Earth Day Celebration and Open House: Discover the Bowmanville and Westside Marshes Logo
  • Earth Day Celebration and Open House: Discover the Bowmanville and Westside Marshes

    Saturday, April 22, 2023, 10am - 2pm: Bowmanville Westside Marshes Conservation Area, 180 West Beach Rd, Clarington
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  • Celebrate Earth Day with your friends and family at Bowmanville Westside Marshes Conservation Area! Plant trees and pick up litter to help keep the Conservation Area and Lake Ontario Shoreline healthy and clean. Pick up your discovery passport and participate in various activities to learn about these two important coastal wetlands.

    As you hike through meadow and forest down to the Westside Marsh (1.5 km accessible loop), visit with our staff to learn about local plants, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. On your way back, enjoy a tale along the trail StoryWalk posted by Clarington Public Library, Museums & Archives.  We’ll have beading with Indigenous Artisan Janet Dugan, coastal wetland themed button making with OPG, a water protectors activity with Durham Waste Management and giveaways for the kids.  Weather permitting, our painted turtle and garter snake teaching animals will be around for a meet and greet!

    Event is FREE (including parking)! 

    Brought to you in partnership with the Clarington Public Library, Museums & Archives, the Municipality of Clarington, Durham Waste Management, and the Ontario Power Generation.

  • Registration is ONLY required if you need to reserve a parking spot.  Bowmanville Westside Marshes Conservation Area is also accessible by the Waterfront Trail.  We encourage you to carpool or visit by hiking or biking where possible.

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    Schedule 10am – 12pm

    10am Opening Remarks and Traditional Welcome

    10am – 12pm Discovery Passport and Children’s Activities

    10am – 11am Tree Planting

    11am-12pm Litter Clean Up

     

    Schedule 12pm – 2pm

    12pm - 2pm Discovery Passport and Children’s Activities

    1pm – 2pm Litter Clean Up

  • Please only select one time slot for parking reservation.

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