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We are so excited to welcome you to the RVCF and RVCA conservation family!
Enjoying and appreciating nature is the first step to caring for our environment. We invite you to visit our local conservation areas and experience the great outdoors in safe and beautiful spaces.
Visit us!
Family fun starts at our 11 natural sites featuring trails, beaches, boat launches and more. Not from the Ottawa area? Conservation authorities across Ontario offer hundreds of public sites for your enjoyment. Find one near you: https://ontarioconservationareas.ca
Enjoy nature to the max!
Check out these awesome activities and experiments to get kids and adults of all ages excited about the natural world.
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Scavenger HuntCan you spot everything on our spring scavenger hunt list? Print or download this list for your next walk in the woods, or have fun making your own list as a family before you go. A is for AcornCan you find letter shapes in the natural world around you, or perhaps a natural object for every letter of the alphabet? Find our ABC checklist here. Pond AdventurePack the nets, buckets and bug boxes and visit Baxter’s Pond. See what bugs and animals call the pond home. Don’t forget your bug ID cards (print double-sided for best results) More to doLooking for more outdoor fun? Harness your child’s endless energy and maximize your family’s outdoor experience with advice and activities from our outdoor interpreters, Ranger Rebecca and Nature Nut Andrea. Videos, reading lists and more can be found at RVCA's Fresh Air Fun Page! |
Photo challengeForget the selfies! Put your phone to the test: What beautiful nature photo can you freeze in time? The flight of a feathered friend, the unique bend of a tree branch, the buds about to burst? Filters allowed! Be sure to post to your socials and tag us with #RVCAFreshAirFun. Naturally Artistic ChallengeCreate your own outdoor masterpiece using nature’s gifts. Using rocks, twigs, leaves and any other natural materials you find, build your design outside, take a snap and leave it behind. Post it on your socials and tag us with #RVCAFreshAirFun! Find instructions here! Five Senses in the ForestHarness the restorative power of nature to help you stay grounded and able to cope with the stress all around us. Try our Five Senses in the Forest mindfulness activity here. |
Join the world’s largest treasure hunt!Just you and your phone, chasing a secret — if you have to be outside, this is how to do it! The global geocaching movement is all around us, including at Baxter Conservation Area. Use your phone to track down the secret treasures tucked into our trees. Download the Geocaching app for iPhone or Android to get started. Bring a friend! Pond Study: Using bugs to test for pollutionSome bugs are more sensitive to poor water quality than others. In this hands-on science experiment, get up close and personal with the benthic invertebrates that live in your local pond or stream to determine whether or not its polluted. Instructions here! Trail JournalingForest therapy is great for your mental health. Next time you're on a hike, at the cottage or even at a local park, tune into your wild side for a few minutes. Put away your phone, find a comfy spot to sit and just watch and listen. What do you see? From where you're sitting, what can you hear? Print your trail journal here! |
For the littles
For Everyone
For older kids and teensWe hope you have a great time. Visit again soon!
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Our Mission
The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation is a registered environmental charity working to help protect and conserve the lands and waters of the valley of the Rideau River in Eastern Ontario.
Guiding Principles
We attract and inspire philanthropy in response to the unique needs of the Rideau Valley watershed
- We complement and support the work of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
- We are wise and prudent stewards of funds
- We value transparency, ethical practice, accountability and are an accredited member of Imagine Canada
- We value and strive to maintain donor confidence and volunteer engagement
The Foundation raises funds and in-kind gifts for three major areas of conservation work:
Land Care - land protection and conservation, tree planting, erosion control, landowner information, trail building and maintenance, outdoor signage, picnic tables, benches, picnic tables and boardwalks
River Care - water quality monitoring, biodiversity monitoring, wetland inventories, invasive species and garbage removal, clean water projects.
Conservation Education - outdoor learning and experiences, accessible programs and services, onsite landowner visits, research projects, public even
The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation is committed to protecting your personal information. Our Privacy Policy is intended to ensure that our actions are in accordance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Our organization’s activities are almost exclusively in the province of Ontario but many of our donors, volunteers and Board members may be from other Canadian provinces. Donors can also be from other countries.
How We Use Your Information
The RVCF collects personal information from its donors for the purpose of processing donations and issuing charitable receipts, sending letters of thanks, providing information about the causes that donors support, maintaining donation history, sharing announcements, informing and/or inviting supporters to events, and to respond to requests for information.
The information that we collect includes:
- Contact information
- Causes supported
- Donation information and history
- Legal Requirements
- Other information that is reasonable to provide appropriate donor support
Sharing of Personal Information
Detailed information about our donors is not shared unless we are legally required to do so. We share a donor’s identity only for the purpose of promoting your trust in our charity and to encourage support from other community-minded donors. Our default is to list our donors and provide links to business donor websites so that others can be aware of the type of donors who support our environmental charity; however, all requests for anonymity are respected.
Board members and directors’ names are shared when required for grants or other reasonable purposes. We do not share contact information or birth dates without permission or unless legally required to do so.
Volunteer names and contact information is not shared unless legally required to do so.
Consent for communication with RVCF is implied with each donation. No information is shared unless we have written permission or are legally required to do so.
Information Retention Period
Your information will be retained for an appropriate period to provide good donor, supporter and partner stewardship. It is kept to provide the services listed above. Our Donor Wall recognises and appreciates a donor’s historical support which we track for this purpose. All parties are welcome to have their names removed from our contact and recognition lists. Information is updated as required. Information accuracy is the duty of the Executive Director. Requests for your information can be accessed anytime. Please contact the Executive Director with requests or complaints.
Protection of Sensitive Information
All donation icons on RVCF websites that process payments are links to external service providers who specialise in providing on-line security and processing and protecting sensitive information. RVCF does not collect or retain any beyond that required to provide reasonable service to our donors.
Policy Review
This policy is reviewed every three years and updated as required.
Last review and update: December 23, 2023
We would love to hear from you as we work to make our watershed one of the cleanest, healthiest in Ontario, now and into the future.
Box 988, 3889 Rideau Valley Drive
Manotick, Ontario, K4M 1A8
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1-800-267-3504 ext. 1126
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Government of Canada
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Richcraft Group of Companies
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Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program
Christie Cass
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Dan Drolet
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Great Lakes Guardian Fund
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Laidlaw Foundation
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Mattamy Homes Limited
Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities
Molson Coors Community Cheer
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Ottawa Community Foundation
Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival
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Robert McKay
Ron & Laurie Curtis
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Shary Fine
Shell Canada Limited
South Nepean Development Corporation
TD Canada Trust
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
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TransCanada Pipelines Limited
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Community Foundation of Ottawa Carleton
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Deepak Kamra
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Farren Lake Property Owners Association
Fendock
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Friends of the Tay Watershed
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Goulbourn-Stittsville Sanitation Limited
Greely Sand & Gravel
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HIVA Environmental Fund
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Jack Herbert (Foley Mountain Accessibility Trail)
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Jamie Brent Brown
Jason Kelly
Joan Haire
John Crain
Joseph Princiotta
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Lagois Drafting & Construction Inc.
Little Ray's Reptile Zoo
Lorne William Brown
Lowery Taxidermy
McCooeye Wealth Management
McIntosh Perry Consulting Engineers
Michael Christopher Wallace
Morrison Hershfield Group Inc.
Mountain Equipment Co-op
Norman Lapointe
Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
Ontario Freshwater Future
Ontario Power Generation
Ottawa Citizen
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Plasco Energy Group Inc.
RBC Foundation
RMOC
RVCA Staff
Robinson's Your Independent Grocer
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Sobeys Ontario
Stephen Beals
Suncor Energy Foundation
TD Environmental Leaders Program
The Arrow and Loon
The Community Foundation of Greater Kingston
The Davies Charitable Foundation
The Tea Room
Trinity Development Group Inc.
Urbandale Corporation
Waterloo Biofilter
Wesley M Nicol Foundation
Wildlife Habitat Canada
Supporters $1,000 to $5,000
AECOM Canada Ltd.
ATS Golf
Alain & Maureen Gauthier
Alwyn Rose
Amazon YOW
Andrew Harkness
Andrew Noseworthy
Angela Deguire
Ann Noonan
Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc.
Arlene Gregory Wilkins
Barry Sims
Bell Baker, Barristors & Solicitors
Benjamin Doyle
Bernice Wiseman
Bird McQuaig Russell LLP
Bird Richard
Boucher Precast
Boyd Brothers
Brian and Carol Webber
Brockville and Area Community Foundation
Bruce Fanjoy
Bruce Smith
Bruce Williams
Buddha’s Light International Association
Bytowne Cinema
CPP Investment Board
Cabela’s Outdoor Fund
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Canlok Stone
Capital Pyrotechnics
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Charles Billington
Charton Hobbs Inc.
Chiarelli, Cramer, Witteveen
Chris Innes
Christine Willette
Christopher Simmonds Architect Inc.
Claudette & Doug Williams
Cleland Jardine Engineering Limited
Conam Charitable Foundation
County of Lanark
Daniel Berube
David & Karen Simmering
David & Marlene Metzler
David McManus
David McManus Engineering Ltd.
David Richeson
Delcan Corporation
Delta Technologies
Diane Downey
Diane Scanlan
Dillon Consulting Limited
Douglas Kilpatrick
Douglas Wiseman
Ducks Unlimited Canada
ECOAction
Eagle Lake Property Owners Assoc.
Ecivda Financial Planning Boutique
Eleanor Thomas
Elephant Print
Elizabeth Anne MacDougall-Shackelton
Elizabeth Pineau
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Florence Armstrong
Frederick Whittingstall
Friends of Perth Wildlife Reserve
Friends of the Jock River
G. Tackaberry & Sons, Construction Co. Ltd.
George Anderson
Geosyntec Consultants International, Inc.
Geosynthetic Systems
Girl Gone Good | Wellness + Wilderness
Graydon & Beryl Knights
Grizzly Homes Inc.
H. Ross Urquhart
HR Ottawa, LP
Healthy Communities Fund
Heather Maciver
Heron Park Community Association
Hudson Burnbrae Foundation
Iain Maciver
Jane Anweiler
Janet Mason
Jim Coward
Joe Slater
Katherine Thomas
Katie Wallace
Kemptville Truck Centre Limited
Kudrinko's Grocery
Lanark County Stewardship Council
Lee Bertrand
Lions Club of Manotick
Lions Club of Smiths Falls
Little Ray's Reptile Zoo Inc.
Lynda Smyth
Lynne Graham
Malek Charania
Manotick Business Improvement Association
Manotick Home Hardware
Manotick Kiwanis
Margaret Pace
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Marina Darthenay
Mark Raizenne
Martin von Mirbach
Mary Bryden
Mary Collis
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McNaughton Law Office, Barristers & Solicitors
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Ottawa Chapter of MPI
Ottawa Greek Fest
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Patricia Bolla
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Perth & District Community Foundation
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Peter Nebow
Probase Web Creative Solutions
Ralph Raina Properties Ltd.
Real Property Institute of Canada
Richard Brancker Research Ltd. (RBR)
Rideau Forest Development Inc.
Rideau Lakes Environmental Foundation
Rideau Valley Hearth & Home
Rita Difranco
Rogers TV
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Ruffed Grouse Society
SL Stevens
Sabah Alfred
Sahira Dhalia
Saundra Goldberg
Shell Environmental Fund
Simmering & Associates Ltd.
Somersault
Starbucks Green Apron Grant
Steve Ellis
Syed Sattar
Tarandeep Sehgal
The Audette Foundation
The Gosling Foundation
The Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network & Fund
The Home Depot Canada Foundation
The North Face Canada Explore Fund
Totten Sims Hubicki Associates
Trailhead
U24B6 Solutions Ltd.
Uniform Urban Developments
Unilever Evergreen
Upper Rideau Lake Association
Vancouver Foundation
Village of Rockcliffe Park
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27th Nepean Scouts
49 Solutions
AlphaPlus Centre
Angela Ross
Arn Snyder
Aspire Wealth Group
Banu Jhan
Base Mapping Co. Ltd.
Benefaction Foundation
Benjamin Doyle
Bushtukah
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind
Canadian Online Giving Foundation Donors
Carol Vahey
Carolyn Taylor Michael
Cheryl Hess
Chris Napior
Coca-Cola
Cory Dignard
Craig Barlow
David McManus
Dell Hallett
Douglas Kilpatrick
E.B. Eddy Forest Products
Eily Strotmann-Martin
Eleanor Thomas
Elizabeth Hanson
Emilie-Chloé Brown
EverGreen Window Solutions
Friends of Baxter
Gayle McCormick
General Electric (GE) Canada Inc.
Geoff Howard
Gordon Taylor
Goss Gilroy Inc.
Harris Computer Services
Heather Shipley
Helmut Brodmann
Hilton
Hugh Wynne-Edwards
Insightz Accounting Services Professional Corporation
Jackman Foundation
Jim Wilson
Joan Sherwood
John & Lesley Cree
John Kenneth Barr
John Meissner
John Summers
Joseph Slater
Katharine Anderson
Kemptville Building Centre
LCBO
Laurence Davidson
Leonard Moore
Leslie Shanks
Liane Smith
Lynn Kaplansky
Maria Yousaf
Mary Collis
Nancy A. Richards
Patricia Yaternick
Peter Ide
Pia Barry
Rachel Hammer
Roger Mills
Rotary Club of Ottawa
Scott McDonald
Scott Pemberton
Sheryl Slater
Smiths Falls District High School Blazers
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Southbank Dodge Chrysler
Stephen Fanjoy
Stephen Gurman
Tom & Joyce Scott
U24B6 Solutions Ltd.
United Way Centraide Canada
Wade Smith
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The RVCF is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of local leaders who are well-respected and believe that the Rideau watershed is worth protecting.
The Board shapes the Foundation's direction by supporting its mission, strategy, and budget; ensures that the leadership, resources, and finances in place match the Foundation's vision; and monitors and improves the performance of the organization.
The Foundation Board meets formally four times each year as well as between the regular meetings as needed to conduct the Foundation's business.
Interested in joining us?
We are always looking for individuals whose skills, passion, and experience align with the RVCF’s mission, guiding principles and strategic priorities to serve on our Board of Directors. To learn more, email us at info@rvcf.ca.
- Andrew Harkness, Chair
- Tom Scott, Vice Chair
- Jason W. M. Kelly, Past Chair
- John Batson
- Allison Gibbons
- Olivia Gregoire
- Gary Howard
- Colin MacPhee
- Mark Mortimer
- Jake Rice
- Kathy Thomas
Staff
Kathy Dallaire, Secretary-Treasurer
Diane Downey, Executive Director
Marissa Grondin, Executive Assistant
About the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation
Written by Super UserThe Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation is a registered environmental charity working to help protect and conserve the lands and waters of the valley of the Rideau River in Eastern Ontario.
The Conservation Foundation builds partnerships and seeks new individuals, corporations and groups wanting to get involved in the vital work of taking care of our own natural environment. The Foundation is run by a volunteer Board of Directors drawn from many walks of life within the valley. The Board places a high value on our relationship with our donors, particularly in terms of transparency and accountability. We are proud members of Imagine Canada's Ethical Code Program, which lays out a set of standards for charitable organizations to manage and report their financial affairs responsibly.
The Conservation Foundation was founded in 1970 and revitalized in 2001 with updated direction, by-laws and strategy. The Foundation works closely with many environmental and like-minded partners and colleagues working in the Rideau Valley watershed.
The Foundation's biggest supporter is the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority which provides office space and staff, lends expertise to many of the Foundation's environmental projects and manages all of its conservation lands.
The Foundation works hard at giving opportunities for partners and sponsors to get involved in some of the finest environmental work going on in the province. As the challenges ahead unfold, the Foundation will be working to bring new friends and new funds to help get the job done. The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation is a registered environmental charity. Our CRA Business Number is 11911 9501 RR0001.
The Foundation raises funds and in-kind gifts for three major areas of conservation work:
Land Care - tree planting, erosion control, landowner information, trail building and maintenance, outdoor signage, picnic tables, benches, boardwalks.
River Care - water quality monitoring, biodiversity monitoring, wetland inventories, invasive species and garbage removal, clean water projects.
Conservation Education - outdoor learning and experiences, accessible programs and services, onsite landowner visits, public events.
