ExxonMobil
Cold Lake Operations
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Certified through 2025
Project Name
Project Type
Seed Collection and Reforestation Programs
Forest
About the Program
ExxonMobil’s Cold Lake Operations program is a reforestation, revegetation and seed collection initiative that encompasses 1,836 acres of forest in eastern Alberta, Canada. More than 20 acres were added to the project in 2023. The main objective is to collect native plant seeds from the Cold Lake area to be used in upcoming reclamation and restoration projects.
Practices and Impacts
ExxonMobil’s Cold Lake Operations program is a reforestation, revegetation and seed collection initiative that encompasses 1,836 acres of forest in eastern Alberta, Canada. More than 20 acres were added to the project in 2023. The main objective is to collect native plant seeds from the Cold Lake area to be used in upcoming reclamation and restoration projects.
Practices and Impacts
- The team works to restore the forest. Planting and monitoring of suitable native trees is ongoing, as well as the monitoring of other plants and weeds on-site.
- Seeds and seedlings are used to restore and reclaim mined sites. A comprehensive monitoring program is in place to assess the success of restorations.
- Herbicide is applied to nonnative plants.
