# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Lower Cowichan River Cleanup 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 23 Aug, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Event Description**: The Quw’utsun Sta'lo' (Cowichan River) is the heart of our valley. With everything the sta’lo’ gives us, it's our turn to give back. 

Join the Cowichan Watershed Board, Cowichan Tribes, and the Cowichan Valley Regional District for the 16th annual Lower Cowichan River Cleanup on Sunday, August 23rd! All are welcome and no experience is necessary!

At the Cleanup, we come together to learn and work as a community. With opportunities to swim, wade, walk, or paddle, you get to choose your own fun and adventure! And by joining us, you can help make our river a safer and healthier place for creatures and people alike. Afterwards, enjoy a free BBQ lunch with neighbours, friends, and connections new and old.

Summer low flows in the sta'lo' call for a community-wide push to protect our watershed. Our annual Cleanup helps to remove staggering amounts of garbage from more than 15-kilometres of the river before fall rains can carry it downstream. Working together, we can make a big difference!

The Cowichan Watershed Board is a partnership between Cowichan Tribes and the Cowichan Valley Regional District. It exists to provide leadership for sustainable water management and to protect and enhance the environmental quality and quality of life in the Cowichan and Koksilah watersheds and adjoining areas.

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Event itinerary:
9:30AM - Sign-in and meet your team leader
10:00AM - Welcome
10:30AM - Cleanup begins
12:00PM - Volunteer BBQ begins

What to bring? Sturdy shoes that are okay to get wet, sunscreen and a hat, a water bottle, and gloves (if you have them). You may also bring swimwear, a snorkel, and/or flotation!

Questions? Contact our River Cleanup Coordinator, Katia Bannister (she/her) at rivercleanup@cowichanwatershedboard.ca.

Cover photo credit to Guy Lundstrom.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/duncan/lower-cowichan-river-cleanup-2026/200030428491521
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 127

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Duncan
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Siem Lelum Gymnasium, 5574 River Rd, Duncan
- **lat**: 48.77403
- **long**: -123.70794
- **full address**: Siem Lelum Gymnasium, 5574 River Rd, Duncan, Canada

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Lower Cowichan River Cleanup 2026 being held?
  - **A:** Lower Cowichan River Cleanup 2026 takes place on Sun, 23 Aug, 2026 at 09:30 am to Sun, 23 Aug, 2026 at 09:30 am at Siem Lelum Gymnasium, 5574 River Rd, Duncan, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Lower Cowichan River Cleanup 2026?
  - **A:** Lower Cowichan River Cleanup 2026 is organized by Cowichan Watershed Board.

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