Our Mission

The Rideau Waterway Land Trust (RWLT) believes the conservation of ecologically sensitive and cultural heritage lands is important to protect the natural environment and improve the quality of life in communities throughout the Rideau Corridor for the benefit of present and future generations.

About Rideau Waterway Land Trust 

The Rideau Waterway Land Trust is a non-government, nonprofit community based land trust. The Trust was incorporated in 1996 as a registered charity and is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors elected by the membership. The Trust maintains a vibrant membership who shares an abiding interest in the preservation of lands within the Rideau Corridor.

About our Land Forever Campaign

The Rideau Waterway Land Trust is embarking on one of our biggest challenges yet! Please join us in our goal to raise: $150,000!

Did you know that the Rideau Waterway Land Trust is humbled to be the caretaker of 21 Nature Reserves along this vital corridor? Each reserve is a tapestry for wildlife, including 42 rare plants and animals. At least 35 of the species in our region are known to be at-risk, like the Blanding’s Turtle, Gray Ratsnake, Bobolink, and Canada Warbler.

The work of the Land Trust is a continuous, daily effort from our biologists and land stewards, plus a network of volunteers from communities along the Rideau. Our work includes regularly updating species inventory, monitoring changes in vernal pool activity (temporary spring water with lots of critters), removing invasive species, generating migratory connectivity passages, safeguarding spring nesting of countless birds, amphibians, and mammals, protecting pollinator habitat, clearing trails of debris, providing public access to nature, picking up garbage, and a long list of administrative tasks that go hand in hand with all of the science.

Together we can do this! Raising $150,000 in support of vital activities is crucial for the benefit of these Nature Reserves.

Your gift will protect and restore vital land and shorelines, provide sanctuary for many species, preserve essential pollinators, combat the spread of invasive species which threaten our native biodiversity, and create safe opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to experience nature through accessibility initiatives.

Thank you for being an essential part of our community effort to preserve the natural beauty and biodiversity of the Rideau Waterway, now and FOREVER! It's common knowledge that living in healthy, thriving natural environments, means we're all stronger and healthier humans! A donation for the environment - is a donation for you. Please give what you can, when you can, to the Land Forever campaign!