MEMS’ Reclamation and Construction team has been hard at work embodying our values of Trustworthiness and Teamwork in Northern B.C. They began by consulting with a local First Nations community to plan and execute reclaiming a wellsite (below) that was covered in agronomics.
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The site was reclaimed “rough and loose” (below), this created microsites and broke up the sod layer.
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Working with the community trees and shrubs were transplanted from surrounding ecosites, and planted with conifer tree plugs, live willow and poplar staking (below). This led to a significant reduction of agronomic species and a 70% survival rate for the willow, poplar, conifer, and shrubs.
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The transplanted eco-sites are continuing to expand and encroach into the reclaimed space. The local First Nations community was exceptionally pleased with the results and they continue to monitor the site.
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