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RIDEAU VALLEY, June 24, 2025 – The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation completed several major capital projects and celebrated impactful program growth in 2024 thanks to the generosity of its funding partners, private donors and supporters.  The Foundation’s 2024 Annual Report highlights the opening of Baxter Conservation Area’s Accessible Bridge and Education…
MANOTICK, ON, June 23, 2025 — A sugar maple stands tall along the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority’s Memory Lane in honour of Dr. Jason Kelly, who served as Chair of the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF) for 11 years and helped shape more than a decade of conservation progress in the…
WESTPORT, May 20, 2025 – True friendship never really dies, as its gifts live on forever. That’s certainly the case for Foley Mountain as it says goodbye to its longtime Friends group this spring.  Friends of Foley Mountain, a charitable group that has aided the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority's Westport site since…
RIDEAU LAKES, May 1, 2025 – United Way Leeds & Grenville is helping 375 disadvantaged students learn and explore at Foley Mountain Conservation Area over the coming year. The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF) accepted a cheque for $10,000 at the United Way’s Volunteer Breakfast in Brockville on Thursday, May 1.…
RIDEAU VALLEY, April 17, 2025 – The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation can go to bat for endangered bats thanks to a generous grant from TC Energy’s Build Strong program.  The funds will help purchase state-of-the-art bat recording equipment to kickstart a local species at risk monitoring program. Data from those devices will…
RIDEAU VALLEY, July 24, 2024 – Estate planning can be complicated, but two upcoming workshops can help ease your mind about one important aspect: how to maximize your legacy while supporting causes close to your heart. The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF) will host two Planned Giving workshops this summer alongside…
KARS-ON-THE-RIDEAU – June 21, 2024 – Dignitaries, donors, and special guests joined staff and board members from the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF) and Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) to celebrate the Baxter Conservation Area’s flagship accessible bridge’s grand opening on Friday, June 21. The 100-metre accessible bridge and two large…
RIDEAU VALLEY, May 7, 2024 – Your mom has helped you grow and thrive; this Mother’s Day is your chance to pay it forward in her honour. Through the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation’s special occasions tree planting program, you can plant a native tree seedling for Mom right here in Eastern Ontario, supporting the…
MANOTICK, May 2, 2024 – Forests are full of stories, and now Baxter Conservation Area has added another in the form of a permanent Storybook Trail.  Thanks to a generous grant from the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (TD FEF), a series of displays now dot the popular and accessible…
RIDEAU VALLEY, April 24, 2024 – Don Maciver’s two biggest passions were education and conserving the natural world. Now his family is supporting both through an outdoor education fund in his name.  Don’s wife Jeanine, with support from her family, has committed to covering bus and tuition costs for 600 students over…
RIDEAU LAKES, Dec. 13, 2023 – Butternuts and blue herons rejoice: a 65-acre heritage farm containing wetlands, forests and farm fields has been donated to the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF) for perpetual protection along the shores of Big Rideau Lake.  The picturesque property includes two acres of provincially significant wetland,…
LOMBARDY, Dec. 4, 2023 – A broad swath of sensitive wetlands, forests and meadows will be protected in perpetuity thanks to a generous land donation near Hutton Marsh this fall.  The private land donation from Bill and Heather Griffith will be rolled into the abutting Motts Mills Conservation Area owned by the Rideau…
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