Celebrate the Thames at Lions River Park in Thamesford
On Saturday, October 5 (rain date of October 6) from 10 am to 2 pm, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA), in partnership with the Thamesford Lions and the Indigenous Solidarity Network, will host a free, family-friendly event in Lions River Park. In addition to celebrating and learning about the Thames River, the day will provide the community with an opportunity to enjoy recent park improvements, which include new cap-stone viewing areas, fishing stairs, and native tree and shrub planting. The day will feature the following:
- Lions Club BBQ (by donation)
- Middle Thames Subwatershed Report Cards and environmental pledge booth
- Birds of Prey Shows with the Canadian Raptor Conservancy (11:00-11:30, 1:00- 1:30)
- Aspens Ojibwe Horses Presentation (10:30-11:00, 12:30-1:00)
- Native Pollinator Garden Planting—help plant a pollinator garden in River Park
- Indigenous Solidarity and Awareness Network station—learn about Indigenous Water teachings, the connection between Water Rights and Women’s Safety and the ongoing struggle to access clean water in Indigenous communities.
- UTRCA Fish and Mussel Education and Identification Station–Learn about local Aquatic Species at Risk from our team of biologists.
- UTRCA Turtle Education Station—Learn about native turtle species and efforts to protect their threatened populations.
- UTRCA Flooding Education Station—come see our floodplain simulator, and river safety puzzle.
- Casting game with Thames River Anglers
- Oxford County Library Bookmobile
Thank you to the Township of Zorra for event support and to TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for funding this event. Thank you also to our funding partners for park improvements: Enbridge, Stevens Fund at the Oxford Community Foundation, TD Friends of the Environment, Thamesford Lions Club.
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