Calling all acreage owners! Join us from 6:30-8:00pm (doors open at 6:00pm) on August 18 for a night of lake stewardship, and community fun! We will be playing a round of Love the Lake trivia that will challenge your knowledge about Pigeon Lake and its watershed, and hopefully teach you something too!

In addition to the fun and games, make sure to try some of the amazing brews made by our friends at Familia.

Seating will be limited, so reserve your spot today! Visit https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/696133914277?aff=oddtdtcreator

Note: Hosting events in our summer villages make it easy for the community to come together and enjoy themselves, but when it comes to people who live outside of town, it can be more difficult to bring everyone together. That is why, we are hosting a special edition of our Love the Lake Trivia at the Familia Brewing Taproom for those who live within our watershed, but don't reside within any of the summer villages.

We are excited to bring back our annual Love the Lake Family Fun Day! This event will take place on August 12, from 10:00am-3:00pm, at the Pigeon Lake Provincial Park Day Use Area.

This event will give the community an opportunity to enjoy some time at the lake, while learning about PLWA and the other amazing organizations that do work to make the environment around Pigeon Lake as healthy as possible!

We will have games and other activities, as well as food and prizes! Come out to meet the PLWA team, board members, and members of our healthy lake partner organizations!

This event is being hosted by an amazing community member, Deni Cameron, who has a passion for bat conservation. Deni has 9 bat houses on her property and she is excited to share about her rewarding experience as a citizen scientist with the Canadian Bat Box Project!

Deni will talk about the goals of the Canadian Bat Box project. The event will also feature discussions and demonstrations on the following topics:

• How White Nose Syndrome is decimating bat populations all over Canada & the United States

• How wind farms are killing migratory bats in unsustainable numbers and why

• Bats are now protected under species at risk legislation in Canada & Alberta

• The impact to humans if we lose bats

• How to get involved in Citizen Science to help bats

• The nine different species of bats that live in Alberta & the general difference between migratory (tree bats) and crevice dwelling bats (hibernating bats)

• Different types of bat boxes--- the good, the bad & the ugly

• Pup catchers

• Bat rescue kits

• Building bat-friendly communities

• Bat gardening & how it coincides with gardening for other wildlife & pollinators

• Living with bats

• How to deal with bats in buildings

• Becoming a bat ambassador

• Books about bats & White Nose Syndrome

• Resources for parents & teachers

This event will take place rain or shine! So, please come prepared. If it starts to rain, we can move to the garage. But, we will still spend some time outside in the yard.

Light refreshments will be served after the session. Each family will leave with a poster or a colouring book, as well as an AlbertaBats.ca sticker and handout.

Please consider bringing a donation as all proceeds from the event will be directed to the Alberta Community Bat Program.

Come out and help us put the finishing touches on the Mulhurst Clean Runoff garden! The PLWA team will be working hard to get the garden ready by planting native flowers, shrubs, and more! Come lend a hand, and get a tour of the garden that features explanations of the clean runoff principles that went into transforming this area.

If you have questions about this event, or if you are interested in volunteering, fill out the form below and our team will get back to you with more details!