The Fluvarium

The Quidi Vidi/Rennie’s River Development Foundation (QVRRDF) promotes responsible stewardship through education, raises awareness of the nature of freshwater systems, provides leadership in urban watershed management and operates The Fluvarium as a public centre for environmental education. The Fluvarium delivers an environmental education program to over 10,000 school children annually.
The Fluvarium is a project of the QVRRDF, a non-profit, charitable organization, formed in 1985, to restore and enhance the area along Rennie’s River and Quidi Vidi Lake, in the heart of St. John’s. The QVRRDF is responsible for the development of a 7.5 km walking trail system along Rennie’s River/Quidi Vidi Lake.
Visit the web site: http://fluvarium.ca

What is a Fluvarium?
The word Fluvarium is derived from the latin root “fluv” (meaning flowing water). Fluvarium therefore literally means “windows on a stream”. In our case, the stream is Nagle’s Hill Brook, a tributary of Rennie’s River. It originates upstream, about 3 kilometers north of The Fluvarium, at a place called Three Pond Barrens. We diverted a section of Nagle’s Hill Brook to flow past 9 underwater viewing windows to allow visitors the opportunity to view the underwater world. The Fluvarium is designed to be an “open system”, allowing trout to swim freely in and out of the viewing area and is therefore influenced by nature.
The Fluvarium was officially opened to the public in November 1990, and is the “jewel in the crown” of the QVRRDF, serving to educate the public about the importance of preserving freshwater habitats.