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Welcome to the Team WaterSmart Get Involved RDN page!
Check out all of the great upcoming initiatives being offered throughout the Regional District of Nanaimo. We will keep our community calendar up-to-date with where to find Team WaterSmart - whether it's fun community events, educational workshops, or adventurous outdoor activities.
Water conservation and environmental protection are values shared by all of us so come get involved and help to appreciate our water...because every drop counts!
Welcome to the Team WaterSmart Get Involved RDN page!
Check out all of the great upcoming initiatives being offered throughout the Regional District of Nanaimo. We will keep our community calendar up-to-date with where to find Team WaterSmart - whether it's fun community events, educational workshops, or adventurous outdoor activities.
Water conservation and environmental protection are values shared by all of us so come get involved and help to appreciate our water...because every drop counts!
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.
The RDN and partners have created several options for participants of all ages to celebrate water and the earth both virtually and in a physically distanced manner.
How it Works
Download the passport, complete a minimum of 1 activity per category (see below) and complete a passport submission form on our Get Involved page before April 26, 2021.
All passport entries that meet the criteria will be entered to win one of 3 Prize Packs!
You can also win instant prizes throughout the month by commenting on Facebook posts, participating in Trivia (on Instagram) and more!
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.
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)
1. Streamside Searchables Scavenger Hunt
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)
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!)
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.
Have questions? Contact Mike Squire (City of Nanaimo) at Mike.Squire@nanaimo.ca
Special Projects Assistant - Drinking Water & Watershed Protection Program
Regional District of Nanaimo
CBrugge@rdn.bc.ca |