Turtle Takeover at River House

This summer, Ottawa Riverkeeper partnered with Petrie Island Turtle Project to incubate over 400 turtle eggs at our science lab in River House. We’re sharing the full story of these eggs, from collection to release!

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Water Quality Adventures in 2023!

Libby Lacroix, Ottawa Riverkeeper’s Water Quality Assistant for the summer of 2023, recounts some of the highlights of her summer of testing water quality around the Ottawa River watershed!

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The Carillon Dam needs an eel ladder

The Carillon Dam presents the first and largest obstacle to the migration of the American eel into the Ottawa River watershed. Other dams have created eel ladders to enable this vulnerable fish species to migrate upstream, and it is time for Carillon to do the same.

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River House opens to the public!

Come visit us! The National Capital Commission has officially opened River House to the public! We are so excited to see river lovers swimming, walking, and relaxing by the water of the beautiful Ottawa River from this unique vantage point.

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High school students dive deep on the issue of microplastics

Hello! I’m Niko, a grade 11 student from Ashbury College. For River Day, I presented on the issue of microplastics in collaboration with my classmate Sara.

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