Our 2024 Annual Report and Executive Summary are published! Learn about the progress we've made in protecting and enhancing the Coquitlam River Watershed. A big thank you to everyone who has helped make it all possible. 🔗 Links to the documents in bio.

🌲 Join the "Trees for a Changing Landscape" workshop! More details in the attached poster.

Fantastic weather yesterday for this Gates Park cleanup with students from Riverside Secondary! It was a productive and rewarding afternoon. Thanks to everyone who contributed to making this effort a success!

As part of our Earth Day Event, we have 100 trees available at the discounted price of $25! Reserve yours now at portcoquitlam.ca/pocotrees. The trees being offered were selected to ensure high chance of success in a wide variety of site conditions in Port Coquitlam. Planting trees

🌎 Happy Earth Day! To celebrate for this year, we are excited to join City of Port Coquitlam for their Earth Day event on April 26 at the Public Works Yard. Want to learn more? Details can be found through our link in bio!

Perfect weather for the City of Port Coquitlam Earth Day Event today. 🌞 It was amazing to see such a great turnout at the Public Works Yard. Lots of fun and learning all around — from invasive species awareness to interesting watershed facts!

Calling for volunteers! Spend a pleasant summer morning or evening watering the plants in the rain garden at Lions Park. Rain gardens are a natural way to filter stormwater runoff before it reaches the Coquitlam River. To sign up, go to: form.jotform.com/CRWS/rain-gard…

Thank you to the directors who attended the Board meeting on May 21: Cllr Nancy McCurrach, Cllr Matt Djonlic, Kirsten Wilson, Margaret Birch, Glynis Karpinsky and Sonya Knechtel. Also, a big thanks to Jack Cewe Construction for providing dinner for the evening!

Join us and TORCA for the First Annual Tri-Cities Mountain Bike Festival at Eagle Mountain Park. Happening this Saturday, June 7 from 10:00am-3:00pm to celebrate International Trails Day! Stop by our booth tomorrow! More info at: torca.ca/mtb-festival/

Want to help protect our rivers from stormwater runoff? This summer, our community rain garden in Port Coquitlam is once again seeking volunteers! Pick one shift or as many as you'd like, depending on your schedule! Sign up at form.jotform.com/CRWS/rain-gard…

Thank you to the City of Coquitlam for the wonderful Environmental Volunteer Celebration they hosted at Blue Mountain Park!

A big thank you to the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program for their support of us via the Community Engagement Grant. This support will allow us to further our Respectful Recreation campaign. More details to come, stay tuned!

Join us and the City of Coquitlam for our upcoming Rivers Day cleanup event, taking place at Coquitlam River near Ozada Park. All are welcome, the more the merrier - invite others in your network! Link to register: form.jotform.com/CRWS/rivers-da…

A big thank you to QMC staff for their incredible ivy pull at Gates Park last week!

Salmon Day is happening on Oct 4 at ƛ̓éxətəm (Colony Farm) Regional Park! Adopt a PIT-tagged salmon, explore interactive family-friendly displays, & more! Come visit our info booth & say hi! 👋 🐟#SalmonDay2024 #SalmonConservation facebook.com/events/1931978…

🌊💚 A huge thank you to all the amazing volunteers who joined us last Friday for the Riverside Clean-Up at Ozada Park! A big shout out to those who worked through a swarm of angry wasps! Despite that, it was a positive day with fantastic folks. Rewarding all around!

Last Saturday, it was a pleasure attending Salmon Day at ƛ̓éxətəm (Colony Farm) Regional Park. From fish ID sessions to hands-on salmon detector stations, there was fun and learning for everyone! 🐟🌊

Come by our booth at Salmon Come Home! Taking place on Oct 26, the return of salmon to Hoy Creek is celebrated annually. We're excited to see you at this event, co-hosted by City of Coquitlam and the Hoy-Scott Watershed Society. More info: hoyscottcreeks.org/calendar/salmo…

Interested in helping to identify priority projects for our watershed? Our planning workshop (November 19) will take place at Kwikwetlem Community Hall. Join us! Please RSVP at [email protected]

Hold the date! See below for an engaging conference coming up this month. Entitled "Building a More Affordable, Green & Climate-Ready City: what our elected representatives & residents can do", we invite you to join the panel of speakers for this timely event.