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Adventures in the Environment – a Rotary program
By Katie Burke meeting individuals whose work
life revolved around the various
ver twenty years ago the elements of Canadian government.
Omembers of the Rotary Club of The conclusion of the Adventure was
Cornwall Sunrise decided to embark participation in a Youth Parliament
on a new Rotary Adventure! in the House of Commons! The
Adventure was a great idea and
For many years other Rotary
a wonderful opportunity for high
clubs had sponsored Adventure school students!
programs for high school students –
a prime example being Adventures The founding of the St. Lawrence
in Citizenship (RC Ottawa), which River Institute of Environmental
has hosted teen alumni such as Joe Sciences here in Cornwall seemed
Clarke, Adrienne Clarkson, and like an opportunity to develop
Jack Layton. a similar program based on the
environment. After a series of
The Adventure in Citizenship meetings and exchanges of ideas, a
program was evidently successful
plan was in place. Adventures in the
and an opportunity for a young Environment was born!
person with an interest in Photo Submitted
government to see it up close for 4-5 The program would be hosted at
days. The students would be billeted the River Institute and began with
by members of the Rotary Club and three full days of field biology:
a detailed program would include fish sampling and identification,
Mike’s contact Karate
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a visit to Cooper Marsh to study are many; it has helped students
invertebrates, water testing, and a define the course of future studies
visit to bat caves! Over the years the (we received a letter several years
program has expanded to four days ago from an early participant who
and includes sessions on bees and on just wanted us to know that she had
butterflies, invasive plant species, just completed her Master’s degree
turtles, and more recently, the use in Environmental Science), a fish
of drones in shoreline studies and sampling excursion found salmon
or 613-577-9054 and questions abound! found a cut-lip minnow, a species
a study of the night skies. Curiosity in Rotary creek, and another group
613-932-9054
that had not been seen in the St.
The successes of the program
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