River-lovers across B.C. and in Delta are celebrating their local creeks, streams and rivers for the 44th BC Rivers Day, this Sunday, Sept. 22.
BC Rivers Day is held the last Sunday of every September and highlights the importance of rivers.
More than 30 events are held around B.C., including Delta, where the Cougar Creek Streamkeepers is holding a fish habitat workshop at Blake Creek, in cooperation with the BC Wildlife Federation.
Blake Creek is a tributary of Cougar Creek, which starts in Surrey and flows through North Delta.
Registration is already full for the Delta event which takes place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21 and 22.
Interpretive walks, hands-on instructions on riparian planting (beside streams) installing flexi baffles and building rock weirs are part of the workshop.
Guest speakers will discuss how to increase fish habitat, identify fish, and local restoration efforts to help urban streams.
Kwantlen First Nation and the City of Delta are partners in the workshop while the event is funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, Pacific Salmon Foundation, the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and Gulf and Fraser.
"Our rivers are threatened by pollution, habitat loss, industrial development, invasive species, and climate change. BC Rivers Day provides a meaningful opportunity to learn about and give back to the rivers that connect us,” said Soraya Olszewski with the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC in a news release.
The BC Parks Licence Plate Program, Fortis BC, TD Friends of the Environment, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Sitka Foundation and Real Estate Foundation of BC, all support BC Rivers Day.
