DAY ON THE CREEK - Waterton Biosphere Region

Day on the Creek 2024

Join us on May 16, 2024, for a full day of outdoor learning and discovery.

Class presentations and open demonstrations will run throughout the day at learning stations along Pincher Creek. Everyone is welcome to attend and explore!

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Day on the Creek 2024 Event Information

Please return to the webpage often to stay up to date on this year’s offerings:

Learning Station and Ongoing Activities descriptions can be found here
Event Schedule coming soon
Event Maps coming soon
Frequently Asked Questions coming soon

Interactive Event Map

About Day on the Creek

First held in May 2017, the Day on the Creek is a unique outdoor learning experience where over 900 students, teachers, parents, and the general public learn about the environment and human history along Pincher Creek and explore the importance of watershed stewardship. Day on the Creek is hosted by the Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association along with the Town of Pincher Creek, Holy Spirit School Division, and the Livingstone Range School Division.

During the Day on the Creek event, a series of learning stations are set up along and adjacent to Pincher Creek where it runs through the town of Pincher Creek. More than 80 presenters and volunteers from the community and 20 partner organizations come together to address a variety of topics and offer learning activities. Students and their teachers from Canyon, Matthew Halton, and St. Michael’s Schools are invited to spend the day along the creek and are scheduled to attend one or more presentations between 9 am and 3 pm. There are also a number of unscheduled activities ongoing throughout the day. While focused on the needs of students, everyone is welcome to attend the Day on the Creek and explore the various learning activities including:

Traditional First Nations knowledge, history, and connections to our environment
Native plants and animals that live along Pincher Creek
Riparian and aquatic ecosystems and how to monitor their health
Human impact and responsibility for our environment
How our watershed works
Ways to steward our creek and keep it healthy
Local archaeology, geology, and history about Pincher Creek

You can visit the Waterton Biosphere Region Day on the Creek 2023 Facebook album, check out the schedules from 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023 as well as a description of the 2023 activities to get an idea of what the next Day on the Creek event may look like. If you would like to support Day on the Creek please contact Nora Manners at nmanners@watertonbiosphere.com or 403-627-1473.