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River Cleanup

RIVER CLEANUP

2025 Cleanup Date: Sunday Aug 24th.

Please save the date and watch here for details of this awesome annual community effort closer to the date! 

2024 Photo Gallery

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Photo by Guy Lundstrom.

PAST CLEANUPS

Posted on July 2, 2025

2024 River Cleanup

Sunday, August 25, 2024, 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM Celebrating another successful river clean up!…

Posted on August 27, 2023

2023 River Cleanup

Sunday, August 27, 2023, 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM Mini Big House, 5536 River Road,…

Posted on September 1, 2022

The Discourse: Communities come together to clean the Quw’utsun Sta’lo’ (Cowichan River)

Volunteers removed 1,700 kilograms of garbage from the riverbank at this year’s Lower Cowichan River…

Posted on August 26, 2018

[CHEK TV] Dozens gather for community-wide clean up along the Cowichan River

WATCH: A clean-up along the Cowichan River is part of an annual event aimed at…

Posted on July 29, 2018

Lower Cowichan River Cleanup 2018

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Photos: Lower Cowichan River Cleanup

 

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Khowutzun Forest Services Flows and Fish habitat field crew training. Koksilah River.
Khowutzun Forest Services Flows and Fish habitat field crew training. Koksilah River.
FISH HABITATS
Tim Kulchyski, Cowichan Tribes member, Fisheries biologist, Koksilah River. Taylor Roades
Tim Kulchyski, Cowichan Tribes member, Fisheries biologist, Koksilah River. Taylor Roades
INDIGENOUS FLOWS
Stth'aqwi' the Big Dancing Fish meets friend, MLA Sonia Furstenau.
Stth'aqwi' the Big Dancing Fish meets friend, MLA Sonia Furstenau.
BIG DANCING FISH

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