Canada’s heritage was shaped by wilderness, but most people don’t actively notice it in the bustle of everyday modern life. Through this testkit program, we are teaching new and existing […]
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Testing pH teststrips!
“It looks like a science lab in here!” Ollie noted, but he didn’t seem surprised. We’ve devoted a whole testkit area in our house and the shelves are already stuffed with […]
Filtering the map, Regions, Gamification and data downloads!
This has been a busy year for Water Rangers, and thanks to our friends, Mobile Baykeeper, we received funding from the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program in order to create […]
Thank you, Ontario Trillium Foundation!
Because of Ontario Trillium Foundation, we were able to improve our app, conduct user testing and grow our platform over the past 6 months. Without Ontario Trillium Foundation, we wouldn’t be […]
Thank you, Ocean Explorers!
This summer, as part of Ottawa Wavemakers (sponsored by Hub Ottawa and WWFCanada) we ran a program to send Ottawa residents to test oceans on their holidays. It was such a […]
Introducing…. Issue reporting!
Well, we have had a busy summer, both with excursions but also with new features. We have just released our newest big feature: issue reporting. What it does is create a […]
Do you want to work with us this summer?
Water Rangers (https://waterrangers.com) is a non-profit organisation based in Ottawa that is developing a user friendly platform for members of the public to collect observations for rivers, lakes, and streams. […]
Join us for our official launch with Ottawa Riverkeeper!
Ottawa Riverkeeper launches citizen science web app Sharing data, empowering river stewards Join Ottawa Riverkeeper (Sentinelle de la rivière des Outaouais) and award-winning hackers on the shores of the Ottawa […]
Cold feet down deep?
For many Canadians, enjoying the cool waters of a freshwater lake represents the perfect way to escape the summer heat. The same is also true of many aquatic organisms, thanks […]
Water Rangers and Brila explore Brewery Creek!
Earlier this month, Water Rangers members met up with middle school students from the Brila applied philosophy workshop for a tour of Brewery Creek in Hull. The workshop is offered […]