Friends of Dumoine Memberships

Description

Friends of Dumoine River began as a loose organization of individuals that were bound by a feeling that they were mutual friends of a landscape they loved, the Rivière du Moine watershed. They first wanted to do something about cleaning up the existing campsites along the Dumoine River. What began as a campfire chat has grown into a group of hundreds of virtual friends, several donors, and an active group of hardcore volunteers.

Over the last few years, we’ve made significant progress in cleaning up campsites and clearing trails. We’ve also installed thunderboxes at every campsite along the river. Our most recent project was clearing the Tote Road Trail, originally built in the 19th century for the timber industry. This trail, reclaimed from decades of disuse by a small but dedicated group of volunteers, spans 26 kilometers and runs alongside the river from the Ottawa River to Grand Chute.

FOD has established its base of operations at the cabin at Grand Chute with the goal of welcoming everyone that travels into Zec Dumoine by canoe, foot, truck or ATV. The Grand Chute Center is being developed into a hub for communication and history, featuring a variety of artifacts and fun memorabilia about the Dumoine Valley. We encourage groups passing through to stop by and say hello to the friendly volunteers running the Center. 

We aim to have volunteer hosts at the cabin for most of the season. If you are a member and interested in volunteering as a host, we invite you to get in touch with us.

*NOTE:  There is a 4% Credit Card fee that has been added to Membership amounts.  Thank you for your support

When completing your online purchase, please click ‘local pickup’ to avoid a small shipping fee

You are welcome to send an e-transfer to [email protected] for the exact amount of membership if you prefer.