Friends of Wabakimi

Friends of Wabakimi An Ontario non-profit advocating for the conservation of recreational & natural resources of Wabakimi and board members in four time zones. Join us!

Our Vision is the Wabakimi Area shall be an exceptional destination for wilderness recreation activities for the benefit of present and future generations of visitors. We are a vibrant and committed virtual volunteer organization with membership in Canada and the U.S. We’re working to protect canoe routes and habitat, working with Wabakimi Provincial Park and the Ministry of Natural Resources/Fore

stry. Learn more at www.wabakimi.org

The Wabakimi Area also includes numerous smaller provincial parks, conservation reserves and Crown land forests, all with documented and active canoe routes. See "Beyond Wabakimi" on our web site. Your membership helps support our mission and vision. Our membership fees are very reasonable. We have individual or family memberships. Business/Sponsors are welcome too. Members can log into our Wild Apricot membership system for member discount on our planning maps and canoe route map volumes.

FOW Members, our Annual Meeting will be taking place on Sunday, June 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am EDT. This year it will be ho...
06/13/2026

FOW Members, our Annual Meeting will be taking place on Sunday, June 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am EDT. This year it will be hosted in Armstrong, ON at the Armstrong Public School. If you are unable to make it in person, the meeting will also be virtual via Zoom.

If members are unable to attend the meeting in person or on Zoom, we ask that you fill out this Proxy vote form. A quorum of 10% of the membership is required to conduct the meeting. Your vote is important!!

Members should have received an email from FOW on June 1st with the Agenda, and Zoom link. Please feel free to reach out to us for any further information.

We hope to see you next weekend!

06/05/2026

Important Information Re. Fires in Wabakimi :

Please note that as of June 4th 2026 Wabakimi Provincial Park has a CANOE ROUTE CLOSURE in effect due to forest fires near Redhead and Baldhead Lakes along the CN Rail Line. ROUTE CLOSURES are now in effect for routes originating from the following access points (Mile 20.2, Mile 24.7, Mile 32.3, Mile 34.4, Mile 37.4, Mile 44.1 and Mile 44.3). Portage trails originating from these rail access points are also closed.

Smoke due to fires has also been reported in the Armstrong area. See the FireSmoke Forecast Map for current firesmoke conditions.

Currently, all visitors to the Park should voluntarily consider using appropriate fuel stoves for cooking rather than having open fires as a precaution during this time.

We will provide updates here on Facebook, Instagram, and through member emails. We encourage folks to also regularly visit the Ontario Interactive Fire Map for the latest fire conditions.

https://www.lioapplications.lrc.gov.on.ca/ForestFireInformationMap/index.html?viewer=FFIM.FFIM

06/02/2026

Dr. Mhairi McFarlane has been an FOW board member for a number of years. She is hosting this webinar on June 9th!

We are lucky enough to have boreal caribou in the Wabakimi area! They are a species at risk and are sensitive to disturb...
05/28/2026

We are lucky enough to have boreal caribou in the Wabakimi area! They are a species at risk and are sensitive to disturbance. Seeing a caribou is an incredible gift, but can be harmful if certain boundaries are not known about or respected.

Here are some important things to know about when paddling in boreal caribou habitat.

Visit our website to learn more about our caribou monitoring program.

05/14/2026
04/17/2026

Updates for those who love the Boundary Waters.

Here are some photos from this past weekend at the Backcountry Canoe Symposiumheld at The Canadian Canoe Museum.
04/14/2026

Here are some photos from this past weekend at the Backcountry Canoe Symposiumheld at The Canadian Canoe Museum.

04/11/2026

Our April Newsletter went out this week! Check it out here. Some great updates from our Boreal Caribou Citizen Monitoring Project, our Annual Members Meeting, and more.

We had a great time at the Toronto Outdoor Adventure Show! Thanks to everyone who stopped by and of course, our dedicate...
02/27/2026

We had a great time at the Toronto Outdoor Adventure Show! Thanks to everyone who stopped by and of course, our dedicated volunteers.

Also an extra thank you and congratulations to Kate, our Caribou Project Manager, for delivering two talks about the project as well!

Next up, Canoecopia!

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