2018 Summer Events

Are you looking to get outside and experience all that our Oldman watershed has to offer? Maybe you want to do a little extra to keep the watershed healthy? We’ve compiled a list of different events and volunteer opportunities that can be found within our watershed over the summer months.

AUGUST

Reclamation Hike & Weed Pull

Front Canyon Reclamation Hike and Weed Pull – Blind Canyon
Castle Crown Wilderness Coalition

August Green Drinks

4-6 p.m. at Owl Acoustic Lounge in Lethbridge

Shoreline Cleanup

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Helen Schuler Nature Centre, Lethbridge

AppleFest

Galt Gardens, Lethbridge

Sartoris Road Weed Pull

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Castle Crown Wilderness Coalition

Lethbridge City Weed Pull

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
5-8 pm
Botterill Bottom Park (meet at boat launch)

Open Farm Days

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Farming Smarter, Lethbridge

Beauvais Lake Speaker Series

7:30 p.m.
Beauvais Lake Provincial Park
OWC’s Education Program Manager will be presenting on our work in the headwaters.

JULY

July Green Drinks

4-6 p.m. at the Owl Acoustic Lounge, Lethbridge

Soil Health Field Day

Stavely Range Research Ranch
Hosted by Foothills Forage & Grazing Association

Shoreline Cleanup

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Helen Schuler Nature Centre, Lethbridge

Blueweed Blitz

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Pincher Creek

Weed Pull

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Minimum Security Camp Weed Pull
Castle Crown Wilderness Coalition

Riparian Health Workshop

High River Airport, 1-3:30 p.m.
Hosted by MD Foothills and Cows and Fish

Westrup Creek weedpull + lunch

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
10 a.m. at MD Ranchland

City of Lethbridge Weed Pull

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
5-8 p.m. at Elizabeth Hall Wetlands

Parks Day

Join OWC at Beauvais Lake Provincial Park to celebrate our parks!

Knapweed Rodeo

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Waterton Lakes National Park

Science and History Day

Waterton Lakes National Park

Grazing School for Women

15th Annual Southern Alberta Grazing School for Women
Stavely, AB

West Castle Weed Pull

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
11th Annual West Castle Wetlands Ecological Reserve Weed Pull
Castle Crown Wilderness Coalition

JUNE

Ed Gregor Stewardship Day

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Crowsnest Pass

Shoreline Cleanup

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
1-3 p.m. in Lethbridge with Helen Schuler Nature Centre.

Junior Naturalists

Lethbridge
Helen Schuler Nature Centre.

Environment Week

Lethbridge
Hosted by Environment Lethbridge.

Green Drinks & Trivia

4-6 p.m. at the Owl Acoustic Lounge.
Hosted by Environment Lethbridge.

KEPA Summit

Kainai Ecosystem Protection Association Summit held in Lethbridge, Standoff, & Waterton.

Nature Play Day

Henderson Lake, Lethbridge
Join OWC and many other organizations for a fun day of playing outdoors!

All Aboard for Grassland Health: Round 2

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Hosted by Nature Conservatory of Canada. Free lunch & transportation from Lethbridge provided.

Down Goes the Brome

Lusicich, AB
Tour and weed pull with Nature Conservatory of Canada (NCC).

Take Me To the River

Crowsnest Pass
Weed pull and Rivers 101 with Nature Conservatory of Canada.

Waterton Wildflower Festival

Explore the wildflower capital of Canada!

Magrath Chautauqua

Join OWC and other organizations in Magrath for a day of fun!

Junior Naturalists

with the Helen Schuler Nature Centre in Lethbridge.

City Weed Pull

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
5-8 p.m.
Meet at Galt Museum parking lot.

Junior Naturalists

Helen Schuler Nature Centre, Lethbridge.

MAY

Oldman Watershed Council AGM

Mission: Possible
Enmax Centre, Lethbridge
12:30-4 p.m.

Day on the Creek

Join OWC and many other organizations for an educational day in Pincher Creek!

VOLUNTEER. DONATE. MAKE A CHANGE!