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).

Vancouver’s Green Infrastructure Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program

Sheri DeBoer, Julie McManus 2022 | Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

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Bioretention Low impact development Permeable pavement Rainwater harvesting

Assessing the Feasibility of Communal Green Stormwater Infrastructure on Private Property

Shannon Malloy 2022 | Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

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Low impact development

Part II: Level of Service, Valuation, and Life-Cycle Costing for Natural Assets: Approaches and Examples from CVC-led Projects

Tatiana Koveshnikova 2022 | Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

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Low impact development

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

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Climate change resilience Education and outreach Low impact development Planning and development Pollution Prevention Rainwater harvesting Water conservation Water quality

Overview of the Ecological Land Classification System: Baseline Data for Understanding, Assessing, and Protecting Natural Heritage

Dawn Renfrew 2022 | Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

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Low impact development

Engineering Vegetated Roof Systems to Optimize Stormwater Management

Karen Liu, James Weldon 2022 | Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

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Bioretention Green roofs Low impact development

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

A. Slaght 2021 | Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Project Page Link

Bioretention Education and outreach Low impact development Multi-LID sites Water conservation Water quality Watershed planning

Integrating Green Infrastructure in Constrained Urban Sites (FREE)

S. Vangjeli 2021 | Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Project Page Link

Bioretention Cold climate research Low impact development Multi-LID sites Permeable pavement Soakaways, infiltration trenches and chambers Stormwater tree trenches Swales and ditches Water conservation Water quality Watershed planning

Tree Pit Systems for Sustainable Stormwater Management (FREE)

P. Iorio 2021 | Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Project Page Link

Low impact development Multi-LID sites Pollution Prevention Salt management Soil cells Stormwater tree trenches Thermal mitigation Trees Water conservation Water quality

Strategies for Developing Green Infrastructure Operation & Maintenance Capacity in City of Toronto (FREE)

K. Hausmanis, R. Fan 2021 | Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

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Bioretention Cold climate research Low impact development Multi-LID sites Permeable pavement Pollution Prevention Salt management Stormwater tree trenches Swales and ditches Trees Water quality Watershed planning

Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan Implementation: Showcasing LID Retrofits (FREE)

T. Shakeel, A. Veglio, S. Malloy 2021 | Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

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Bioretention Conventional stormwater management Low impact development Stormwater tree trenches Structural soils Trees Water quality Watershed planning

The Fate of Non‐conventional Stormwater Pollutants in Bioretention Systems (FREE)

J. Drake, E. Passeport 2021 | Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Project Page Link

Bioretention Groundwater Low impact development Nutrient management Permeable pavement Pollution Prevention Polymers Salt management Water quality

Building the Business Case for Widespread Green Stormwater Infrastructure (FREE)

P. James, K. Menken 2021 | Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

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Conventional stormwater management Low impact development Multi-LID sites Planning and development Watershed planning

Operationalizing LID: Performance Result from the City of London (FREE)

B. Trenouth 2021 | Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Project Page Link

Bioretention Low impact development Nutrient management Planning and development Pollution Prevention Salt management Swales and ditches Thermal mitigation Water balance Water quality

System-wide SWM: Improved Stormwater Management at Lower Capital and Operating Cost (FREE)

B. Longstaff, D. Bambic, T. Patterson 2021 | Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Project Page Link

Climate change resilience Low impact development Nutrient management Planning and development Water quality Watershed planning

Counting co-benefits: first STEPs (FREE)

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

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.

Vancouver’s Green Infrastructure Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program

Assessing the Feasibility of Communal Green Stormwater Infrastructure on Private Property

Part II: Level of Service, Valuation, and Life-Cycle Costing for Natural Assets: Approaches and Examples from CVC-led Projects

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

Overview of the Ecological Land Classification System: Baseline Data for Understanding, Assessing, and Protecting Natural Heritage

Engineering Vegetated Roof Systems to Optimize Stormwater Management

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

Integrating Green Infrastructure in Constrained Urban Sites (FREE)

Tree Pit Systems for Sustainable Stormwater Management (FREE)

Strategies for Developing Green Infrastructure Operation & Maintenance Capacity in City of Toronto (FREE)

Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan Implementation: Showcasing LID Retrofits (FREE)

The Fate of Non‐conventional Stormwater Pollutants in Bioretention Systems (FREE)

Building the Business Case for Widespread Green Stormwater Infrastructure (FREE)

Operationalizing LID: Performance Result from the City of London (FREE)

System-wide SWM: Improved Stormwater Management at Lower Capital and Operating Cost (FREE)

Counting co-benefits: first STEPs (FREE)

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

An introduction to Visual OTTHYMO (VO)

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

How Well Can Heat Pumps Work For You? ASHP and GAHP

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

An overview of the National / International Green Infrastructure Certification Program

Urban Communal Stormwater Systems on Private Property

Beating the Green Infrastructure Cost Crunch

Grading, Drainage and Green Infrastructure

Use of the Drainage Act for Greenfield Development

Stormwater and LID Field Monitoring Lessons Learned

Risk and Return on Investment Tool for Flood Mitigation

Insights from Researchers: Enhancing Runoff Reduction using LID

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

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

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

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

Low Impact Development Performance in New Build Residential

An Introduction to the Low Impact Development Treatment Train Tool

Lessons Learned in Low Impact Development Construction

Implementing Low Impact Development – The 10 Step Process

Vancouver’s Green Infrastructure Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program

Assessing the Feasibility of Communal Green Stormwater Infrastructure on Private Property

Part II: Level of Service, Valuation, and Life-Cycle Costing for Natural Assets: Approaches and Examples from CVC-led Projects

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

Overview of the Ecological Land Classification System: Baseline Data for Understanding, Assessing, and Protecting Natural Heritage

Engineering Vegetated Roof Systems to Optimize Stormwater Management

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

Integrating Green Infrastructure in Constrained Urban Sites (FREE)

Tree Pit Systems for Sustainable Stormwater Management (FREE)

Strategies for Developing Green Infrastructure Operation & Maintenance Capacity in City of Toronto (FREE)

Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan Implementation: Showcasing LID Retrofits (FREE)

The Fate of Non‐conventional Stormwater Pollutants in Bioretention Systems (FREE)

Building the Business Case for Widespread Green Stormwater Infrastructure (FREE)

Operationalizing LID: Performance Result from the City of London (FREE)

System-wide SWM: Improved Stormwater Management at Lower Capital and Operating Cost (FREE)

Counting co-benefits: first STEPs (FREE)

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

An introduction to Visual OTTHYMO (VO)

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

How Well Can Heat Pumps Work For You? ASHP and GAHP

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

An overview of the National / International Green Infrastructure Certification Program

Urban Communal Stormwater Systems on Private Property

Beating the Green Infrastructure Cost Crunch

Grading, Drainage and Green Infrastructure

Use of the Drainage Act for Greenfield Development

Stormwater and LID Field Monitoring Lessons Learned

Risk and Return on Investment Tool for Flood Mitigation

Insights from Researchers: Enhancing Runoff Reduction using LID

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

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

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

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

Low Impact Development Performance in New Build Residential

An Introduction to the Low Impact Development Treatment Train Tool

Lessons Learned in Low Impact Development Construction

Implementing Low Impact Development – The 10 Step Process

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

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!