The streams and rivers in the Rideau Valley watershed are home to a variety of plants and animals. Aquatic habitats are areas that are permanently covered by water and surrounding areas that are occasionally covered by water. Terrestrial Ecology looks at land-based living things and how they interact with their environment.

In this section, we look at the physical conditions of the watershed — vegetation, wetlands, shorelines, instream barriers. We also look at fish communities and benthic invertebrates. All this information is used to create a picture of the conditions of our streams, lakes, rivers and overall watershed. In turn, this information will set the management direction for the future.

Links:
- Canadian Museum of Nature
- Wildlife Habitat Canada's Wetkit

Photo: RVCA Benthic Sampling