The SMWS hosts both volunteer engagement activities and information & education events throughout the year. A listing of upcoming and past events can be found on the calendar below, and more information can be found on our facebook and instagram.

To sign up for upcoming volunteer events please visit our facebook or email us.

Volunteer engagement activities take place year-round and are mostly focused on riparian restoration projects or invasive plant removals in the S’amunu/Somenos Watershed. You can learn more about the type of volunteer events we run on our volunteer page.

Our information & education events take place mostly in October during the WildWings Nature and Arts Festival. WildWings is an annual series of community events that coincide with the Cowichan Valley’s late fall arrival of the iconic Trumpeter Swans, North America’s largest waterfowl. Established in 2010 by the Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society, the purpose of the month-long festival is to bring attention to the important natural ecosystems of the Cowichan Valley by using nature as a background to celebrate the inter-connectedness of nature, art, culture, and community. To learn more please visit the WildWings website.