Volunteer Opportunities

Rideau Valley conservation Authority’s Aquatic and Fish Habitat Biologist Jennifer Lamoureux will be giving a talk about the history of Brewer Pond’s Restoration project. To read more about this restoration project you can visit our website: https://www.rvca.ca/brewer-park-pond-restoration-project

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During this pond exploration session, we will be doing some collection demonstrations of fish and benthic invertebrates at the pond. We will also look in detail at what creatures we collect. This is a great event for families to learn about the different creatures that inhabit the pond.  https://www.rvca.ca/brewer-park-pond-restoration-project

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This day we will be an action event, where we will be removing the invasive Flowering Rush in the pond shallow areas. We will be providing waders, gloves, shovels and bags for this event. Please RSVP for this event as we will require your shoe size to provide our volunteers with waders to participate in this aquatic removal event.

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We will be doing stream garbage clean up at Pinecrest Creek. There are several areas that require attention so depending on the number of volunteers we will be selecting a couple of areas to clean up within the stream and riparian area. Please do RSVP so we can plan ahead the places we can clean up in this stream. Our meeting location will be determined by the number of volunteers for this event, so please do wait for follow up details for this event.

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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