Team WaterSmart

The RDN’s Drinking Water and Watershed Protection (DWWP) Program has been hosting Water to Earth Month events with community partners for the last 5 years. Water to Earth Month is an activity-packed, month-long celebration that takes place between World Water Day on March 22 and Earth Day on April 22. Its aim is to actively engage the community to build awareness about local water resources and environmental stewardship.

2021 Water to Earth Month (W2E) Activity Passport

ACTIVITIES

Tack your participation on a Virtual Activity Passport and submit a passport submission form in order to win a prize.

You must complete at least 1 from each category to be entered in the draw.

Category 1 - Real-Time Activities

1. Wetlands Webinar with Team WaterSmart (pre-registration req.)

2. Efficient Irrigation Webinar with Kevin Luterbach (pre-registration req.)

3. Rainwater Harvesting Webinar with Jamie Wallace (pre-registration req.)

4. Regenerative Landscaping Webinar with Jamie Wallace (pre-registration req.)

5. Friday Factoids Trivia (via Instagram @RDNanaimo)

6. Watershed Walks in RDN Parks - Nanaimo River Regional Park (pre-registration req.) **Postponed until further notice

7. Watershed Walks in RDN Parks - Englishman River Regional Park (pre-registration req.) **Postponed until further notice

8. Facebook Trivia (NALT)

9. Western Painted Turtles Presentation (NALT)

10. Wetlandkeeper Course (NALT)

11. Invertebrate Exploration Workshop (NALT)

12. Turtle Monitoring (NALT)

13. Nanaimo Art Gallery - Rain Shadow Exhibit (City of Nanaimo)

14. Earth Friendly Urban Gardens Webinar (City of Nanaimo)

Category 2 - Independent Outdoor Activities

1. Streamside Searchables Scavenger Hunt

2. Create Your Own Compost

3. Share your Nature Walks on Instagram by using #Water2Earth2021

4. Perform an Audit on your Irrigation System

5. Wetlands Scavenger Hunt (NALT)

6. Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Blitz! (MABRRI)

Category 3 - At-Home Learning

1. Virtual Watershed Field Trip

2. W2E Crossword Puzzle - Watershed Words

3. W2E Word Search - RDN Rivers, Creeks and Streams (Online)

**Printable version available here

4. Have a Water Stewardship Movie Marathon

5. Check out our Stewards in the Spotlight Series

6. Watershed Model Demonstration (All Ages!)

Stay Safe and Have Fun!

The RDN’s Regional and Community Parks and Trails remain open and we encourage our residents to spend some time in nature and by water. As always, please follow the advice from the BC Provincial Health Officer and only go out with people from own household, always maintain a minimum distance of 2 meters from anyone else and wear a mask if that if not achievable.

The RDN will continue to follow the directives of the health officials as the situation evolves. We continue to provide services to the public through our website and over the phone. Visit us at www.rdn.bc.ca or phone us at 250-390-4111 or 1-877-607-4111. For the most up-to-date information and resources related to COVID-19, visit Public Health Agency of Canada, BC Centre for Disease Control and Island Health. For public health information and advice, call 8-1-1 or visit Health Link BC.