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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Vancouver’s Green Infrastructure Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program

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

Download   Project Page   Link


BioretentionLow impact developmentPermeable pavementRainwater harvesting



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Assessing the Feasibility of Communal Green Stormwater Infrastructure on Private Property

Shannon Malloy  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Download   Project Page   Link


Low impact development



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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

Download   Project Page   Link


Low impact development



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

Dawn Renfrew  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Download   Project Page   Link


Low impact development



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Engineering Vegetated Roof Systems to Optimize Stormwater Management

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

Download   Project Page   Link


BioretentionGreen roofsLow impact development



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

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

   Project Page   Link


BioretentionCold climate researchLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPermeable pavementPollution PreventionSalt managementStormwater tree trenchesSwales and ditchesTreesWater qualityWatershed planning



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

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

   Project Page   Link


BioretentionConventional stormwater managementLow impact developmentStormwater tree trenchesStructural soilsTreesWater qualityWatershed planning



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

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

   Project Page   Link


BioretentionGroundwaterLow impact developmentNutrient managementPermeable pavementPollution PreventionPolymersSalt managementWater quality



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

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

   Project Page   Link


Conventional stormwater managementLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPlanning and developmentWatershed planning



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

B. Trenouth  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Project Page   Link


BioretentionLow impact developmentNutrient managementPlanning and developmentPollution PreventionSalt managementSwales and ditchesThermal mitigationWater balanceWater quality



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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 resilienceLow impact developmentNutrient managementPlanning and developmentWater 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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How Well Can Heat Pumps Work For You? ASHP and GAHP

  |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Low impact development



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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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Stormwater and LID Field Monitoring Lessons Learned

J. Wiedrick,  S. Wilson  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionConventional stormwater managementInspection and maintenanceLow impact developmentPermeable pavementStormwater management pondsWater 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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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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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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Vancouver’s Green Infrastructure Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program

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

Download   Project Page   Link


BioretentionLow impact developmentPermeable pavementRainwater harvesting



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Assessing the Feasibility of Communal Green Stormwater Infrastructure on Private Property

Shannon Malloy  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Download   Project Page   Link


Low impact development



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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

Download   Project Page   Link


Low impact development



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

Dawn Renfrew  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Download   Project Page   Link


Low impact development



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Engineering Vegetated Roof Systems to Optimize Stormwater Management

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

Download   Project Page   Link


BioretentionGreen roofsLow impact development



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

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

   Project Page   Link


BioretentionCold climate researchLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPermeable pavementPollution PreventionSalt managementStormwater tree trenchesSwales and ditchesTreesWater qualityWatershed planning



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

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

   Project Page   Link


BioretentionConventional stormwater managementLow impact developmentStormwater tree trenchesStructural soilsTreesWater qualityWatershed planning



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

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

   Project Page   Link


BioretentionGroundwaterLow impact developmentNutrient managementPermeable pavementPollution PreventionPolymersSalt managementWater quality



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

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

   Project Page   Link


Conventional stormwater managementLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesPlanning and developmentWatershed planning



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

B. Trenouth  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Project Page   Link


BioretentionLow impact developmentNutrient managementPlanning and developmentPollution PreventionSalt managementSwales and ditchesThermal mitigationWater balanceWater quality



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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 resilienceLow impact developmentNutrient managementPlanning and developmentWater 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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How Well Can Heat Pumps Work For You? ASHP and GAHP

  |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


Low impact development



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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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Stormwater and LID Field Monitoring Lessons Learned

J. Wiedrick,  S. Wilson  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

   Link


BioretentionConventional stormwater managementInspection and maintenanceLow impact developmentPermeable pavementStormwater management pondsWater 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



thumb image

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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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




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.