Blog categories: Environmental Monitoring
Winter/Spring 2022 Monitoring Matters newsletter
Blog April 13, 2022 Larissa Mohan
Read the Winter/Spring 2022 Monitoring Matters newsletter to learn about the most recent Watershed Planning and Ecosystem Science team activities and accomplishments, including: Project Highlights Western Chorus Frog monitoring Updates …
Study reveals frog species most at risk from motor vehicles in southern Ontario
Blog April 5, 2022 Larissa Mohan
TRCA has been partnering with a University of Toronto student, Nicole Regimbal, to study the threat posed to local amphibians by GTA traffic. Regimbal recently analyzed amphibian population and mortality …
Helping Endangered Jefferson Salamanders Cross the Road
Blog March 30, 2022 Larissa Mohan
David Lawrie, Research Scientist, for the Ecosystem and Climate Science talked to CityTV News yesterday about the temporary closing of Stouffville Road to protect endangered Jefferson Salamanders during their spring …
Water Canada Jan/Feb 2022 – Freshwater Salinization Article
Blog January 25, 2022 David Todd
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 David Todd
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 …
TRCA Biologists Share Their 2021 Biodiversity Field Finds!
Blog January 19, 2022 David Todd
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 …
Temperature Check: Using Thermal Imagery to Assess Forest Health
Blog December 9, 2021 David Todd
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 …
WPES Newsletter – Spring/Summer 2021
Blog August 19, 2021 David Todd
The Spring/Summer 2021 WPES Newsletter is finally here!!! This newsletter highlights some of the recent initiatives undertaken by Watershed Planning and Ecosystem Science (WPES). The scientific data collection, research and …
Projecting Climate Change to the End of the Century
Blog July 20, 2021 David Todd
Check out our new blog post from the Ontario Climate Consortium (OCC) — a program within our division at the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). Projecting Climate Change to the …
Join us as we Broadcast Live from the Toronto Islands for Night Electrofishing
Blog July 20, 2021 David Todd
In case you missed our first Facebook / YouTube Livestream on Night Electrofishing, here is the link so you can watch it at your leisure! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaVeZD7YiMw It was a huge …