Join us at Family Watershed Day on September 22!

Join us on September 22nd for the third annual Family Watershed Day, hosted by members of the Comox Valley Conservation Partnership! This is an interactive and educational event focused on watershed health and awareness to celebrate River’s Day. Tents with information, activities, and games will be set up by the Courtenay Riverway Heritage Walk at the south end of Mansfield Drive from 10 am to 3 pm on Sunday, September 22nd (map).

The event aims to share information about local watersheds and showcase the work various groups are doing to steward them.  It’s a great opportunity to find out what is going on in your backyard!

Participating groups include the Beaufort Watershed Stewards, Comox Valley Land Trust, Comox Valley Nature, Comox Valley Project Watershed Society, Cumberland Community Forest Society, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Millard-Piercy Watershed Stewards, Morrison Creek Streamkeepers, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Save Our Forests Team and Tsolum River Restoration Society.  

Each group will have a booth that focuses on a topic related to watersheds – including information about the many actions people can take to help keep our watersheds healthy.  

There will be interactive displays and information on watershed health, estuary habitat and restoration, riparian zones, drought management, salmonid lifecycles, the benefits of native ecosystems, invasive flora and fauna, contaminants in our watersheds, and the importance of forests. During the event Comox Valley Nature and Project Watershed will lead short and informative walks from the event along the Courtenay River Estuary.  

The event also features a Kids’ Zone with plenty of activities for young people and those young at heart, including games, crafts and a face painter. Each booth will have a stamp and participants who collect stamps from all the booths will be put in a draw to win one of three prizes. You can come have fun, learn something and maybe even win something!

Want to get involved? We are looking for volunteers to help in the Kids’ Zone! Sign up below.