Explore Geoheritage Day
Saturday, September 29th, 2018
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Come join us at your local parks and green spaces for our 10th Annual Geoheritage Day!
2018 Geoheritage Day Promo Video
Champlain Bridge Stromatolites
Join us to learn more about how geological processes have shaped the regional landscape, given us a glimpse into past environments and life forms and provided resources for our use. Volunteers from Carleton University’s Department of Earth Sciences and the Ottawa-Gatineau Geoheritage Project will be on hand to explain what there is to see and how each site fits into the local geological history. Come out and spend the day with some remarkable rocks, minerals and fossils!
News article about our 2017 Event
For September 2018, our sites will include:
- Champlain Bridge Stromatolites, Gatineau
- Hogs Back Park, Ottawa
- Cardinal Creek Karst, Orleans
- Pinhey Sand Dunes, Nepean
- Mer Blueue Bog, Orleans
- Carleton University Earth Sciences Sample Preparation Laboratory – visitors are welcome to bring a rock to cut, and get help to identify it.
For more information about this year’s locations, descriptions and directions, please see below
(information is provided in English and French):
Pamphlet for 2018
Printable Site Information for 2018
Thank you to all of our partners and volunteers!
| Biodiversity Conservancy International | Ottawa Lapsmith and Mineral Club |
| Cardinal Creek Community Association | Carleton University and University of Ottawa students (GeoSoc and Grad Student Society) |
| Ottawa-Carleton Geoheritage Project |