People + Ecosystems

People. Planet. Integrity. We're dedicated to researching and improving relationships between humans and our environments.

Our Work

What We Do

At IEG we base our work on the fact that humans are an integral part of the planet’s ecosystems. We act in close collaboration with our clients, who face important decisions about how to maintain and restore ecological and cultural integrity. We support these decisions with science-based, transparent, and defensible information.

Areas of Expertise

Cumulative Effects and Land-Use Planning

Mine Reclamation and Closure Planning

Ecosystem Assessment and Biomonitoring

Ethnoecology and Cultural Research

Strategic Environmental and Cultural Support

Facilitation and Community Engagement

Case Studies

Our projects are unique and varied, but our approach is consistent. IEG is a talented interdisciplinary team that brings extensive technical knowledge and capability to projects for clients in all sectors.

See Projects

Predicting Ecosystem Occurrence For Mine Reclamation

Development of methodology to predict ecosystem occurrence on disturbed landscapes. Read more

Teck Highland Valley Copper Dust and Traditional Plant Study

Mapping fugitive mine dust for potential impacts to traditional plants of the Nlaka’pamux people. Read more

Fort McKay Cumulative Effects Study

An assessment of cumulative effects from resource development in Fort McKay’s Traditional Territory. Read more

Recent News

New paper on cumulative effects of disturbance to bird populations

November 2, 2020

A paper published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution presents a modeling study exploring long-term bird population responses in northeastern Alberta (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.00252/full). IEG ecologist Matt Carlson, one of the paper's… Continue reading »

Careers at IEG

November 19, 2019

IEG is hiring! We are looking to fill the following positions for our join our team: Vegetation Ecologist Soil Scientist Gis Analyst Ecologist Bookkeeper Administrative Assistant Update: all positions… Continue reading »