Bonnechere River Watershed Project

The Bonnechere River Watershed Project is an incorporated, not-for-profit organization that is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Board works in partnership with organizations that share its values and relies on the help of volunteers to implement its projects.

The Bonnechere River Watershed Project was initiated in 1998 by the Renfrew County Stewardship Council. It is a community based, volunteer organization that undertakes projects to enhance the environment and improve water quality in the streams, lakes and river course of the watershed.

The Bonnechere Valley has a rich history of use by people for transportation and exploration, logging, saw milling, agriculture, hydroelectric generation, fishing, boating and other recreation uses. Today, domestic and farm use, hydroelectric generation and recreation are the main water uses, while agriculture and forestry are the two main land uses in the watershed.