Who We Are

We are Friends of the Carp Hills, a volunteer-run organization dedicated to preserving the Carp Hills for the benefit of nature and the community in perpetuity.  

The issue: Without careful stewardship the special ecology of the Carp Hills will be lost for future generations due to over use and indiscriminate use.
Our challenge: We want to strike a balance between the desire to experience the natural beauty of the Carp Hills with protection and conservation.
Our key goal: We want to preserve areas of the Carp Hills wilderness where there is little human activity and offer specific areas for public recreation.
How we work: We engage collaboratively with landowners, the City of Ottawa, government agencies, businesses, and community groups to preserve areas of wilderness for conservation and public recreation in the Carp Hills.

Friends of the Carp Hills is an incorporated, non-profit organization.  We are not a registered charity.

Board of Directors
PositionName
   TreasurerMarc Savard
   DirectorAnne Wong
   CommunicationsChris Busby
   SecretaryJudy Makin
   ChairJanet Mason
   Vice Chair & Trail CoordinatorBernard Proulx
   MembershipRudi Aksim
   DirectorJ. Hugh O’Donnell
DirectorGreg Bell
Other Volunteers
PositionNames
   Trail Team VolunteersBrian Roadhouse, Matt Flett, and others
   Trail StewardsRick, Laura, Mara, Dan, Matt, Roy & Émilie
Learn More

Read our Vision, Mission and Goals.

Read our Manifesto – how and why we got started.

Read about our Initiatives: