Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) regrettably will be postponing all in-person conferences, events and programs until further notice, to proactively protect participants, and all who would be in attendance, from the potential risk of contracting COVID-19.
Please view the events calendar for our online learning programs and workshops.
TRCA Events Calendar
Come out and explore Toronto and the GTA by joining an event! Find everything on our events calendar, from webinars and e-learning, to guided hikes, festivals and seasonal events, along with workshops and public consultations. See listings for today, this weekend, and each month.
Sep 30 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
10:00 am
Overview This workshop will present the latest guidance and best practices on turbidity monitoring based on the updated Erosion and Sediment Control Guide for Urban Construction (released in December 2019). Topics discussed will include (i)...
Oct 1 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will focus on how to recognize groundwater sapping and the contribution it has to slope instability and erosion within the valleys of southern Ontario. This webinar is being offered as part of the...
Oct 7 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
1:00 pm
Overview Erosion control can be a challenge even on an easy site, but protecting Low Impact Development (LID) practices, which are designed to infiltrate or filter stormwater for more than 30 years, requires an ESC...
The Ups and Downs of Using Wood in Stream Restoration
@ Online Webinar
Oct 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will highlight the value of using wood in stream restoration projects and why regulators should encourage designers to include wood in more designs. This webinar is being offered as part of the TRIECA...
New Standards Help Build Resiliency Against Flooding
@ Online Webinar
Oct 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will highlight two new CSA publications recently published that will help build resiliency against flooding through flood resilient design of new residential communities and through the data on extreme precipitation events that aids...
LID Modelling With Visual OTTHYMO
@ Online / Virtual Training
Oct 20 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
12:00 pm
Low-impact developments (LIDs) are widely used in new developments. Many factors need to be considered in the design process. LID modelling uses hydrological model to help on the sizing process. With pre-defined LID types and...
Oct 21 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
1:00 pm
Overview In 2005, the Transportation Research Board received a “problem statement” from its member Highway Department DOTs – “Are there any alternatives to the traditional bank and channel protection measures, such as riprap, gabions, cable-tied...
Green Infrastructure Standards Development and Soil Cell Evaluation
@ Online Webinar
Oct 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will provide an overview of the City of Toronto’s Green Streets program, the process that is underway for developing Green Infrastructure standards and why they are required. This webinar is being offered as...
Detailed Erosion Analysis for New Development Applications in TRCA
@ Online webinar
Oct 27 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
10:00 am
Urbanization, in general, increases impervious cover in a watershed. When impervious cover is increased, precipitation does not infiltrate as it would naturally. Instead, rainfall is quickly piped and channelled directly to the watercourse. An increase...
So, It Rained a Meter, Now What?
@ Online Webinar
Oct 29 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will highlight how designers/engineers are tasked with the impossible: preventing large scale flooding. This webinar is being offered as part of the TRIECA 2020 Webinar Series. To View and Register for the “Entire”...
Making urban landscapes more absorbent to stormwater
@ Online Webinar
Nov 5 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar presents findings from a three-year field monitoring study comparing the run-off characteristics of simulated lawn test plots receiving roof drainage, located at the Kortright Centre in Vaughan, Ontario. This webinar is being offered...
Optimizing Your Temporary Sediment Basin
@ Online Webinar
Nov 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will discuss all the design and maintenance factors needed to achieve the maximum sediment retention. This webinar is being offered as part of the TRIECA 2020 Webinar Series. To View and Register for...
Skimmer Basins 101
@ Online Webinar
Nov 19 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will cover several topics related to skimmer basin design including, standards for determining the volume of sediment storage and technical guidance on how to model skimmers in stormwater modeling software packages. This webinar...
Building Climate Change Resiliency in Intensifying Neighbourhoods
@ Online Webinar
Dec 3 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will examine the approach used to build a Stormwater Management Master Plan that integrated flood control and stormwater drainage while improving and protecting both groundwater and surface water quality. This webinar is being...
Dec 10 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will highlight research conducted that explores how local erosive rainfall (R-values) in the City of Calgary has changed in the past 20 years, increasing by 2.14 times. This webinar is being offered as...
Dec 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will address internal phosphorus loading from lake sediments with an alum treatment to flip the shallow lake from a turbid to a clear water state. This webinar is being offered as part of...
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