Turtles Old Ottawa East+South

Turtles Old Ottawa East+South has been a member of Linktree for 3 years and joined in June 2023. Resources turtlesooes has populated their site with include: • FACEBOOK GROUP "Turtles of Old Ottawa East and South" - Our primary communication platform • EMAIL LIST "TurtlesOOES" - Periodic emails delivered to your inbox. Mosty June & Sept-Oct. • NEW - iNaturalist Project Page "Turtles of Old Ottawa East and South" - To report nestings • TurtlesOOES overview: How we work, how to be involved • POSTER for June: Turtle Egg-Laying Season • POSTER for June: custom version for Fletcher Wildlife Garden & Arboretum (Dow's Lake) • POSTER for Sept/Oct: Baby Turtle Hatching Season • MINI-FLYERS (8 per page): Use as a handout, to let people know about the TurtlesOOES gruoup • HelpTheTurtles.ca (Canadian Wildlife Federation) • VIDEO TALK: "Saving Ottawa's Turtles" with CWF's David Seburn • Nest Protectors: How to build them, how to use them (CWF) • Turtle Nests and Nest Protection (Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre) • Helping an Injured Turtle (Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre) • "Turtles Everywhere" (OSCAR, 2024) • 2023 Conservation Award from OFNC (Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club) - good description of what we do! • "Conservation Award conferred upon local group working to protect endangered turtles" (OOE Mainstreeter, 2024) • “Meet the baby turtle protectors of the Rideau River" (OOE Mainstreeter, 2023) • "Snapping turtle babies get a helping hand" (CBC Ottawa Morning radio, 2023) • VIDEOS: Youtube playlist of some TurtlesOOES vids • Eastern Ontario (incl. Cttawa): CWF protects nests that people report to them • Injured turtles in Ottawa & region: Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary • Central Ottawa: Fletcher Wildlife Garden (OFNC volunteers), covering FWG & Arboretum/Dow's Lake • East Ottawa: Friends of Petrie Island • West Ottawa: Friends of the Carp Hills • West Ottawa: Friends of Stittsville Wetlands - Turtle Conservation Program (new 2026!) • Outaouais (West Quebec): CREDDO • Turtles Kingston - Includes nest protectors for sale • Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre (Peterborough) - Turtle hospital, also sells nest protectors • QUEBEC: Signaler une tortue - Carapace.ca