 Scapania paludicola specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

Plate 45 Pellia sp. specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

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Plate 46 Anastrophyllum minutum specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

Plate 47 Scapania glaucocephala specimen, prepared for submission to the University of Alberta, Cryptogamic Herbarium (August 26, 2015).

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APPENDIX B

OBSERVED VEGETATION SPECIES – BY TYPE AND COMMON NAME ALONG THE BOUNDARY LAKE SECTION

Common Name Scientific Name TREES balsam fir Abies balsamea lodgepole pine Pinus contorta tamarack Larix laricina SHRUBS alder Alnus incana balsam willow Salix pyrifolia basket willow Salix petiolaris beaked willow Salix bebbiana bog birch Betula glandulosa bog willow Salix pedicellaris bracted honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata bristly black currant Ribes lacustre Canada buffaloberry Shepherdia canadensis common Labrador tea Rhododendron groenlandicum common wild rose Rosa woodsii Drummond's willow Salix drummondiana dwarf birch Betula pumila false mountain willow Salix pseudomonticola flat-leaved willow Salix planifolia leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata low-bush cranberry Viburnum edule myrtle-leaved willow Salix myrtillifolia northern black currant Ribes hudsonianum prickly rose Rosa acicularis saskatoon Amelanchier alnifolia Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana shrubby willow Salix arbusculoides skunk currant Ribes glandulosum tall bilberry Vaccinium membranaceum western mountain-ash Sorbus scopulina wild red currant Ribes triste wild red raspberry Rubus idaeus FORBS, DWARF SHRUBS alpine milk vetch Astragalus alpinus American milk vetch Astragalus americanus arrow-leaved coltsfoot Petasites frigidus var. sagittatus bishop's-cap Mitella nuda blue columbine Aquilegia brevistyla blunt-leaved bog orchid Platanthera obtusata blunt-leaved sandwort Moehringia lateriflora bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia bracted bog orchid Coeloglossum viride broad-leaved everlasting Antennaria neglecta buck-bean Menyanthes trifoliata bunchberry Cornus canadensis bur-reed species Sparganium sp.

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Common Name Scientific Name clasping-leaved twisted-stalk Streptopus amplexifolius coltsfoot Petasites frigidus common bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi common bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris common blueberry Vaccinium myrtilloides common blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium montanum common fireweed Chamerion angustifolium common horsetail Equisetum arvense common mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris common nettle Urtica dioica common pink wintergreen Pyrola asarifolia common scouring-rush Equisetum hyemale common yarrow Achillea millefolium coralroot species Corallorhiza sp. cow parsnip Heracleum maximum cream-colored vetchling Lathyrus ochroleucus crowberry Empetrum nigrum dewberry Rubus pubescens dwarf bilberry Vaccinium caespitosum dwarf bramble Rubus pedatus dwarf raspberry Rubus arcticus dwarf scouring-rush Equisetum scirpoides early blue violet Viola adunca elephant's-head Pedicularis groenlandica fairybells Prosartes trachycarpa few-flowered ragwort Packera pauciflora floating marsh-marigold Caltha natans fragile bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium iowense graceful cinquefoil Potentilla gracilis ground-cedar Diphasiastrum complanatum heart-leaved Alexanders Zizia aptera heart-leaved arnica Arnica cordifolia heart-leaved twayblade Neottia cordata hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum ivy-leaved duckweed Lemna trisulca Jacob's-ladder species Polemonium sp. kidney-leaved violet Viola renifolia Labrador lousewort Pedicularis labradorica lady fern Athyrium filix-femina Lapland buttercup Coptidium lapponicum large-leaved yellow avens Geum macrophyllum leather grapefern Sceptridium multifidum limestone rockcress Boechera grahamii long-stalked chickweed Stellaria longipes Macoun's buttercup Ranunculus macounii many-flowered yarrow Achillea alpina marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre marsh violet Viola palustris marsh-marigold Caltha palustris meadow horsetail Equisetum pratense moschatel Adoxa moschatellina

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Common Name Scientific Name mountain laurel Kalmia microphylla narrow spinulose shield fern Dryopteris carthusiana narrow-leaved water-hemlock Cicuta virosa northern bedstraw Galium boreale northern grass-of-parnassus Parnassia palustris northern starflower Trientalis borealis northern stitchwort Stellaria calycantha northern valerian Valeriana dioica northern water-starwort Callitriche hermaphroditica northern willowherb Epilobium ciliatum Nuttall's rock cress Arabis nuttallii oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris one-cone clubmoss Lycopodium lagopus one-flowered wintergreen Moneses uniflora one-sided wintergreen Orthilia secunda pale coralroot Corallorhiza trifida palmate-leaved coltsfoot Petasites frigidus var. palmatus pinesap Hypopitys monotropa rayless aster Symphyotrichum ciliatum red and white baneberry Actaea rubra reflexed locoweed Oxytropis deflexa round-leaved bog orchid Platanthera orbiculata round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia sago pondweed Stuckenia pectinata showy aster Eurybia conspicua small bladderwort Utricularia minor small bog cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos small butterwort Pinguicula villosa small-flowered buttercup Ranunculus abortivus sorrel species Rumex sp. spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum exalbescens swamp horsetail Equisetum fluviatile sweet cicely species Osmorhiza sp. sweet-scented bedstraw Galium triflorum tall goldenrod Solidago altissima tall Jacob's-ladder Polemonium acutiflorum tall larkspur Delphinium glaucum tall lungwort Mertensia paniculata three-leaved Solomon's-seal Maianthemum trifolium toothed bittercress Cardamine dentata turion duckweed Lemna turionifera twinflower Linnaea borealis twining honeysuckle Lonicera dioica veiny meadow rue Thalictrum venulosum vernal water-starwort Callitriche verna water dock Rumex britannica water parsnip Sium suave western lousewort Pedicularis bracteosa wild lily-of-the-valley Maianthemum canadense wild sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana wild vetch Vicia americana

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Common Name Scientific Name woodland horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum yellow avens Geum aleppicum yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor yellow water crowfoot Ranunculus gmelinii GRASSES, SEDGES, RUSHES beautiful sedge Carex concinna common cattail Typha latifolia creeping spike-rush Eleocharis palustris few-flowered sedge Carex pauciflora field wood-rush Luzula multiflora fowl manna grass Glyceria striata hair-like sedge Carex capillaris hairy wild rye Leymus innovatus hay sedge Carex siccata hoary sedge Carex canescens mud sedge Carex limosa northern bog sedge Carex gynocrates purple oat grass Schizachne purpurascens reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea Rocky Mountain fescue Festuca saximontana russett cotton grass Eriophorum chamissonis sheathed cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum sheathed sedge Carex vaginata short-awned foxtail Alopecurus aequalis small-fruited bulrush Scirpus microcarpus thread rush Juncus filiformis tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa two-stamened sedge Carex diandra white-grained mountain rice grass Oryzopsis asperifolia MOSSES, LICHENS, LIVERWORTS abraded camouflage lichen Melanelixia subaurifera acute-leaved peat moss Sphagnum capillifolium alpine foam lichen Stereocaulon alpinum alternating dog lichen Peltigera didactyla Amblystegium moss Amblystegium serpens anomalous flapwort Leiomylia anomala anomalous flapwort Mylia anomala antlered powderhorn lichen Cladonia subulata aquatic moss Fontinalis antipyretica Austria Timmia moss Timmia austriaca beard lichen Usnea sp. bighorn cladonia lichen Cladonia cornuta black saddle lichen Peltigera neckeri Blasia liverwort Blasia pusilla blunt-leaved bristle moss Orthotrichum obtusifolium bog earwort Scapania paludicola boreal oakmoss lichen Evernia mesomorpha Brachythecium moss Brachythecium salebrosum Brachythecium moss Brachythecium mildeanum bristly beard lichen Usnea hirta brown moss Sanionia uncinata Bryum moss species Bryum sp.

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Common Name Scientific Name Calliergon moss Calliergon cordifolium Calliergon moss Calliergon richardsonii Calliergon moss Calliergon stramineum camouflage lichen Melanohalea trabeculata campylium moss Campylium hispidulum candy lichen Icmadophila ericetorum chalky ramalina Ramalina pollinaria chestnut wrinkle-lichen Tuckermannopsis sepincola cladonia lichen Cladonia stricta comb notchwort Anastrophyllum minutum common flat fork moss Fissidens bryoides common green Bryum moss Bryum pseudotriquetrum common powderhorn lichen Cladonia coniocraea concentric pelt lichen Peltigera elisabethae copper wire moss Pohlia nutans cord moss Funaria hygrometrica creeping fingerwort Lepidozia reptans crinkled snow lichen Flavocetraria nivalis crowned pixie-cup Cladonia carneola crystalwort Riccia fluitans cup lichen Cladonia macilenta cushion moss Dicranum acutifolium cushion moss Dicranum fragilifolium dog lichen Peltigera canina dotted ramalina Ramalina farinacea earwort species Scapania sp. elegant beaked moss Eurhynchium pulchellum embossed beard lichen Usnea substerilis fan lichen Peltigera venosa fen peatmoss Sphagnum warnstorfii field dog lichen Peltigera rufescens fishbone beard lichen Usnea filipendula forcipated pincerwort Cephalozia connivens fringed bog moss Sphagnum fimbriatum fringed wrinkle lichen Tuckermannopsis americana frog pelt lichen Peltigera degenii frosted cladonia Cladonia ecmocyna fuscous moss Dicranum fuscescens giant calliergon moss Calliergon giganteum glaucous-headed liverwort Scapania glaucocephala golden moss Tomentypnum nitens Gray's cup lichen Cladonia grayi greater featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides greater sulphur-cup lichen Cladonia sulphurina green starburst lichen Parmeliopsis ambigua green-tongue liverwort Marchantia polymorpha grey starburst lichen Parmeliopsis hyperopta hairy threadwort Blepharostoma trichophyllum hammered shield lichen Parmelia sulcata heath earwort Scapania irrigua Heller's notchwort Anastrophyllum helleranum Herzogiella moss Herzogiella turfacea

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Common Name Scientific Name hooded ramalina Ramalina obtusata hooded sunburst lichen Xanthomendoza fallax hooded tube lichen Hypogymnia physodes Hypnum moss Hypnum pratense Iceland lichen Cetraria ericetorum Jameson's liverwort Jamesoniella autumnalis Jungermannioideae suborder Jungermannioideae juniper hair-cap moss Polytrichum juniperinum Knieff´s hook moss Drepanocladus aduncus knight's plume moss Ptilium crista-castrensis large cut notchwort Tritomaria exsectiformis Leptobryum moss Leptobryum pyriforme lesser sulphur-cap lichen Cladonia deformis Lindberg's Hypnum moss Hypnum lindbergii lustrous beard lichen Usnea glabrata lustrous camouflage lichen Melanohalea exasperatula many-flowered Pylaisia moss Pylaisiella polyantha many-forked cladonia lichen Cladonia furcata Meesia moss Meesia triquetra moon-leaved pincerwort Cephalozia lunulifolia mountain curved-back moss Oncophorus wahlenbergii naked kidney lichen Nephroma bellum narrow-fruited fork moss Trichodon cylindricus narrowleaf peatmoss Sphagnum angustifolium Naugehyde liverwort Ptilidium pulcherrimum northern camouflage lichen Melanohalea septentrionalis northern naugehyde liverwort Ptilidium ciliare old man's beard lichen Bryoria fuscescens old man's beard lichen Bryoria glabra old man's beard lichen Bryoria lanestris old man's beard lichen Bryoria simplicior opal nodding moss Pohlia cruda organ-pipe lichen Cladonia crispata pale liverwort Chiloscyphus pallescens peat moss species Sphagnum sp. Pellia species Pellia sp. pelt lichen Peltigera extenuata Peltigera lichen Peltigera conspersa Peltigera lichen Peltigera neocanina Pike's horsehair lichen Bryoria pikei pimpled kidney lichen Nephroma resupinatum Plagiomnium moss Plagiomnium ellipticum Plagiomnium moss Plagiomnium medium Pohlia moss Pohlia proligera powdered beard lichen Usnea lapponica powdered funnel lichen Cladonia cenotea powdered wrinkle-lichen Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla powder-headed tube lichen Hypogymnia tubulosa powdery kidney lichen Nephroma parile punctured Ramalina Ramalina dilacerata purple horn-toothed moss Ceratodon purpureus red-mouthed leafy moss Mnium spinulosum

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Common Name Scientific Name reindeer lichen Cladonia mitis reindeer lichen Cladonia rangiferina Rhizomnium moss Rhizomnium gracile ring pellia Pellia neesiana river thyme moss Pseudobryum cinclidioides rock Ramalina Ramalina intermedia ruffled freckle pelt lichen Peltigera leucophlebia rusty peat moss Sphagnum fuscum salted starburst lichen Imshaugia aleurites scaly pelt lichen Peltigera praetextata Schreber's moss Pleurozium schreberi shore-growing peat moss Sphagnum riparium slender hair-cap moss Polytrichum strictum small greasewort Aneura pinguis smooth cladonia lichen Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata smooth-footed powderhorn Cladonia ochrochlora speckled beard lichen Usnea glabrescens spiny threadwort Cephaloziella spinigera squarrose peat moss Sphagnum squarrosum stair-step moss Hylocomium splendens star rosette lichen Physcia stellaris star-tipped reindeer lichen Cladonia stellaris straw beard lichen Usnea scabrata studded leather lichen Peltigera aphthosa Tetraphis moss Tetraphis pellucida thin-leafed peat moss Sphagnum teres toothed Plagiomnium moss Plagiomnium cuspidatum toothed Plagiothecium moss Plagiothecium denticulatum tree Climacium moss Climacium dendroides trumpet lichen Cladonia fimbriata tube lichen Hypogymnia protea tufted moss Aulacomnium palustre tumid notchwort Lophozia ventricosa turps pouchwort Geocalyx graveolens undulated crane's bill moss Atrichum undulatum varied rag lichen Platismatia glauca veinless pelt lichen Peltigera malacea Wahlenberg's nodding moss Pohlia wahlenbergii wavy dicranum moss Dicranum undulatum wooden soldiers Cladonia botrytes woolly foam lichen Stereocaulon tomentosum wrinkle lichen Vulpicida pinastri yellow starry fen moss Campylium stellatum WEEDS, AGRONOMICS1,2,3 Canada thistle (creeping thistle) Cirsium arvense cicer milk vetch Astragalus cicer clover species Trifolium sp. common dandelion Taraxacum officinale Notes: 1 Bold font denotes Noxious weed species. 2 Where Alberta Weed Control Act: Weed Control Regulation (Province of Alberta 2010) nomenclature differs from the ACIMS list of all elements (AEP 2015a), the ACIMS name for the species has been provided in brackets following the Weed Control Act name. 3 The status of species as native or not is according to the list of all elements in Alberta (AEP 2015a,b,c).

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OBSERVED VEGETATION SPECIES BY TYPE AND COMMON NAME ALONG THE BEAR CANYON SECTION

Common Name Scientific Name TREES aspen Populus tremuloides balsam poplar Populus balsamifera white birch Betula papyrifera white spruce Picea glauca SHRUBS balsam willow Salix pyrifolia beaked willow Salix bebbiana bracted honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata bristly black currant Ribes lacustre Canada buffaloberry Shepherdia canadensis common Labrador tea Rhododendron groenlandicum false mountain willow Salix pseudomonticola low-bush cranberry Viburnum edule northern gooseberry Ribes oxyacanthoides prickly rose Rosa acicularis red-osier dogwood Cornus stolonifera saskatoon Amelanchier alnifolia Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana skunk currant Ribes glandulosum snowberry Symphoricarpos albus white meadowsweet Spiraea betulifolia wild red currant Ribes triste wild red raspberry Rubus idaeus FORBS, DWARF SHRUBS American milk vetch Astragalus americanus Angelica species Angelica sp. Arctic starflower Trientalis europaea arrow-leaved coltsfoot Petasites frigidus var. sagittatus balsam groundsel Packera paupercula bishop's-cap Mitella nuda blunt-leaved sandwort Moehringia lateriflora bog cranberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea bracted bog orchid Coeloglossum viride bristly buttercup Ranunculus pensylvanicus broad-leaved water-plantain Alisma triviale bunchberry Cornus canadensis cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus coltsfoot Petasites frigidus common bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi common bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris common blueberry Vaccinium myrtilloides common fireweed Chamerion angustifolium common horsetail Equisetum arvense common nettle Urtica dioica common pink wintergreen Pyrola asarifolia common red paintbrush Castilleja miniata

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Common Name Scientific Name common yarrow Achillea millefolium cow parsnip Heracleum maximum cream-colored vetchling Lathyrus ochroleucus dewberry Rubus pubescens dwarf bilberry Vaccinium caespitosum dwarf raspberry Rubus arcticus elephant's-head Pedicularis groenlandica fragile bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis ground-cedar Diphasiastrum complanatum heart-leaved Alexanders Zizia aptera heart-leaved arnica Arnica cordifolia kneeling angelica Angelica genuflexa lady fern Athyrium filix-femina large-leaved yellow avens Geum macrophyllum long-leaved chickweed Stellaria longifolia many-flowered yarrow Achillea alpina marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre marsh skullcap Scutellaria galericulata marsh violet Viola palustris meadow rue species Thalictrum sp. narrow spinulose shield fern Dryopteris carthusiana narrow-leaved water-hemlock Cicuta virosa northern bastard toadflax Geocaulon lividum northern bedstraw Galium boreale northern green bog orchid Platanthera huronensis northern valerian Valeriana dioica northwestern grapefern Botrychium pinnatum one-cone clubmoss Lycopodium lagopus paintbrush species Castilleja sp. pale coralroot Corallorhiza trifida palmate-leaved coltsfoot Petasites frigidus var. palmatus purple-stemmed aster Symphyotrichum puniceum rayless aster Symphyotrichum ciliatum rough cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica rosy everlasting Antennaria rosea round-leaved bog orchid Platanthera orbiculata sago pondweed Stuckenia pectinata showy aster Eurybia conspicua small bedstraw Galium trifidum small bog cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos small-flowered buttercup Ranunculus abortivus speedwell Veronica anagallis-aquatica stiff club-moss Lycopodium annotinum striped coralroot Corallorhiza striata sweet-scented bedstraw Galium triflorum tall larkspur Delphinium glaucum tall lungwort Mertensia paniculata three-leaved Solomon's-seal Maianthemum trifolium touch-me-not species Impatiens sp. triangle moonwort Botrychium lanceolatum turion duckweed Lemna turionifera twinflower Linnaea borealis

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Common Name Scientific Name twining honeysuckle Lonicera dioica Venus'-slipper Calypso bulbosa water dock Rumex britannica water smartweed Persicaria amphibia var. emersa western grape fern Botrychium hesperium wild lily-of-the-valley Maianthemum canadense wild mint Mentha arvensis wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana wild vetch Vicia americana woodland horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum woodland strawberry Fragaria vesca yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor yellow water crowfoot Ranunculus gmelinii GRASSES, SEDGES, RUSHES bluegrass species Poa sp. bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis close-sheathed cotton grass Eriophorum brachyantherum common cattail Typha latifolia creeping spike-rush Eleocharis palustris Dewey's sedge Carex deweyana fowl bluegrass Poa palustris golden sedge Carex aurea hairy wild rye Leymus innovatus hay sedge Carex siccata hoary sedge Carex canescens inland sedge Carex interior intermediate sedge Carex media Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis purple oat grass Schizachne purpurascens reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea Rocky Mountain fescue Festuca saximontana silvery-flowered sedge Carex foenea small bottle sedge Carex utriculata small-fruited bulrush Scirpus microcarpus tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa two-seeded sedge Carex disperma woolly sedge Carex pellita MOSSES, LICHENS, LIVERWORTS abraded camouflage lichen Melanelixia subaurifera Amblystegium moss Amblystegium serpens antlered powderhorn lichen Cladonia subulata beard lichen Usnea fulvoreagens bighorn cladonia lichen Cladonia cornuta black saddle lichen Peltigera neckeri boreal oakmoss lichen Evernia mesomorpha Brachythecium moss Brachythecium mildeanum Brachythecium moss Brachythecium salebrosum brown moss Sanionia uncinata Bryohaplocladium moss Bryohaplocladium microphyllum Calliergon moss Calliergon stramineum Campylium moss Campylium polygamum Cladonia lichen Cladonia cyanipes

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Common Name Scientific Name common green Bryum moss Bryum pseudotriquetrum common hair-cap moss Polytrichum commune common powderhorn lichen Cladonia coniocraea copper wire moss Pohlia nutans elegant beaked moss Eurhynchium pulchellum fuscous moss Dicranum fuscescens giant Calliergon moss Calliergon giganteum green-tongue liverwort Marchantia polymorpha hairy screw moss Syntrichia ruralis hammered shield lichen Parmelia sulcata Herzogiella moss Herzogiella turfacea hooded rosette lichen Physcia adscendens hooded tube lichen Hypogymnia physodes Knieff´s hook moss Drepanocladus aduncus knight's plume moss Ptilium crista-castrensis lustrous beard lichen Usnea glabrata lustrous camouflage lichen Melanohalea exasperatula many-flowered Pylaisia moss Pylaisiella polyantha Naugehyde liverwort Ptilidium pulcherrimum old man's beard lichen Bryoria fuscescens organ-pipe lichen Cladonia crispata Plagiomnium moss Plagiomnium ellipticum powdered beard lichen Usnea lapponica punctured ramalina Ramalina dilacerata reindeer lichen Cladonia rangiferina Schreber's moss Pleurozium schreberi showy bristle moss Orthotrichum speciosum slender hair-cap moss Polytrichum strictum smooth Cladonia lichen Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata split-peg lichen Cladonia cariosa squarrose peat moss Sphagnum squarrosum stair-step moss Hylocomium splendens star rosette lichen Physcia stellaris straw beard lichen Usnea scabrata studded leather lichen Peltigera aphthosa thin-leafed peat moss Sphagnum teres toothed Plagiomnium moss Plagiomnium cuspidatum trumpet lichen Cladonia fimbriata tufted moss Aulacomnium palustre Wahlenberg's nodding moss Pohlia wahlenbergii wooden soldiers Cladonia botrytes wrinkle lichen Vulpicida pinastri WEEDS, AGRONOMICS1,2,3 annual hawk's-beard Crepis tectorum Canada thistle (creeping thistle) Cirsium arvense cicer milk vetch Astragalus cicer clover species Trifolium sp. common dandelion Taraxacum officinale common plantain Plantago major

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Common Name Scientific Name hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit orchard grass Dactylis glomerata Notes: 1 Bold font denotes Noxious weed species. 2 Where Alberta Weed Control Act: Weed Control Regulation (Province of Alberta 2010) nomenclature differs from the ACIMS List of Elements (AEP 2015a), the ACIMS name for the species has been provided in brackets following the Weed Control Act name. 3 The status of species as native or not is according to the List of Elements (AEP 2015a,b,c).

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OBSERVED VEGETATION SPECIES – BY TYPE AND COMMON NAME ALONG THE PELICAN LAKE SECTION

Common Name Scientific Name TREES aspen Populus tremuloides balsam fir Abies balsamea balsam poplar Populus balsamifera black spruce Picea mariana jack pine Pinus banksiana tamarack Larix laricina white birch Betula papyrifera white spruce Picea glauca SHRUBS bog birch Betula glandulosa bog willow Salix pedicellaris bracted honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata bristly black currant Ribes lacustre Canada buffaloberry Shepherdia canadensis choke cherry Prunus virginiana common Labrador tea Rhododendron groenlandicum American green alder Alnus viridis ssp. crispa leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata low-bush cranberry Viburnum edule myrtle-leaved willow Salix myrtillifolia northern black currant Ribes hudsonianum northern gooseberry Ribes oxyacanthoides prickly rose Rosa acicularis red-osier dogwood Cornus stolonifera narrow-leaf willow Salix exigua saskatoon Amelanchier alnifolia snowberry Symphoricarpos albus sweet gale Myrica gale velvet-fruited willow Salix maccalliana wild red raspberry Rubus idaeus FORBS, DWARF SHRUBS arrow-leaved coltsfoot Petasites frigidus var. sagittatus Bicknell's geranium Geranium bicknellii bishop's-cap Mitella nuda bitter cress Cardamine pensylvanica blue columbine Aquilegia brevistyla blunt-leaved sandwort Moehringia lateriflora bog cranberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia broad spinulose shield fern Dryopteris expansa buck-bean Menyanthes trifoliata bulb-bearing water-hemlock Cicuta bulbifera bunchberry Cornus canadensis Canada anemone Anemone canadensis celery-leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus

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Common Name Scientific Name coltsfoot Petasites frigidus common bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris common fireweed Chamerion angustifolium common horsetail Equisetum arvense common mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris common nettle Urtica dioica common pink wintergreen Pyrola asarifolia common yarrow Achillea millefolium cow parsnip Heracleum maximum cream-colored vetchling Lathyrus ochroleucus crowberry Empetrum nigrum dewberry Rubus pubescens dwarf bilberry Vaccinium caespitosum dwarf scouring-rush Equisetum scirpoides elephant's-head Pedicularis groenlandica few-flowered ragwort Packera pauciflora golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium iowense green saxifrage Chrysosplenium tetrandrum hairy speedwell Veronica peregrina heart-leaved twayblade Neottia cordata Labrador lousewort Pedicularis labradorica Lindley's aster Symphyotrichum ciliolatum long-leaved chickweed Stellaria longifolia long-stalked chickweed Stellaria longipes many-flowered yarrow Achillea alpina marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre marsh skullcap Scutellaria galericulata marsh-marigold Caltha palustris meadow horsetail Equisetum pratense mealy primrose Primula incana milk vetch species Astragalus sp. narrow-leaved dock Rumex triangulivalvis nodding beggarticks Bidens cernua northern bastard toadflax Geocaulon lividum northern bedstraw Galium boreale northern green bog orchid Platanthera huronensis northern laurel Kalmia polifolia northern starflower Trientalis borealis northern willowherb Epilobium ciliatum oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris one-sided wintergreen Orthilia secunda ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopteris pale coralroot Corallorhiza trifida palmate-leaved coltsfoot Petasites frigidus var. palmatus Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus pitcher-plant Sarracenia purpurea prince's-pine Chimaphila umbellata red and white baneberry Actaea rubra round-branched tree-clubmoss Lycopodium dendroideum round-leaved bog orchid Platanthera orbiculata round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia seaside arrow-grass Triglochin maritima

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Common Name Scientific Name seaside buttercup Ranunculus cymbalaria showy aster Eurybia conspicua silverweed Potentilla anserina slender arrow-grass Triglochin palustris small bedstraw Galium trifidum small bog cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos small enchanter's nightshade Circaea alpina spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium stiff club-moss Lycopodium annotinum striate knotweed Polygonum erectum swamp horsetail Equisetum fluviatile swamp lousewort Pedicularis parviflora sweet-scented bedstraw Galium triflorum tall goldenrod Solidago altissima tall larkspur Delphinium glaucum tall lungwort Mertensia paniculata three-leaved Solomon's-seal Maianthemum trifolium tufted loosestrife Lysimachia thyrsiflora turion duckweed Lemna turionifera twinflower Linnaea borealis twining honeysuckle Lonicera dioica veiny meadow rue Thalictrum venulosum vernal water-starwort Callitriche verna water parsnip Sium suave water-hemlock Cicuta maculata western Canada violet Viola canadensis wild lily-of-the-valley Maianthemum canadense wild mint Mentha arvensis wild sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana wild vetch Vicia americana woodland horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum wormseed mustard Erysimum cheiranthoides yellow avens Geum aleppicum yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor GRASSES, SEDGES, RUSHES beautiful sedge Carex concinna Bebb's sedge Carex bebbii bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis bog sedge Carex magellanica brownish sedge Carex brunnescens common cattail Typha latifolia creeping spike-rush Eleocharis palustris Dewey's sedge Carex deweyana few-flowered sedge Carex pauciflora fowl bluegrass Poa palustris fowl manna grass Glyceria striata golden sedge Carex aurea green sedge Carex viridula hair-like sedge Carex capillaris hairy wild rye Leymus innovatus hoary sedge Carex canescens

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Common Name Scientific Name intermediate sedge Carex media mud sedge Carex limosa northern bog sedge Carex gynocrates purple oat grass Schizachne purpurascens reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea rough cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica rough hair grass Agrostis scabra russett cotton grass Eriophorum chamissonis Sartwell's sedge Carex sartwellii sheathed cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum sheathed sedge Carex vaginata short-awned foxtail Alopecurus aequalis slender cotton grass Eriophorum gracile slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus slough grass Beckmannia syzigachne small bottle sedge Carex utriculata small-flowered wood-rush Luzula parviflora small-fruited bulrush Scirpus microcarpus three-seeded sedge Carex trisperma two-seeded sedge Carex disperma water sedge Carex aquatilis wire rush Juncus balticus MOSSES, LICHENS, LIVERWORTS abraded camouflage lichen Melanelixia subaurifera Amblystegium moss Amblystegium serpens beard lichen Usnea fulvoreagens bighorn Cladonia lichen Cladonia cornuta boreal oakmoss lichen Evernia mesomorpha Brachythecium moss Brachythecium salebrosum Brachythecium moss Brachythecium mildeanum bristly beard lichen Usnea hirta British soldier lichen Cladonia coccifera British soldiers lichen Cladonia cristatella brown moss Sanionia uncinata Bryohaplocladium moss Bryohaplocladium microphyllum chestnut wrinkle-lichen Tuckermannopsis sepincola Cladonia lichen Cladonia norvegica Cladonia lichen Cladonia cyanipes common green Bryum moss Bryum pseudotriquetrum common powderhorn lichen Cladonia coniocraea copper wire moss Pohlia nutans creeping fingerwort Lepidozia reptans cushion moss Dicranum fragilifolium forcipated pincerwort Cephalozia connivens fringed wrinkle lichen Tuckermannopsis americana glaucous-headed liverwort Scapania glaucocephala golden fuzzy fen moss Tomentypnum nitens green starburst lichen Parmeliopsis ambigua grey starburst lichen Parmeliopsis hyperopta hammered shield lichen Parmelia sulcata Heller's notchwort Anastrophyllum helleranum Herzogiella moss Herzogiella turfacea

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Common Name Scientific Name hooded tube lichen Hypogymnia physodes Hypnum moss Hypnum pratense Jameson's liverwort Jamesoniella autumnalis Knieff´s hook moss Drepanocladus aduncus knight's plume moss Ptilium crista-castrensis large cut notchwort Tritomaria exsectiformis lesser crestwort Lophocolea minor lesser sulphur-cap lichen Cladonia deformis man's beard species Usnea sp. many-flowered Pylaisia moss Pylaisiella polyantha midway peat moss Sphagnum magellanicum mountain curved-back moss Oncophorus wahlenbergii narrowleaf peatmoss Sphagnum angustifolium Naugehyde liverwort Ptilidium pulcherrimum northern camouflage lichen Melanohalea septentrionalis old man's beard Bryoria furcellata old man's beard lichen Bryoria fuscescens old man's beard lichen Bryoria chalybeiformis old man's beard lichen Bryoria lanestris old man's beard lichen Bryoria simplicior organ-pipe lichen Cladonia crispata peat moss species Sphagnum sp. pitted beard lichen Usnea cavernosa Platygyrium moss Platygyrium repens Polyblastia lichen Polyblastia sp. powdered beard lichen Usnea lapponica powdered funnel lichen Cladonia cenotea punctured Ramalina Ramalina dilacerata purple horn-toothed moss Ceratodon purpureus reindeer lichen Cladonia rangiferina rusty peat moss Sphagnum fuscum salted starburst lichen Imshaugia aleurites Schreber's moss Pleurozium schreberi shield lichen species Parmelia sp. shore-growing peat moss Sphagnum riparium slender hair-cap moss Polytrichum strictum smooth Cladonia lichen Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata smooth-footed powderhorn Cladonia ochrochlora squarrose peat moss Sphagnum squarrosum stair-step moss Hylocomium splendens straw beard lichen Usnea scabrata Tomentypnum moss Tomentypnum falcifolium toothed Plagiomnium moss Plagiomnium cuspidatum toothed Plagiothecium moss Plagiothecium denticulatum trumpet lichen Cladonia fimbriata tufted moss Aulacomnium palustre tumid notchwort Lophozia ventricosa variableleaf crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla wavy dicranum moss Dicranum undulatum whip fork moss Dicranum flagellare wooden soldiers Cladonia botrytes wrinkle lichen Vulpicida pinastri

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Common Name Scientific Name yellowhorn pixie lichen Cladonia bacilliformis WEEDS, AGRONOMICS1,2,3 alsike clover Trifolium hybridum annual hawk's-beard Crepis tectorum bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus common dandelion Taraxacum officinale common plantain Plantago major perennial sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis red clover Trifolium pratense Notes: 1 Bold font denotes Noxious weed species. 2 Where Alberta Weed Control Act: Weed Control Regulation (Province of Alberta 2010) nomenclature differs from the ACIMS List of Elements (AEP 2015a), the ACIMS name for the species has been provided in brackets following the Weed Control Act name. 3 The status of species as native or not is according to the ACIMS List of Elements (AEP 2015a,b,c).

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APPENDIX E

OBSERVED VEGETATION SPECIES – BY TYPE AND COMMON NAME ALONG THE CHRISTINA RIVER SECTION

Common Name Scientific Name TREES aspen Populus tremuloides balsam fir Abies balsamea balsam poplar Populus balsamifera black spruce Picea mariana tamarack Larix laricina white birch Betula papyrifera white spruce Picea glauca SHRUBS beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta beaked willow Salix bebbiana bog birch Betula glandulosa bracted honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata Canada buffaloberry Shepherdia canadensis choke cherry Prunus virginiana common Labrador tea Rhododendron groenlandicum common wild rose Rosa woodsii flat-leaved willow Salix planifolia low-bush cranberry Viburnum edule northern black currant Ribes hudsonianum northern gooseberry Ribes oxyacanthoides prickly rose Rosa acicularis pussy willow Salix discolor red-osier dogwood Cornus stolonifera alder Alnus incana narrow-leaf willow Salix exigua Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana shinning willow Salix lasiandra snowberry Symphoricarpos albus sweet gale Myrica gale wild red raspberry Rubus idaeus FORBS, DWARF SHRUBS alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos rubra American brooklime Veronica americana bishop's-cap Mitella nuda bitter cress Cardamine pensylvanica blue columbine Aquilegia brevistyla blunt-leaved sandwort Moehringia lateriflora bog cranberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea broad spinulose shield fern Dryopteris expansa bulb-bearing water-hemlock Cicuta bulbifera bunchberry Cornus canadensis Canada anemone Anemone canadensis celery-leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus common bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris common blueberry Vaccinium myrtilloides

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Common Name Scientific Name common fireweed Chamerion angustifolium common horsetail Equisetum arvense common mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris common nettle Urtica dioica common pink wintergreen Pyrola asarifolia common yarrow Achillea millefolium cream-colored vetchling Lathyrus ochroleucus crested shield fern Dryopteris cristata dewberry Rubus pubescens dwarf bilberry Vaccinium caespitosum dwarf scouring-rush Equisetum scirpoides golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium iowense goldthread Coptis trifolia green saxifrage Chrysosplenium tetrandrum round-branched tree-clubmoss Lycopodium dendroideum Labrador lousewort Pedicularis labradorica Lapland buttercup Coptidium lapponicum large-leaved yellow avens Geum macrophyllum long-leaved chickweed Stellaria longifolia Macoun's buttercup Ranunculus macounii many-flowered yarrow Achillea alpina marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre marsh hedge-nettle Stachys palustris marsh skullcap Scutellaria galericulata marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre marsh-marigold Caltha palustris milk vetch species Astragalus sp. mountain laurel Kalmia microphylla northern bastard toadflax Geocaulon lividum northern bedstraw Galium boreale one-sided wintergreen Orthilia secunda ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopteris pale coralroot Corallorhiza trifida palmate-leaved coltsfoot Petasites frigidus var. palmatus Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus purple-stemmed aster Symphyotrichum puniceum one-cone clubmoss Lycopodium lagopus sago pondweed Stuckenia pectinata small bedstraw Galium trifidum small bog cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos small enchanter's nightshade Circaea alpina sorrel species Rumex sp. stiff club-moss Lycopodium annotinum striped coralroot Corallorhiza striata swamp horsetail Equisetum fluviatile coltsfoot Petasites frigidus sweet-scented bedstraw Galium triflorum tall larkspur Delphinium glaucum tall lungwort Mertensia paniculata three-leaved Solomon's-seal Maianthemum trifolium turion duckweed Lemna turionifera twinflower Linnaea borealis

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Common Name Scientific Name twining honeysuckle Lonicera dioica veiny meadow rue Thalictrum venulosum water parsnip Sium suave water smartweed Persicaria amphibia water-hemlock Cicuta maculata western Canada violet Viola canadensis wild lily-of-the-valley Maianthemum canadense wild mint Mentha arvensis wild sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana wild vetch Vicia americana woodland horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum GRASSES, SEDGES, RUSHES hoary sedge Carex canescens awned sedge Carex atherodes bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis brownish sedge Carex brunnescens common cattail Typha latifolia fowl bluegrass Poa palustris fowl manna grass Glyceria striata golden sedge Carex aurea hay sedge Carex siccata long-bracted sedge Carex athrostachya mud sedge Carex limosa intermediate sedge Carex media one-spike cotton grass Eriophorum scheuchzeri purple oat grass Schizachne purpurascens reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea rye-grass sedge Carex loliacea Sartwell's sedge Carex sartwellii sheathed cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum sheathed sedge Carex vaginata short-awned foxtail Alopecurus aequalis small bottle sedge Carex utriculata three-seeded sedge Carex trisperma two-seeded sedge Carex disperma water sedge Carex aquatilis white-grained mountain rice grass Oryzopsis asperifolia MOSSES, LICHENS, LIVERWORTS acute-leaved peat moss Sphagnum capillifolium Amblystegium moss Amblystegium serpens anomalous flapwort Leiomylia anomala beard lichen Usnea fulvoreagens bighorn cladonia lichen Cladonia cornuta blunt-leaved bristle moss Orthotrichum obtusifolium boreal oakmoss lichen Evernia mesomorpha Brachythecium moss Brachythecium campestre Brachythecium Moss Brachythecium salebrosum bristly beard lichen Usnea hirta British soldier lichen Cladonia coccifera brown moss Drepanocladus aduncus brown moss Sanionia uncinata

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Common Name Scientific Name Bryohaplocladium moss Bryohaplocladium microphyllum calliergon moss Calliergon stramineum campylium moss Campylium hispidulum cat-tongue liverwort Conocephalum salebrosum common hair-cap moss Polytrichum commune common powderhorn lichen Cladonia coniocraea copper wire moss Pohlia nutans cup lichen Cladonia macilenta elegant beaked moss Eurhynchium pulchellum fringed wrinkle lichen Tuckermannopsis americana greater sulphur-cup lichen Cladonia sulphurina green starburst lichen Parmeliopsis ambigua green-tongue liverwort Marchantia polymorpha hammered shield lichen Parmelia sulcata Herzogiella moss Herzogiella turfacea hooded rosette lichen Physcia adscendens hooded tube lichen Hypogymnia physodes hook-leaved fern moss Thuidium recognitum Jameson's Liverwort Jamesoniella autumnalis juniper hair-cap moss Polytrichum juniperinum knight's plume moss Ptilium crista-castrensis Leptobryum moss Leptobryum pyriforme lesser sulphur-cap lichen Cladonia deformis many-flowered Pylaisia moss Pylaisiella polyantha mealy shadow lichen Phaeophyscia orbicularis midway peat moss Sphagnum magellanicum mountain curved-back moss Oncophorus wahlenbergii narrowleaf peatmoss Sphagnum angustifolium old man's beard lichen Bryoria fuscescens organ-pipe lichen Cladonia crispata pimpled kidney lichen Nephroma resupinatum Plagiomnium moss Plagiomnium drummondii powdered beard lichen Usnea lapponica powdered funnel lichen Cladonia cenotea punctured ramalina Ramalina dilacerata purple horn-toothed moss Ceratodon purpureus red leaf moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostre red-fruited pixie-cup lichen Cladonia pleurota reindeer lichen Cladonia mitis reindeer lichen Cladonia rangiferina rusty peat moss Sphagnum fuscum salted starburst lichen Imshaugia aleurites Schreber's moss Pleurozium schreberi slender hair-cap moss Polytrichum strictum smooth Cladonia lichen Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata squarrose peat moss Sphagnum squarrosum stair-step moss Hylocomium splendens straw beard lichen Usnea scabrata thorn Cladonia lichen Cladonia uncialis toothed Plagiomnium moss Plagiomnium cuspidatum trumpet lichen Cladonia fimbriata tufted moss Aulacomnium palustre

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Common Name Scientific Name wavy Dicranum moss Dicranum undulatum whip fork moss Dicranum flagellare wooden soldiers Cladonia botrytes wrinkle lichen Vulpicida pinastri WEEDS, AGRONOMICS1,2,3 alsike clover Trifolium hybridum annual hawk's-beard Crepis tectorum common dandelion Taraxacum officinale common plantain Plantago major hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit perennial sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis sweet-clover species Melilotus sp. timothy Phleum pratense Notes: 1 Bold font denotes Noxious weed species. 2 Where Alberta Weed Control Act: Weed Control Regulation (Province of Alberta 2010) nomenclature differs from the ACIMS List of Elements (AEP 2015a), the ACIMS name for the species has been provided in brackets following the Weed Control Act name. 3 The status of species as native or not is according to the ACIMS List of Elements (AEP 2015a,b,c).

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APPENDIX F

OBSERVED VEGETATION SPECIES – BY TYPE AND COMMON NAME ALONG THE ALCES RIVER UNIT ADDITION

Common Name Scientific Name TREES black spruce Picea mariana tamarack Larix laricina white birch Betula papyrifera white spruce Picea glauca SHRUBS alder Alnus incana beaked willow Salix bebbiana common Labrador tea Rhododendron groenlandicum leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata FORBS, DWARF SHRUBS arrow-leaved coltsfoot Petasites frigidus var. sagittatus bitter cress Cardamine pensylvanica bog cranberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea bunchberry Cornus canadensis cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus dwarf raspberry Rubus arcticus Macloskeyi's violet Viola pallens marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre narrow-leaved water-hemlock Cicuta virosa northern starflower Trientalis borealis small bedstraw Galium trifidum small bog cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos three-leaved Solomon's-seal Maianthemum trifolium wintergreen species Pyrola sp. GRASSES, SEDGES, RUSHES bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis small bottle sedge Carex utriculata two-seeded sedge Carex disperma water sedge Carex aquatilis MOSSES, LICHENS, LIVERWORTS beard lichen Usnea fulvoreagens Brachythecium moss Brachythecium mildeanum brown moss Sanionia uncinata cladonia lichen Cladonia norvegica Climacium moss Climacium dendroides common green Bryum moss Bryum pseudotriquetrum common powderhorn lichen Cladonia coniocraea copper wire moss Pohlia nutans hairy threadwort Blepharostoma trichophyllum hammered shield lichen Parmelia sulcata hammered shield lichen Parmelia sulcata hooded tube lichen Hypogymnia physodes Hypnum moss Hypnum pratense knight's plume moss Ptilium crista-castrensis lesser sulphur-cap lichen Cladonia deformis organ-pipe lichen Cladonia crispata

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Common Name Scientific Name Plagiomnium moss Plagiomnium ellipticum Platydictya moss Platydictya jungermannioides powdered funnel lichen Cladonia cenotea scaly pelt lichen Peltigera praetextata Schreber's moss Pleurozium schreberi smooth Cladonia lichen Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata squarrose peat moss Sphagnum squarrosum trumpet lichen Cladonia fimbriata tufted moss Aulacomnium palustre yellow starry fen moss Campylium stellatum Notes: 1 Bold font denotes Noxious weed species. 2 Where Alberta Weed Control Act: Weed Control Regulation (Province of Alberta 2010) nomenclature differs from the ACIMS List of Elements (AEP 2015a), the ACIMS name for the species has been provided in brackets following the Weed Control Act name. 3 The status of species as native or not is according to the ACIMS List of Elements (AEP 2015a,b,c).

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APPENDIX G

OBSERVED VEGETATION SPECIES – BY TYPE AND COMMON NAME ALONG THE OTTER LAKE UNIT ADDITION

Common Name Scientific Name TREES aspen Populus tremuloides balsam poplar Populus balsamifera lodgepole pine Pinus contorta white spruce Picea glauca SHRUBS balsam willow Salix pyrifolia common Labrador tea Rhododendron groenlandicum wild red raspberry Rubus idaeus FORBS, DWARF SHRUBS alpine milk vetch Astragalus alpinus American milk vetch Astragalus americanus common fireweed Chamerion angustifolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium hairy rockcress Arabis pycnocarpa northern stitchwort Stellaria calycantha reflexed locoweed Oxytropis deflexa rough cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica tall larkspur Delphinium glaucum tall lungwort Mertensia paniculata wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana wild vetch Vicia americana GRASSES, SEDGES, RUSHES bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis inland sedge Carex interior rough hair grass Agrostis scabra silvery-flowered sedge Carex foenea WEEDS, AGRONOMICS1,2,3 annual hawk's-beard Crepis tectorum Canada thistle (creeping thistle) Cirsium arvense clover species Trifolium sp. common dandelion Taraxacum officinale sweet-clover species Melilotus sp. Notes: 1 Bold font denotes Noxious weed species. 2 Where Alberta Weed Control Act: Weed Control Regulation (Province of Alberta 2010) nomenclature differs from the ACIMS List of Elements (AEP 2015a), the ACIMS name for the species has been provided in brackets following the Weed Control Act name. 3 The status of species as native or not is according to the ACIMS List of Elements (AEP 2015a,b,c).

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APPENDIX H

OBSERVED WEED SPECIES AND LAND COVER BY LEGAL LOCATION

Legal Description Land Cover Weeds Species1, 3 Density2 Comments Boundary Lake Section SE 36-85-13 W6M drainage Canada thistle (creeping thistle) 3 UTM NAD 83 Zone 11 V 320756 E 6255635 N mixedwood common dandelion 2 forest NE 1-86-13 W6M drainage Canada thistle (creeping thistle) 1 NE 6-87-12 W6M drainage Canada thistle (creeping thistle) 3 mixedwood cicer milk vetch 3 forest common dandelion 1 SE 30-88-12 W6M mixedwood common dandelion 2 forest SE 31-89-12 W6M drainage common dandelion 1 SE 29-91-12 W6M mixedwood clover species 3 forest Bear Canyon Section SE 5-79-9 W6M mixedwood common dandelion 2 forest Canada thistle (creeping thistle) 2 drainage clover species 2 common plantain 2 annual hawk’s-beard 2 NE 5-79-9 W6M mixedwood Canada thistle (creeping thistle) 2 forest cicer milk vetch 1 orchard grass 2 NE 13-79-10 W6M treed swamp Canada thistle (creeping thistle) 3 UTM NAD 83 Zone 11 V 348404 E 6192071 N NW 13-79-10 W6M mixedwood hemp-nettle 3 forest common dandelion 2 SE 8-80-10 W6M drainage Canada thistle (creeping thistle) 2 hemp-nettle 3 cicer milk vetch 3 NW 23-80-10 W6M shrubby clover species 3 swamp Pelican Lake Section NE 2-82-17-W4M bog common dandelion 1 drainage red clover 1 SE 27-82-17 W4M riparian alsike clover 2 common dandelion 1 common plantain 2 NW 27-82-17 W4M coniferous annual hawk’s-beard 1 forest NE 3-84-18 W4M drainage bird’s-foot trefoil 2 SE 30-85-18 W4M swamp common dandelion 1 SW 32-85-18 W4M bog bird’s-foot trefoil 3 NW 18-86-18 W4M dugout common plantain 2 UTM NAD 83 perennial sow-thistle 3 Zone 12 U Perennial sow-thistle population is located at 386303 E 6259174 N

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Legal Description Land Cover Weeds Species1, 3 Density2 Comments Christina River Section SE 23-80-6 W4M coniferous common plantain 1 forest cutblock alsike clover 3 common dandelion 2 perennial sow-thistle 2 sweet-clover species 2 timothy 3 NW 25-79-6 W4M disturbed area hemp-nettle 2 river bank annual hawk’s-beard 1 NE 25-79-6 W4M mixedwood common dandelion 2 forest common plantain 2 SW 29-79-5 W4M mixedwood common dandelion 5 forest SW 15-79-5 W4M deciduous common dandelion 2 forest Alces River Unit Addition NW 13-85-13 W6M shrubby ------swamp Otter Lake Unit Addition SE 10-91-16 W5M disturbed area annual hawk’s-beard 4 Canada thistle (creeping thistle) 2 clover species 9 common dandelion 10 sweet-clover species 9 SW 11-91-16 W5M disturbed area annual hawk’s-beard 4 Canada thistle (creeping thistle) 2 clover species 9 common dandelion 10 sweet-clover species 9 Notes: 1 Bold font denotes Noxious weed species. 2 Density code definitions are provided in Appendix I. 3 Where Alberta Weed Control Act: Weed Control Regulation (Province of Alberta 2010) nomenclature differs from the ACIMS List of Elements (AEP 2015a), the ACIMS name for the species has been provided in brackets following the Weed Control Act name.

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APPENDIX I

ALBERTA WEED DENSITY DISTRIBUTION CLASSES

Class Description of Abundance In Polygon Distribution 0 None Rare 1

A few sporadically occurring individual plants 2

A single patch 3

A single patch plus a few sporadically occurring plants 4

Several sporadically occurring plants 5

A single patch plus several sporadically occurring plants 6

A few patches 7

A few patches plus several sporadically occurring plants 8

Several well-spaced patches 9

Continuous uniform occurrences of well-spaced plants 10

Continuous occurrence of plants with a few gaps in the distribution 11

Continuous dense occurrence of plants 12

Continuous occurrence of plants with a distinct linear edge in the 13 polygon

Source: Adams et al. 2009

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