Environmental Education Programs : Each year, the Friends of Foley Mountain donates $10 000 to the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority in support of the outdoor environmental education program at Foley Mountain Conservation Area.

This education program reaches thousands of students each year and is helping to foster environmental awareness in our youth. The Friends also fund learning resources and equipment to meet the needs of an evolving range of programs.

Children's Nature Discovery Centre :   The Children's Nature Discovery Centre opened in the summer of 2008 to provide learning opportunities for visitors with hands-on nature-based activities. The centre is located in the ground floor of the Interpretive Centre.

Program Support: The Friends also pay for a portion of the salary for a summer student to assist in the delivery of the interpretive program and provide funding to rent live reptiles and amphibians for the terrariums in the Children's Discovery Centre.

Family Summer Programs: On Thursday mornings from 10:00 am to 11:30 am in July and August the Friends of Foley Mountain and Rideau Valley Conservation Authority offer nature programming for families.   Programs will include a variety of nature themes. Programs are free with purchase of a Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Day Use Permit or Annual Pass.