Sylvie Spraakman (@sylvspraak) 's Twitter Profile
Sylvie Spraakman

@sylvspraak

Water resources engineer, fan of #greeninfrastructure, #CdnPoli follower, crazy cat lady, #water fan, trying to take action on climate change

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Rachelle is the 2nd member of #LakeErieChallenge #TeamSUP & is an accomplished stand up paddle boarder who has competed in many races. Rachelle will be embarking on a 20km paddle in western #LakeErie on Aug 22! Support Rachelle's paddle by donating here: freshwateralliance.ca/lec_rachelle_c…

Rachelle is the 2nd member of #LakeErieChallenge #TeamSUP & is an accomplished stand up paddle boarder who has competed in many races. Rachelle will be embarking on a 20km paddle in western #LakeErie on Aug 22! 

Support Rachelle's paddle by donating here: freshwateralliance.ca/lec_rachelle_c…
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Our next member of #TeamKayak is Don Barrie! The athletes still need your support. Donate to Don & his fellow teammates here makewaygifts.secure.force.com/donate/… The Lake Erie Challenge is this Saturday! Follow #LakeErieChallenge to get live updates of the athletes progress & cheer them on

Our next member of #TeamKayak is Don Barrie! The athletes still need your support. Donate to Don & his fellow teammates here
makewaygifts.secure.force.com/donate/…

The Lake Erie Challenge is this Saturday! Follow #LakeErieChallenge to get live updates of the athletes progress & cheer them on
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The final member of our #LakeErieChallenge 2020 team is the awesome open water swimmer Mairi MacGregor! It's not too late to donate and support the athlete's on their incredible journeys this weekend: makewaygifts.secure.force.com/donate/… Read Mairi's full interview: freshwateralliance.ca/lec_mairi_macg…

The final member of our #LakeErieChallenge 2020 team is the awesome open water swimmer Mairi MacGregor! It's not too late to donate and support the athlete's on their incredible journeys this weekend: makewaygifts.secure.force.com/donate/…

Read Mairi's full interview: freshwateralliance.ca/lec_mairi_macg…
Sylvie Spraakman (@sylvspraak) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Missed TRCA_TRIECA? Come out to our webinar! This Thursday at 1pm, @StormWater_TO & I will be presenting a summary of our research into mature bioretention systems. trieca.com/2020-webinar-s…

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We are having a physically-distant outside meetup this weekend - join us for a shoreline cleanup at Corktown Commons any time between 10am and 2pm. We'll also have some materials to learn about Don River flood management history in the area! shorelinecleanup.ca/cleanups/4r202 #water

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A great Canadian Water Resources Association event put on by students & young professionals - check out the first CWRA-SYP National webinar presented by Jean-Luc Martel on climate change for water resources engineers on Oct 28 1pm ET: cwra.org/en/syp-water-t… Ont Branch CWRA SYP Toronto @CWRACASYP CWRA SYP Ottawa

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Publication alert!! From myself, co-first-author Tim Rodgers, and a fantastic team of students, a librarian and professors... here it is: A Need for Standardized Reporting: A Scoping Review of Bioretention Research 2000–2019 mdpi.com/882714 via MDPI

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Thinking about what to write in my thesis introduction, I decided to mind map my thesis. This jumble of text and arrows did help me with writing my intro layout. Thanks for the techniques UofTGCAC #gradlife #writing

Thinking about what to write in my thesis introduction, I decided to mind map my thesis. This jumble of text and arrows did help me with writing my intro layout. Thanks for the techniques <a href="/UofTGCAC/">UofTGCAC</a> #gradlife #writing
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A solid bunch of #bioretention presentations just now & ongoing, including my own. Water balance - bioretention are good at ET! & phosphorous - high sand content does mean much P reduction! #CWRA2021

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We've created 3 concept designs for the St. George Rainway in Mount Pleasant! Each inspired by water movement during rainfall. Do you want to see water ‘Ripple’, ‘Fall’ or ‘Flow’ down St. George St.? Tell us and you could win a prize gardening package 👉 ow.ly/yEWh50GKHEU

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Mature bioretention cell: how do they perform over the long term & how do changes in hydraulic properties of soil affect bioretention performance? Some questions that I attempt answers at in my latest publication! Highlights: -Hyd…lnkd.in/gu_f8DW3 lnkd.in/gaGSwwRT

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I'm excited to be hosting this next #watertalks on Wednesday by some exciting new researchers in the #water sector! lnkd.in/gKTWiRCx

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Don’t miss our Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) Student and Young Professionals (SYP) holiday party on December 8 at 8 PM ET! We welcome all CWRA members to join this holiday party, so that we can celebrate our 2021 acco…lnkd.in/gYjCF2qE lnkd.in/g_S6UwN7

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Rain It In is a competition for post-secondary students to explore solutions to #flooding and #climatechange. Please share with your networks! And students - register by January 23! lnkd.in/gqTbKTCn