Blog posts by David Todd
Staff Feature – Restoration Opportunities Planning Team
Blog March 7, 2022
Restoration opportunities planning and prioritization is the foundation upon which TRCA’s restoration programs have been built, making us one of the largest restoration organizations in Canada, restoring more than 130 …
Water Canada Jan/Feb 2022 – Freshwater Salinization Article
Blog January 25, 2022
Our freshwater is getting saltier, with chloride concentrations rising in regional streams. Main culprit? Chlorides from road salt. Even more alarming – chlorides are accumulating in soils, groundwater and stormwater …
Monitoring Matters – Fall 2021 Edition
Blog January 24, 2022
In early December, the Watershed Planning and Ecosystem Science (WPES) team published their Fall 2021 edition of the Monitoring Matters e-newsletter, highlighting some of their recent scientific data collection, research …
Staff Feature – Scarborough Waterfront Project
Blog January 21, 2022
The Scarborough Bluffs are an iconic natural wonder. Towering above Toronto’s Lake Ontario waterfront, they offer a strikingly beautiful shoreline and natural greenspaces, and support increasingly rare habitats for a …
TRCA Biologists Share Their 2021 Biodiversity Field Finds!
Blog January 19, 2022
Every year TRCA monitoring biologists head out into the field to survey the plants and wildlife living in our regional forests, wetlands, and meadows. In this article, we share the …
Staff Feature – Nursery Staff
Blog December 17, 2021
Whether you are looking for plants for your restoration project, require some bioengineering material to help stabilize your rock buttress, or just have some general questions regarding plants to help …
Staff Feature – Enforcement and Compliance Team
Blog December 14, 2021
What do you really do? is often the question asked of the TRCA Enforcement and Compliance team. For starters, Enforcement Officers are designated through a process established by the Province …
Temperature Check: Using Thermal Imagery to Assess Forest Health
Blog December 9, 2021
Jonas Hamberg, Ph. D., is using thermal imaging from drones and satellites to research the health of Toronto regional forests over the next two years. For example, a tree that is stressed …
Staff Feature – Contract Administration, Construction Services, Restoration and Infrastructure Division
Blog November 9, 2021
Restoration and Infrastructure’s Contract Administration team is led by James Dickie, with the assistance of Engineering Technologists Alex Barber and Ahmed Al-Allo. The team, within R&I’s Construction Services Business Unit, …
Staff Feature – Habitat Restoration / Stream Restoration
Blog October 15, 2021
With incredible timing and skill, the Habitat Restoration (HARE) team has again accomplished a successful season within our rivers. A section of the East Humber River within Boyd Conservation Park …