Our 2023 STEP Webinar Series has launched!

Comprised of 10 FREE webinars by industry experts, focused on
green stormwater infrastructure, natural heritage and management
of natural assets

Back by popular demand!

The Low-Impact Development & Climate Resilience Professional
Certificate Program offered through McMaster University, and
delivered by STEP instructors, will be back again starting this fall!

Professional Development Training

Register today for training courses led by conservation authority staff members and industry professionals with experience designing, constructing, maintaining and monitoring sustainable technologies in Canada.

Click here for a message from CISEC Inc. regarding membership payment changes. Members of IECA, Landscape Ontario, and AORS are eligible for discounts on some courses.


Register for any two live or pre-recorded webinars and select a third webinar for free. Use coupon code B2GOFWEB (must have 3 webinars in cart for coupon code to apply).
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Sustainable Technologies Applied at the Residential Level – Rain Ready Ottawa: The City’s Residential Rainwater Management Program for Private Property

Simon Greenland-Smith  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Download   Project Page   Link


Climate change resilienceEducation and outreachLow impact developmentPlanning and developmentPollution PreventionRainwater harvestingWater conservationWater quality



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Students for Stormwater: An Aggregated Approach to School Rain Garden Implementation (FREE)

A. Slaght  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Project Page   Link


BioretentionEducation and outreachLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesWater conservationWater qualityWatershed planning



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Counting co-benefits: first STEPs (FREE)

K. Menken,  S. Auger,  Y. David,  M. Sawka  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

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Education and outreachLow impact developmentPlanning and developmentTrees



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Operationalizing the Drainage Act: Lessons Learned in Greenfield Application and Operations

P. James,  S. Malloy,  P. Bryan-Pulham  2020   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

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Education and outreachInspection and maintenanceLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPlanning and developmentWater resources engineeringWatershed planning



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Using the Drainage Act to implement green infrastructure on private property in urban areas to meet the stormwater management criteria

  |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPlanning and developmentWater resources engineeringWatershed planning



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Rain City Strategy: An Innovative Rainwater Management Plan for the City of Vancouver

2020   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionClimate change resilienceEducation and outreachLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPermeable pavementPlanning and development



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Urban Communal Stormwater Systems on Private Property

P. James,  A. Bhatti  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionEducation and outreachLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPermeable pavementPlanning and development



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Beating the Green Infrastructure Cost Crunch

K. Vander Linden  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionEducation and outreachLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPermeable pavementPlanning and developmentSwales and ditches



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Grading, Drainage and Green Infrastructure

J. Hill  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

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BioretentionEducation and outreachGreen roofsLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPlanning and developmentSwales and ditches



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Introduction to Construction Site Turbidity Monitoring

L. Rocha  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachErosion and sediment controlPollution PreventionWater quality



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Insights from Researchers: Enhancing Runoff Reduction using LID

S. Spraakman  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionEducation and outreachLow impact developmentPermeable pavementPlanning and development



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Highway Stormwater Runoff Quality: Investigation of Improved Operational, Predictive and Treatment Approaches for Winter Maintenance

B. Trenouth  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Cold climate researchEducation and outreachErosion and sediment controlLow impact developmentPlanning and developmentProtecting and Restoring Natural FeaturesSalt managementWater quality



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Winter De-icing Operations in Urban Watersheds: Development of a Temperature-Index Based Water Quantity Model

B. Trenouth  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Conventional stormwater managementEducation and outreachErosion and sediment controlSalt managementWater qualityWatershed planning



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Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring: a How-To Guide

L. Murison,  J. Siwierski  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachErosion and sediment controlLow impact development



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Old Dog, New Tricks: Using the Drainage Act to get Low Impact Development into the Ground

B. Trenouth,  S. Malloy  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachErosion and sediment controlLow impact developmentWater conservation



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Making Low Impact Development Inspection and Maintenance (I&M) Cheaper and Easier by Design

D. Young  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionEducation and outreachErosion and sediment controlInspection and maintenanceLow impact development



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Soil Risk Assessment Tool

J. Thompson  2015   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachErosion and sediment controlPlanning and development



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Maintaining Stormwater Management Facilities: A How-To Guide

L. Rocha  2016   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Construction sediment control pondsConventional stormwater managementEducation and outreachHealthy soilsInspection and maintenancePolymersStormwater management ponds



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Lessons Learned in Low Impact Development Construction

K. Vander Linden  2016   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionEducation and outreachErosion and sediment controlInspection and maintenanceLow impact developmentPermeable pavementSoakaways, infiltration trenches and chambers



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Isolating In Water and Near Water Works

M. Parish,  E. Bearss  2016   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachErosion and sediment controlPlanning and developmentPollution PreventionProtecting and Restoring Natural Features



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Clarifying TRCA Expectations for Detailed Erosion and Sediment Control Plans

M. Parish  2015   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachErosion and sediment controlInspection and maintenancePlanning and developmentPollution Prevention



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Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) webinar

Canadian Standards Association  2016   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreach




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Sustainable Technologies Applied at the Residential Level – Rain Ready Ottawa: The City’s Residential Rainwater Management Program for Private Property

Simon Greenland-Smith  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Download   Project Page   Link


Climate change resilienceEducation and outreachLow impact developmentPlanning and developmentPollution PreventionRainwater harvestingWater conservationWater quality



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Students for Stormwater: An Aggregated Approach to School Rain Garden Implementation (FREE)

A. Slaght  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Project Page   Link


BioretentionEducation and outreachLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesWater conservationWater qualityWatershed planning



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Counting co-benefits: first STEPs (FREE)

K. Menken,  S. Auger,  Y. David,  M. Sawka  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachLow impact developmentPlanning and developmentTrees



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Operationalizing the Drainage Act: Lessons Learned in Greenfield Application and Operations

P. James,  S. Malloy,  P. Bryan-Pulham  2020   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachInspection and maintenanceLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPlanning and developmentWater resources engineeringWatershed planning



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Using the Drainage Act to implement green infrastructure on private property in urban areas to meet the stormwater management criteria

  |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPlanning and developmentWater resources engineeringWatershed planning



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Rain City Strategy: An Innovative Rainwater Management Plan for the City of Vancouver

2020   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionClimate change resilienceEducation and outreachLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPermeable pavementPlanning and development



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Urban Communal Stormwater Systems on Private Property

P. James,  A. Bhatti  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionEducation and outreachLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPermeable pavementPlanning and development



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Beating the Green Infrastructure Cost Crunch

K. Vander Linden  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionEducation and outreachLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPermeable pavementPlanning and developmentSwales and ditches



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Grading, Drainage and Green Infrastructure

J. Hill  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionEducation and outreachGreen roofsLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPlanning and developmentSwales and ditches



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Introduction to Construction Site Turbidity Monitoring

L. Rocha  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachErosion and sediment controlPollution PreventionWater quality



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Insights from Researchers: Enhancing Runoff Reduction using LID

S. Spraakman  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionEducation and outreachLow impact developmentPermeable pavementPlanning and development



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Highway Stormwater Runoff Quality: Investigation of Improved Operational, Predictive and Treatment Approaches for Winter Maintenance

B. Trenouth  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Cold climate researchEducation and outreachErosion and sediment controlLow impact developmentPlanning and developmentProtecting and Restoring Natural FeaturesSalt managementWater quality



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Winter De-icing Operations in Urban Watersheds: Development of a Temperature-Index Based Water Quantity Model

B. Trenouth  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Conventional stormwater managementEducation and outreachErosion and sediment controlSalt managementWater qualityWatershed planning



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Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring: a How-To Guide

L. Murison,  J. Siwierski  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachErosion and sediment controlLow impact development



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Old Dog, New Tricks: Using the Drainage Act to get Low Impact Development into the Ground

B. Trenouth,  S. Malloy  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachErosion and sediment controlLow impact developmentWater conservation



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Making Low Impact Development Inspection and Maintenance (I&M) Cheaper and Easier by Design

D. Young  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionEducation and outreachErosion and sediment controlInspection and maintenanceLow impact development



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Soil Risk Assessment Tool

J. Thompson  2015   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachErosion and sediment controlPlanning and development



thumb image

Maintaining Stormwater Management Facilities: A How-To Guide

L. Rocha  2016   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Construction sediment control pondsConventional stormwater managementEducation and outreachHealthy soilsInspection and maintenancePolymersStormwater management ponds



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Lessons Learned in Low Impact Development Construction

K. Vander Linden  2016   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionEducation and outreachErosion and sediment controlInspection and maintenanceLow impact developmentPermeable pavementSoakaways, infiltration trenches and chambers



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Isolating In Water and Near Water Works

M. Parish,  E. Bearss  2016   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachErosion and sediment controlPlanning and developmentPollution PreventionProtecting and Restoring Natural Features



thumb image

Clarifying TRCA Expectations for Detailed Erosion and Sediment Control Plans

M. Parish  2015   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreachErosion and sediment controlInspection and maintenancePlanning and developmentPollution Prevention



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Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) webinar

Canadian Standards Association  2016   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Education and outreach




Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), in partnership with the Canadian Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA), is pleased to announce that recordings of all 31 webinars from the TRIECA 2020 Webinar Series are now available for purchase on the TRIECA website.