World Migratory Bird Day

The Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsville will present a cheque to the Friends of Stittsville Wetlands (FoSW) on Saturday, October 12, 2024 – World Migratory Bird Day. This cheque presentation is being made to support the FoSW's work in protecting, restoring, regenerating, and rewilding our wetlands.

The Goulbourn Wetland Complex, a provincially significant wetland, on the doorstep of Stittsville, provides a home to over 150 species of birds (eBird), including the American Kestrel – the smallest falcon in North America, the Wood Duck – one of the most colorful North American waterfowl and Species at Risk, such as the Barn Swallow and the Eastern Whip-poor Will.

Participants will gather at the TransCanada Trailhead at the intersection of Westridge Drive and Abbott Street West on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 10:45 AM to walk together to the lookout over the Goulbourn Wetland Complex, at the headwaters of Poole Creek. The cheque presentation will be made upon our arrival at approximately 11 AM.

The FoSW became incorporated on January 1, 2024. Since the inception of the organization, the FoSW have built an enviable network of partners – non-governmental conservation organizations – at the national, provincial, and local levels who have been and continue to be instrumental in advancing their mission.

The Friends of Stittsville Wetlands are a member of the Nature Network, a federated member group of about 155 member groups across Ontario under the auspices of Ontario Nature.