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2011 Water QualityPetrie's River Beach came in second best, behind Britannia Beach, in 2011. Using the water quality statistics provided by the City of Ottawa, we show below the number of days for which the beach was officially closed. We also show the number of days on which the E. coli count exceeded 100. This is not the same as when the beaches are officially closed, which is 200 counts. For the second year in a row, Petrie's East Beach had particularly poor water quality. It is thought that the number of Canada geese and sea gulls are responsible.
Visitor Contributed Photos on Web SiteWe welcome photographs provided by visitors to Petrie Island. We can now offer to publish them on our web site. Click here to visit the contributed photos page. The first album contains instructions on how to submit photos. If it all seems like too much work for you, just email your photos and we will do all the work for you. Petrie Island Natural DiversityAccording to Dan Brunton, a biologist who has been hired by the City of Ottawa to assess Petrie Island, "The Petrie Islands supports one of the highest level of floristic diversity of any natural area in the City of Ottawa. Over 325 native vascular plant species are now known from this area. This represents almost 100% of the native diversity of comparable Ottawa River alluvial islands. Over two dozen Regionally Significant plant species occur with the Petrie Islands. One additional significant species is listed as federally and provincially endangered. This species is the butternut."
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In the KnowFriends of Petrie Island annual report 2012 is now available. Management Plan Final Report - Report by Dan Brunton to the City of Ottawa with an assessment of the natural environment. Petrie Island stewardship plan updated. The Friends of Petrie Island and the Ottawa Stewardship Council have prepared a draft Stewardship Plan for Petrie Island. The draft plan was presented to the Ottawa Forests and Advisory Committee (OFGAC) in November, 2007. Following the presentation, OFGAC recommended that the Parks and Recreation Branch Work with FOPI and the OSC to finalize and implement the Stewardship Plan.
Species at Risk Turtle Survey 2008 July 2008 Experimental Turtle Nesting Site In June 2009, the Friends of Petrie Island and the Ottawa Stewardship Council undertook a project, in cooperation with the City of Ottawa, to expand and enhance a turtle nesting site for species at risk and other turtles. The objective was to try and attract nesting turtles to an area that was less subject to high human use, and thereby promote better hatchling survival. Read the report here. 
 Ice breaking up on the Ottawa River at Petrie Island, March 2012. Photos by Al Tweddle.
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