Ottawa River Institute BrochureOur Ottawa River Institute's informational brochure includes a fantastic map of the Ottawa River Watershed, adapted and re-designed by ORI member Ben Bateson and art by ORI member, John Bateson.Click here to download your copy.
Renfrew County Conifer Tree Identification KeyTo celebrate International Day of Biodiversity (May 22) and 2011 International Year of Forests, ORI board member John Kasaboski has created a Renfrew County Tree Conifer Identification Key. Please download the documents below and have some fun finding and identifying our local conifer trees!Click here for a guide on How to Use the Conifer Key.
Ottawa River Institute's Energy Upgrades Resource ListThe Ottawa River Institute's Energy Upgrades Resource List is a list of Renfrew County building contractors and carpenters who perform work in the areas of energy efficient home building and renovations, and home energy upgrades. Also listed is contact information for some Renfrew County Home Energy Auditors. | ORI Sustainable Living Book CollectionThanks to donations from ORI members and non-members alike, ORI has a collection of sustainable living books at the Bonnechere Union Public Library in Eganville. Members of the Bonnechere Union Public Library can sign out the books directly from the library, and others can order them through the inter-library loan program offered through their local library.If anyone has books that they would like to donate to this collection, they can be delivered to the Bonnechere Union Public Library in person, or by contacting ORI member Kathryn Kasaboski at 613-401-2603 johnkasaboski (at) hotmail.com The books currently available in this collection are listed below. Power down: options and actions for a post-carbon world / Richard Heinberg The passive solar house: using solar design to heat and cool your home / James Kachadorian Bootstrap market gardening / Scott & Suzie Kelland Gaining ground: making a successful transition to organic farming / various authors The renewable energy handbook / William Kemp (3 copies of this book) The weather makers: how we are changing the climate and what it means for life on earth / Tim Flannery Ecoholic: your guide to the most environmentally friendly information, products and services in Canada / Adria Vasil Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Report on a Natural Experiment / Nina Pierpont Planning for Seven Generations: Guideposts for a Sustainable Future / Mike Nickerson The Carbon Buster's Home Energy Handbook / Godo Stoyke The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight/ Thom Hartmann Building with Awareness: The Construction of a Hybrid Home DVD and Guidebook/ by Ted Owens The Good House Book/ Clarke Snell Simply in Season/ Mary Beth Lind End of Food/ Paul Roberts Simply in Season: Recipes that Celebrate Fresh Local Foods in the Spirit of More-with-Less/ Mary Beth Lind and Cathleen Hockman-Wert |
 The Ottawa River Institute gratefully acknowledges funding from The Ontario Trillium Foundation.  |
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