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The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority is looking for volunteers to help with field sampling during the month of October.

Volunteers will gain experience with the following:

• YSI
• Field experience
• Secchi disk
• Composite sampler
• Van Doren
• Canoeing
• Kick and sweep techniques for benthic invertebrates
• Water flow measurements

Field sampling will take place Monday-Friday, typically between 8 am to 4 pm, however some days may go longer. There is no set number of days that volunteers will be required to do.

Volunteers should be comfortable around water, wearing chest waders, wading through streams and touching benthic invertebrates.

Volunteers will need to arrange their own transportation to the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority office located at 3889 Rideau Valley Drive in Manotick.

Please contact Sarah MacLeod Neilson at or Adrienne Lewis at  if you are interested in volunteering or by phone 613-692-3571

City Stream Watch, the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority and the Ottawa Flyfishers Society are pairing up on October 21 for an exciting aquatic insect, fish and flyfishing workshop! The event will be held from 10:00AM – 2:00PM, however you can come and go as you please. The morning session will be reserved for the aquatic sciences/monitoring demonstrations, while the afternoon will focus on fishing and recreational practices.

From 10:00AM to 12:00PM participants will learn how to sample and identify fish and benthic macro-invertebrates. This portion will be of a “hands-on” nature and will be taught by Rideau Valley Conservation Authority staff.

After lunch, the Ottawa Flyfishers Society will take over, providing fly casting demonstrations and pairing up with other participants for a little more “hands on” experience of a fishing nature. Equipment will be provided. This part of the program should run from about 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.

The workshop will be carried out at the Jock River Landing, located just off Prince of Wales Dr/Lodge Rd (https://goo.gl/maps/EaUPrJfKNiK2). Lunch and refreshments will be provided for the event. Given that this event tends to be quite popular, if you need to cancel please let us know right away to free up space for others on our waiting list.

Due to the nature of the program, we must limit the session to 30 people. To avoid disappointment, please RSVP early by emailing me at . There will be a waiting list for those who email after signup is full, in case of cancellations.