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  • RVCA works with many volunteers throughout the year to help restore and enhance our watershed. We offer a range of volunteer opportunities that require varying experience levels and time commitments. There may be an interesting and rewarding volunteer opportunity at RVCA that's right for you!

    Check our Events Calendar (below) to see special, upcoming events for volunteers/participants or learn more about specific volunteer opportunities listed in the Get Involved! Volunteer menu (on right). 

Class 2 Backpack Electrofishing certification
Monday, June 4, 2018
8:00am - 5:00pm
 

This course is a one day training workshop designed to certify crew leaders in the use of backpack Electrofishing equipment. The main emphasis of this course is the safe use of backpack electroshocking units. Topics covered include; safety procedures and equipment, electrical theory, electrofishing theory, study design considerations and ethics. Registration is imited so please register early.

The course is broken into three components:

  1. Classroom instruction
  2. Field evaluation
  3. Examination

Instruction will be provided by a Class 1 OMNR certified instructor and meets OMNR policy standards.


Cost: $226 per person ($200 plus HST) (Business #107896136)

Download Registration Form

Location RVCA Headquarters (Boardroom), 3889 Rideau Valley Drive, Ottawa
Contact Jennifer Lamoureux

Contact Us

Address:
Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
3889 Rideau Valley Drive
Manotick, Ontario K4M 1A5

Phone:
613-692-3571, 1-800-267-3504

Email:

Hours:

Regular Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Member of: conservation ontario