New LMS Course Offering: Great Lakes Wetland Series

January 7, 2022

Good afternoon TRCA Staff,

We are pleased to announce the release of a new course offering in TRCA’s Learning Management System.

In addition, an there has been a change to an existing offering; please see change below:

• HR: Lunch and Learn: 10 Strategies for Improving Your Finances (new date– January 11, 2022: 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.)
  (previous date– December 15, 2021: 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.)

The new course offering can be found in our Learning Management System (LMS) > Course Catalog > Learning and Development Calendar > Great Lakes Wetland Webinar Series.

Please note that as per the Learning and Development Policy , supervisor approval is required prior to registering for courses in TRCA’s Course Catalog.

Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Webinar Series 2022:

• Presented by Environment and Climate Change Canada in collaboration with TRCA
• Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has completed a novel climate change vulnerability assessment of coastal wetlands and will share their findings from this assessment, along with adaptation strategies and possible implementation options to enhance coastal wetland resilience

• Session 1: Climate Change in the Great Lakes Basin and Coastal Wetland Response Modelling
  Tuesday, February 1, 2022 (1:00-3:30 EST)
• Session 2: Assessing Coastal Wetland Sensitivity, Adaptive Capacity, and Climate Change Vulnerability
  Thursday, February 3, 2022 (1:00-3:30 EST)
• Session 3: Solutions to Enhance Coastal Wetland Resilience (Pt. 1) – Reducing Non-climatic Stressors, Enhancing Adaptive Capacity, and Protecting Littoral Cell Geodiversity and Barrier Landforms
  Tuesday, February 15, 2022 (1:00-3:30 EST)
• Session 4: Solutions to Enhance Coastal Wetland Resilience (Pt. 2) – Coping with Lake Level Extremes, Managing Diked Wetlands, and Restoring Biodiversity
  Thursday, February 17, 2022 (1:00-3:30 EST)
• Session 5: Solutions to Enhance Coastal Wetland Resilience (Pt. 3) – Identifying Climate Refugia, Advancing Wetland Conservation and Protection, and Climate Adaptation Funding Opportunities
  Wednesday, March 2, 2022 (1:00-3:30 EST)

If you have any questions, please contact our Learning and Development Specialist: Shiri Wahby at shiri.wahby@trca.ca or HR Generalist: Danielle Festa at danielle.festa@trca.ca

Thank you,

Human Resources