New Lunch and Learns and resources added to the Scientific Knowledge Sharing Platform!
January 10, 2023
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Lunch and Learn Webinar Series
The Ecosystem and Climate Science team hosted 9 Lunch and Learns with 11 speakers in 2022 and recorded over 700 person-hours of engagement! Since 2020, a total of 32 ECS Lunch and Learns have been offered to TRCA staff. Thank-you for all your continued interest and engagement!
Check out the recording and slides from our most recent December Lunch and Learn with Craig Mitchell on Dam Safety 101.
Our first Lunch and Learn of 2023 will feature a presentation by Dr. Lyndsay Cartwright on TRCA’s Draft Significant Wildlife Habitat on Tuesday, January 24, 11-12 pm. For more information and to register, please visit the LMS Course Catalog.
If you have any questions or suggestions for future ECS Lunch and Learns, please contact Sharon.Lam@trca.ca.
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REPORTS AND TECHNICAL PAPERS
The Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) is a multi-agency initiative that supports implementation of sustainable technologies and practices within Canada. The following STEP reports and case studies have recently been added to the Scientific Knowledge Sharing Hub:
- The Bentway: A Case Study
- A Comparison of Two Approaches for Winter Maintenance of a Large Commercial Property
- Evaluation of Shade Balls for Mitigating Summer Heating of Stormwater Management Ponds: Final Report
- IMAX Low Impact Development Feature Performance Assessment
- Review of Snow and Ice Control Practices on Parking Lots and Walkways
The Watershed Planning and Ecosystem Science team has also added some new reports and technical papers:
- Climate Change in the Great Lakes Basin: Summary of Trends and Impacts
- Climate Projections for Niagara Region
- Improving Access to Large Parks in Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe: Policy, Planning, and Funding Strategies
- Natural Systems Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in the Durham Region
- Nature-Based Climate Solutions Siting Tool: Final Report
- Oak Ridges Corridor Conservation Reserve: Changes in Natural Heritage Conditions 2008-2021)
- Terrestrial Long-term Monitoring Plot Program: Spatial Patterns and Temporal Trends in Terrestrial Biodiversity (2011-2020)
- TRCA Updated Target Natural Heritage System: A Summary Report
View the entire collection of reports and technical papers on the Scientific Knowledge Sharing Hub.
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SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
Here is a list of the most recent scientific papers to be added to the Scientific Knowledge Sharing Hub:
- Assessing and Modeling Diurnal Temperature Buffering and Evapotranspiration Dynamics in Forest Restoration using ECOSTRESS Thermal Imaging
- Assessing Policy Robustness under the COVID-19 Crisis: An Empirical Study of the Environmental Policymaking System in Ontario, Canada
- First Assessment of the Fish Populations Beneficial Use Impairment in the Toronto and Region Area of Concern
- Spatial ecology of non‑native common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Lake Ontario with implications for management
- Towards effective ecological restoration: Investigating knowledg eco-production on fish–habitat relationships with Aquatic Habitat Toronto
- Urban Avian Conservation Planning Using Species Functional Traits and Habitat Suitability Mapping
View the entire collection of scientific papers on the Scientific Knowledge Sharing Hub.
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