Last Friday I had the pleasure of working with 35 other volunteers in a regeneration project near the Ottawa River organized by the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) in association […]
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Category: Community stories
Bubbling brooks and careening creeks with City Stream Watch
On August 19th I had the pleasure of meeting Chelsey and Justin from the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority who work on City Stream Watch, a program where they analyse local streams. […]
On Patrol with the Ottawa RiverKeepers
I had the pleasure to go out on patrol with Meaghan Murphy and Adèle Michon from the Ottawa RiverKeepers Thursday morning. We were going out to check out effects from […]
E-coli testing with Les Amis du Ruisseau de la Brasserie
Today I had the privilege to go out on Sheila and John’s weekly e-coli testing on the Brewery Creek that surrounds the Island of Hull. Les Amis History Sheila and […]
Dive into Brewery Creek with the Peace Bus & the Riverkeepers
This past Wednesday I was lucky enough to join the Ottawa RiverKeepers host the CISV Peace Bus to learn about local invasive species and how to deal with them and explore the […]
Water Rangers meet the River Watchers
After our Aquahacking win, we knew that this was just the beginning of the work. So, on July 10, Mark and I attended the Ottawa River Watcher’s meeting. It was a sweltering […]