The Ottawa River Institute (ORI) is an incorporated, charitable organization based in the Ottawa Valley. ORI’s mission is to foster sustainable communities and ecological integrity in the Ottawa River watershed. Since incorporation in 2001 we've been working to:
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What's New at the Ottawa River Institute
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Annual General Meeting- May 5 The Ottawa River Institute is having its Annual General Meeting on Sunday May 5th in Matawatchan at the home of Audrey and Richard Copeland, 4084 Matawatchan Road. The meeting will begin at 11:30 am and will include the launch of the new Nature Notebook website. This website is an awesome resource for getting out and enjoying nature in the Ottawa Valley. It includes information and maps on many special natural areas in Renfrew County; ORI members will be invited to visit many of these areas over the course of the coming year with intrepid adventurers from the ORI Board (John Almstedt, Anne Davies, Ole Hendrickson and Kendra Smith) leading the way. The usual AGM business will also take place ...
Posted Apr 23, 2013, 12:08 PM by Ottawa River Institute -
Annual Seedy Sunday - March 3, 2013 Planning is underway for the annual ORI sponsored Seedy Sunday, taking place this year on Sunday March 3rd at Fellowes High School Auditorium from 10 am to 3 pm. The events of the day feature, seed swaps, seed and local food vendors, informational booths, local food lunch, presentations and more. Open the flyer below for a list of presentations. Mark your calendars, this is an event not to be missed!
Posted Jan 26, 2013, 8:20 AM by Ottawa River Institute -
Now On-line! Bonnechere River Watershed Nature in Your Neighbourhood Guide The Bonnechere River Nature in Your Neighbourhood Guide is now available on-line!Two versions of the guide are available here for viewing or downloading; the print version, and an on-line version. The on-line version is an expansion of the print version, and features more photos, reproductions of local artists’ paintings, more web links, links to Nature in Your Neighbourhood video clips, and links to the four segments of the Nature in Your Neighbourhood video series, produced in partnership with TVCogeco. http://www.ottawariverinstitute.ca/our-projects/nature-in-your-neighbourhood
Posted Oct 26, 2012, 7:38 AM by Ottawa River Institute -
Community Launches- Two more chances! Two of the four community launches of the Nature in Your Neighbourhood Guide and Video Series have been completed and well attended! Two more launches take place this month. Monday Oct 22, 7 pm at the Renfrew Public Library and Thursday October 25, 7pm at the Admaston Bromley Public Library in Douglas. Here Project Coordinator Cheryl Keetch (left) and BRWP Chair Kathy Lindsay (right) look over a copy of the Bonnechere River Watershed Nature in Your Neighbourhood Guide with Killaloe Librarian Nicole Zummach during the Killaloe Community Launch on Oct. 17th. (See the following news item for more information)
Posted Oct 18, 2012, 12:07 PM by Ottawa River Institute -
Nature in Your Neighbourhood Project Launches Guide and Shows Video Segments in Your Community The Bonnechere River Watershed Nature in Your Neighbourhood Guide is being launched and distributed in four local communities this month! The four community launches will provide an opportunity for people to pick up a free copy of the guide. As well at each launch will be a showing of the four 15 minute Nature in Your Neighbourhood video segments that have been produced for this project. The locations and dates of the launches are:Oct. 16, 7pm, Bonnechere Union Public Library, EganvilleOct 17, 7pm, Killaloe Friendship Club, Lake St. Killaloe- in partnership with the Killaloe Public LibraryOct 22, 7pm, Renfrew Public LibraryOct 25, 7pm, Admaston Bromley Public Library, DouglasFor more information, click here.
Posted Oct 16, 2012, 12:06 PM by Ottawa River Institute
