Events
Kids Can Catch 2026
Try ice fishing this Family Day Weekend! The Alberta Conservation Association’s Kids Can Catch program promotes family fun and helps new anglers learn about proper fishing practices. Join the Pigeon Lake Watershed Association at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park for this exciting event. No pre-registration is required.
Fishing rods, tackle, and bait available to borrow
Fish Ambassador volunteers will help new anglers
Learn about Pigeon Lake, conservation, aquatic invasive species, and traditional fishing practices
Warm up around a campfire and enjoy complimentary snacks and refreshments
Become a PLWA member and be entered to win door prizes with donations from local businesses
Bring your warmest clothes, a camp chair, and your family and friends!
Kids Can Catch is on Alberta’s Family Fishing Weekend, so a fishing license is not required. Fishing regulations still apply.
The Pigeon Lake Skateway is located on the Southwest side of Pigeon Lake and is accessible from the Summer Villages of Poplar Bay and Grandview (https://www.pigeonlakeskateway.com). Look for the PLWA signs out on the ice pointing you to our event.
We are also looking for Fish Ambassador volunteers. Please email gm@plwa.ca if you are willing to share your knowledge or your auger with us.
If temperatures are below -15°C, we will reschedule. Please check this page for updates if temperatures are getting cold. Even if temperatures are warm, please dress properly for this outdoor winter event.
Love the Lake Family Fun Day
We are excited to bring back our annual Love the Lake Family Fun Day! This event will take place on August 9th, from 10:00am-3:00pm in 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!
Clean Runoff Property Assessments
Interested in naturalizing your property, contributing to clean runoff and receiving free plants?
PLWA is excited to be offering free Clean Runoff Property Assessments on June 27th and June 28th. These assessments provide recommendations to help you reduce runoff and restore natural function on your property. As a thank-you, participants who book an assessment will receive a bundle of native plant plugs valued at $150 to kickstart their clean runoff efforts.
Book your assessment using the link below!
Rain Garden Clean-up
Join the PLWA team on Saturday, May 17th as we warm up our green thumbs by cleaning-up our clean runoff demonstration gardens at MaMeO Beach (Jubilee Park) and Mission Beach (Mission Beach Community Park).
MaMeO Beach Clean-up: ~9:00am-11:00am
Mission Beach Clean-up: ~12:00pm-2:00pm
Some gloves and gardening supplies will be available. If you have your own, please consider bringing them along!
If you have questions about this event, or if you are interested in volunteering, contact us at info@plwa.ca.
Brewery Trivia Night
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.
Love the Lake Family Fun Day
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!
Canadian Bat Box Project Open House
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.
Community Planting Day
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!
Rain Garden Clean-up
Are you curious about what a rain garden is? Is your green thumb yearning for more?
Join the PLWA team on Saturday, May 20th to help clean our demonstration gardens at MaMeO Beach (Jubilee Park) and Mission Beach (Mission Beach Community Park).
MaMeO Beach Clean-up: 9:00am-12:00pm
Mission Beach Clean-up: 1:00pm-4:00pm
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!