Tag: Ecology Ottawa

March 2024 Newsletter

Infographic from the Canadian Public Health Association that shows what a 15-minute community looks like. It includes: housing, retails, commercial and health services, public service facilities, education, parks and green space, and sustainable mobility.

Growing Food for Yours and the Planet’s Health   By Amrit Khosla, CGOWCA Environment Committee Spring is coming and us humans have the urge to go outdoors and commune with nature. Growing your own veggie garden enables you to connect with nature. There are many reasons to start growing your own vegetables. Growing a veggie garden …

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October 2021 Newsletter

Participate in Ecology Ottawa’s Fall Bioblitz Join us this long weekend, October 8th to 11th, for our second fall bioblitz! What is a Bioblitz? It’s a community event that highlights the importance of citizen-science, where the effort is to record as many species possible. The goal is to collect as many natural observations as you …

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Summer 2021 Newsletter

Logo for Rain Ready Ottawa. Blue rain drop as the dot on the "i" and an umbrella vertically below the first "r" so that the "r" looks like the handle of the umbrella.

Ecology Ottawa’s Summer Bioblitz What is a Summer Bioblitz? Ecology Ottawa’s Summer Bioblitz is a 3-day event that challenges you to get outside and explore your nearby surroundings for all kinds of wildlife. Participants will document their observations on iNaturalist, a mobile and web app that allows users to document all the nature they encounter. …

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