The Living Watersheds Workshop

Friends of the Salmon River | Jun 24, 2015

The Living Watersheds Workshop will be an active learning experience. Participants will engage with their entire watershed AND acquire the tools for building a “Friends of River” group. The Friends of the Salmon River have provided stewardship for a decade in the Salmon watershed and wish to share this experience with others. The workshop is open to anyone in the Moira, Black, Skootamatta and Napanee watersheds – Quinte Conservation territory.

More people are needed for the workshop, particularly from the Moira, Black and Skootamatta watersheds. Anyone interested in attending may contact Susan Moore at 613-379-5958 and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. OR Gray Merriam at 613-335-3589 and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. There is no charge for the event and lunch will be provided ONLY if you register in advance. Contact Susan or Gray to register as soon as possible. Participants should register (or at least call us) by July 16.

The Living Watersheds Workshop takes place on Saturday, September 12 in Roblin (on Hwy. 41, north of Napanee). Keynote speaker Cindy Chu will present: The Valley Rules the Stream, all about the holistic watershed, complete with the headwaters, wetlands, creeks, and land - along with her findings on the effects of climate change on eastern Ontario rivers and watersheds.

Cindy Chu is a freshwater ecologist and research scientist with Aquatic Research and Monitoring at the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. She spent three years working on rivers in southeastern Ontario to learn more about their habitats and biodiversity.

In the afternoon, Friends of the Salmon River (FSR) will provide a package on the start-up, history and organization of their group as a template for new organizations. Breakout groups will discuss and work on projects related to their watersheds. Quinte Conservation and FSR will provide resource people to assist with the work. Quinte will also provide mapping, information boards, and resource materials for the day.

This is a valuable opportunity to help protect and nurture the Moira, Black, Skootamatta and Napanee watersheds. At the workshop event, there will be time to play at the Salmon River and experience the beauty of the watershed. For more information, see friendsofsalmonriver.ca