Follow the Raindrop!

Follow that raindrop!

Join Jennifer Stelzer from EnviroCentre as she guides you though the life of a raindrop! Using materials and information from the City of Ottawa's RAIN program, we will learn the path that water takes from the time it lands on your property until it reaches the river! We will explore the wonderful world of downspouts, drains, ditches, and debris! Together we will see good examples of rain gardens, permeable driveways and other solutions to managing rainwater where it lands.

Come learn how you can make your home RAIN and river friendly. Slow it Down, Soak it Up, Keep it Clean!

Carte indiquant le point de départ

Trajet

Starting at the underpass at Westboro Beach we will walk through the Westboro Beach Neighbourhood, over the transitway and make our way up Roosevelt to the corner of Princeton and Edison. From there, we will follow Edison to Churchill and make our way back to Westboro Beach.

Au sujet du guide

Jennifer Stelzer is the Manager of Community Sustainability Programs at EnviroCentre, an Ottawa based environmental non-profit. EnviroCentre's mission is to provide people, communities and organizations with practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. Jennifer has a BA in Geography with a keen interest in urban landscapes and programs that influence citizen behaviour. The City of Ottawa and EnviroCentre work collaboratively to provide residents with positive and tangible strategies to improve stormwater management at the residential level.

Julia Robinson is a Project Manager in the City of Ottawa's Climate Change and Resiliency team. She develops and manages long-term environmental strategies and projects related to healthy watercourses and climate change adaptation including the City's Neighbourhood RAIN pilot project. Julia has a BSc in Biology and a Master of Environmental Studies.

Find out more about managing rainwater at ottawa.ca/rain.

Source for raindrop photo.