Stittsville Wetlands Community Group to receive funding from the Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsville
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.
You can learn more about World Migratory Bird Day by visiting the website: https://www.migratorybirdday.org/
The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center created International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) in 1993. This educational campaign focused on the Western Hemisphere celebrated its 25th year in 2018. Since 2007, IMBD has been coordinated by Environment for the Americas (EFTA), a non-profit organization that strives to connect people to bird conservation.
In 2018, EFTA joined the Convention on Migratory Species and the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds to create a single, global bird conservation education campaign, World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD). Continuing its tradition with IMBD, WMBD celebrates and brings attention to one of the most important and spectacular events in the Americas – bird migration.
World Migratory Bird Day is officially celebrated on the second Saturday in May as migratory birds journey to nesting sites and on the second Saturday in October as they return to wintering areas.
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.
About the Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsville
Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsville brings together people across generations who work to make our community and our world a better place through on-the-ground action.
Rotary is a global network of more than 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in themselves.
Solving real problems takes real commitment and vision. For more than 110 years, Rotary's people of action have used their passion, energy, and intelligence to take action on sustainable projects. From literacy and peace to water and health. The Rotarians are always working to better our world and stay committed to the end.
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About Friends of Stittsville Wetlands
The Friends of Stittsville Wetlands are a volunteer, community-based, not-for-profit corporation committed to protecting, restoring, regenerating, and rewilding our wetlands for future generations. The FoSW came into being following a tremendously successful community meeting held on June 26, 2023. The forum was convened to discuss forming a community group dedicated to protecting and enhancing the fragile and ecologically significant Goulbourn Wetland Complex in proximity to Stittsville. The organization 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.
For more information contact:
Janet Stavinga
Co-Founder and President
Friends of Stittsville Wetlands
Email: FriendsofStittsvilleWetlands@gmail.com
Website: www.FriendsofStittsvilleWetlands.com
Charles Mossman
Past President
Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsville
Email: info@stittsvillerotary.com
Website: Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsville