Dispatches from Petrie Island

Found the Blanding’s Turtle this morning. It was just in front of the “Turtle Viewing Platform” and only had its […]

Its been a long time since we’d been down to Petrie and even longer since I sent in a “Dispatch”.

The road to the island is now open; however, most of the trails are partially flooded and have limited access.

From Dan Chenier, General Manager, Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services, City of Ottawa, regarding FOPI’s nature centre, or interpretation centre.  This

After a short winter period Petrie Island was flooded to the highest level in many years during April and May.

As we now find ourselves at the end of August, the season is starting to wind down. The city will

Last week Friends of Petrie Island hosted an Eel Release Day in partnership with the Ottawa Riverkeeper, Canadian Wildlife Service,

Our picnic area, trails, and beaches have been mostly cleaned of the flooding debris and damages. The nature centre is

Just a quick update about Petrie Island. Currently, due to construction on the causeway, there is no vehicle or pedestrian

Water levels on the Ottawa River have now receded enough that Petrie Island is accessible by foot. The road, however,

Just came back from a little paddle around the island.  The current on the second causeway bridge was very strong-

As bad as the flooding is in 2017, spring flooding has occurred before.  Here is a photo of the Grandmaitre

We were kayaking through Petrie Island today. — Bruce Webster

Hello FOPI members, We would like to thank you all for your support in the past year, and looking into

As of 0800 today, the water at North Service barricade is about a meter closer to the bottom of the

Greetings from P3. Al and I performed a circumnavigation (walk is the wrong word here). One can drive carefully (washouts)

Drone aerials:

No change in the last two days. The water has dropped, but not visibly. Dozens of the curious and loyal

Here are a few more pics- I took them from a mini kayak yesterday.

River continues to rise to unprecedented levels. Gained a few feet longitudinally on the access road. I had an exchange

Here are some photos from 2016 by Al Tweddle, chair of FOPI.

Here are some videos taken on Petrie Island by Bill Bower during the summer of 2016.

Twenty years ago you wouldn’t have found any of these three butterflies around Petrie Island or around Ottawa for that