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• Fort McKay (AMS 1)
• Mildred Lake (AMS 2)
• Lower Camp Met Tower (AMS 3)
• Buffalo Viewpoint (AMS 4)
• Mannix (AMS 5)
• Patricia McInnes (AMS 6)
• Athabasca Valley (AMS 7)
• Fort Chipewyan (AMS 8)
• Barge Landing (AMS 9)
• Albian Mine Site (AMS 10)*
• Lower Camp (AMS 11)
• Millennium (AMS 12)
• Syncrude UE-1 (AMS 13)
• Anzac (AMS 14)
• CNRL Horizon (AMS 15)
• Albian Muskeg River (AMS 16)*

*Note: AMS 10 was retired due to mining in the location. It has been replaced with AMS 16 which is 4km SE of the former AMS 10 site.

The Purpose: This project investigates the utility of using peat lands as bio-indicators of N and S deposition.

Specifically, the program was established to evaluate field and laboratory indicators that may be suitable for long-term monitoring of peat lands. In 2010, TEEM added one more site (adjacent to JPH4) to the existing four bog monitoring plots (located near Anzac, Ft. McKay, Mildred Lake and Fort McMurray) that were established in 2009. At all 5 sites, the following indicators and measurements being analyzed and assessed include: net primary production of moss, resin and snow for analyses of NO3-N, NH4-N, and SO4-S; pore water for chemistry analyses of pH, electric conductivity (EC), NO3-N, NH4-N, and total dissolved C, N and inorganic C; vegetation sampling of shrubs, trees and lichens for total C, N and S; and lichen richness and diversity.

In addition, lichen (Evernia mesomorpha) transplants were collected for total C, N, and S analyses as well as analysis of chlorophyll and various other pigments to determine if a qualitative list of lichen health indicators can be developed.  Finally, weather stations were installed at 4 of the bog sites to provide information on site specific growing conditions.