 Our 100 Mile Garden– Beyond the Purple Coneflower with Grant Dobson of Connaught Nursery - Thurs. April 19th, 2012, 7pm -Killaloe Lions Hall, in partnership with the Killaloe Public Library—Free Grant Dobson, owner of Connaught Nursery will share his knowledge of gardening with native plants, garden planning and design, plant selection and cultural requirements to ensure a successful native plant garden outcome. This presentation covers the how-to’s of creating a bio-regional garden and will appeal to both naturalist and gardener alike. With over 25 years of horticultural experience, Grant delights in sharing his knowledge so that others will discover the joys and benefits of gardening with native species. To find out more about Grant and his work, visit: www.connaughtnursery.com Natural History with Mike Runtz, Photographer, Biologist, and Author - Thurs. April 26, 2012, 7 pm- Bonnechere Union Public Library, Eganville– Free. A birdwatcher since the age of five, Michael Runtz has lived and breathed nature all his life. He is well-known for his educational and conservation efforts, for which he has received numerous awards, including an Outstanding Service Award from the Federation of Ontario Naturalists. Nowhere else is Michael more in his element than in the natural world itself - howling with the elusive wolf, digging out salamanders from under a rotting log, luring in rutting moose with his skillful calls, or capturing speeding dragonflies with his butterfly net. His intimate familiarity with this world makes Michael the perfect ambassador for nature. Visit: http://http-server.carleton.ca/~mruntz/home.html Painting Nature, with Joyce Burkholder and Kathy Haycock, Artists - Wednesday May 9th, 2012, 7 pm -Renfrew Public Library—Free Award winning artists Joyce Burkholder and Kathy Haycock’s inspired paintings capture nature’s moments with freshness and vitality. Their work reflects a profound love and appreciation of the Ottawa Valley landscape and their unique way of seeing and painting what surrounds them. “There is nothing more enjoyable than sitting within a scene, observing and absorbing intensely and painting. I like to share my delight in being there, in experiencing nature’s gifts of the landscape, the weather, wind, light, even movement and sound”, Kathy Haycock. To find out more about their work, visit: www.hillpottery.com and www.kmhaycock.com
Also at each presentation, you will learn about the new Renfrew County Biotabase, and the Nature in Your Neighbourhood Community Mapping Tool.
Everyone is welcome!
posted Jul 5, 2011 12:38 PM by Info BRWP [ updated Jul 5, 2011 12:59 PM ]The BRWP-ORI Nature in Your Neighbourhood collaborative project has been busy this summer filming many types of nature and environmental related events and activities. In this photo our student videographer, Leo Freemark, interviews Sarah Hall on location at Hoch Farm in Killaloe, where students from the Freshwaters Environment class of the Forestry Technician program from Algonquin College Ottawa Valley Campus identified and recorded numerous flora and fauna species and collected baseline wetlands information.
See the YouTube videos below for an on-site glimpse of some of the types of events we've been filming for our Nature in Your Neighbourhood series. Watch for the Nature in Your Neighbourhood series airing this season on TVCogeco.
Pikwakanagan Water Awareness DayConversation with Ottawa RiverkeeperExcursion in Shaw Woods Part 1
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Nature in Your Neighbourhood Project Launched
The Bonnechere River Watershed Project and the Ottawa River Institute, held the launch of our new collaborative project ‘Nature in Your Neighbourhood’ on Friday May 20th at the Rotary Park in Eganville ON.
Special guests at the launch were John Yakabuski, MPP, Bonnechere Valley Township Mayor Jennifer Murphy, Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards Township Mayor Janice Visneski, and Guy Jamieson, representative of the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The launch also featured brief talks by Shauna Babcock, ED of KidActive, and natural history expert and Chair of the Ottawa Valley Tourist Association, Chris Hinsperger.
Our Ontario Trillium Foundation funded ‘Nature in Your Neighbourhood’ project will promote outdoor recreation and physical activity while encouraging stewardship and conservation of the natural environment on which we all depend.
 This eighteen month project will identify outdoor sites, particularly those close to communities within the Bonnechere River watershed; Renfrew, Eganville, Golden Lake, Killaloe, and Round Lake among others. The location of the sites and information about them will be published in a ‘Nature in Your Neighbourhood’ guide that will be made available to residents and tourists to the area. Over the duration of the project we will also be offering guided field trips to some of the sites, and will be producing a ‘Nature in Your Neighbourhood’ cablevision series with TVCogeco to complement and promote the use of the sites by youth, adults, families, school and community groups for outdoor learning, physical activity and awareness about nature and ecosystem health.
This project invites community input, so please feel free to contact us if you have something you'd like to share. info@ottawariverinstitute.ca or chair@bonnechereriver.ca
Adopt-A-Stream: Smith’s Creek Initiative
In 2006, Wildlife Interpretative Gardens were developed along Smith's Creek, at Stewart's Park and St. Joseph's High School in Renfrew. The gardens are linked by the Millenium Trail where interpretive signs provide information on wildlife and riparian features along the creek such as, cavity nesting birds, fish habitat for beaver, turtles and frogs.
At St. Joseph's High School, the grade nine geography class completed soil sampling at an abandoned hay field and students from the school planted 400 native trees and shrubs that are suitable for the conditions.
In 2007 work focused on maintenance and replanting where necessary.
posted Jan 6, 2011 1:23 PM by Admin BRWP [ updated Jan 6, 2011 1:25 PM ]
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The BRWP Paddle Guide was made in partnership with students in the the Outdoor Adventure Naturalist students program in Algonquin College. It provides useful information on the area, beautiful photos, and canoeing maps for the Round Lake and Golden Lake areas. The guide can be viewed and/or downloaded by following the link below.
A Driving Tour of the Bonnechere River Watershed A Driving Tour of the Bonnechere River Watershed is a wonderful booklet that outlines three driving tours within the Bonnechere River Watershed, and offers natural and historic points of interest within each of the three tours. The booklet, first published in 1998, with a second edition in 2001, was written by Mark Stabb, Angela Schruder and Carla Svoboda and published by the Ottawa Valley Tourist Association. It is available here as a 2 part pdf download, used with permission from the Ottawa Valley Tourist Association.
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This eighteen month project will identify outdoor sites, particularly those close to communities within the Bonnechere River watershed; Renfrew, Eganville, Golden Lake, Killaloe, and Round Lake among others. The location of the sites and information about them will be published in a ‘Nature in Your Neighbourhood’ guide that will be made available to residents and tourists to the area. Over the duration of the project we will also be offering guided field trips to some of the sites, and will be producing a ‘Nature in Your Neighbourhood’ cablevision series with TVCogeco to complement and promote the use of the sites by youth, adults, families, school and community groups for outdoor learning, physical activity and awareness about nature and ecosystem health.
