The last Sunday of September is World Rivers Day, a day to celebrate the world’s waterways and trees and their importance to all life on earth.
This year the city, Nanaimo Area Land Trust and Nanaimo River Watershed Roundtable will host a number of tours and activities, both before and on World Rivers Day today (Sept. 24).
World Rivers Day events, including live Music by The Downward Dawgs, TerraZetto and Dave Hart, will happen at the Bowen Park lower picnic shelter from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The TD Friends of the Environment Foundation hosted a tree planting ceremony Sunday morning at Merle Logan Field in a related event.
World Rivers Day was founded by world-renowned rivers advocate and British Columbian, Mark Angelo. The first event was held in 2005. This year several million people in more than 60 countries will celebrate World Rivers Day.
National Tree Day has been celebrated since 1992 and provides an opportunity to do something positive for the environment and reconnect with nature, according to a press release.