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.
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 11AM.