Carla Wytrykush
Carla Wytrykush is an ecologist working to understand ecological structure and function in the oil sands post-mining landscape. At Syncrude Research and Development her work informs landscape design, reclamation operations, performance monitoring, and Indigenous Community engagement. This guides decision making processes contributing to the achievement of landscape outcomes which support wetlands and lakes that are integrated with the surrounding area, have characteristic biodiversity, yield water suitable to return to the natural environment, and support Traditional Land Uses. Her focus recently has been the development of a reclaimed wetland monitoring program built on 3 key pillars: water, ecology, and community engagement.