DRCC Events

The Detroit River Family Fishing Day returns on Saturday, July 4, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to noon at Queen’s Dock Park in Windsor. This free, family-friendly event coincides with Ontario’s Family Fishing Week, meaning Canadian residents can fish without a license. This event will be the first fishing event to be hosted at the new […]

Join us at the 15th Annual Detroit River Evening! The 15th Annual Detroit River Evening, hosted by the Detroit River Canadian Cleanup (DRCC), will take place on June 17, 2026, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Windsor Yacht Club (9000 Riverside Drive East, Windsor, Ontario). The event will highlight restoration milestones for the Detroit River, specifically progress […]

Join the DRCC and partners on May 14 2026 at the Ojibway Nature Centre from 5pm to 7pm for a special celebration as a new recovery milestone was met for the Detroit River. The event will highlight the monitoring and research efforts that were undertaken for six indicator species of the Detroit River ecosystem. The Bird or […]

The Detroit River shoreline in Sandwich has been transformed through decades of restoration, stewardship, and community action. At McKee Park, shoreline improvements in 2003/04 created rock islands, a submerged reef, and sand-and-cobble habitat to protect the embayment from strong currents while enhancing fish spawning and feeding areas—particularly for young Lake Sturgeon. Additional projects at Queen’s […]

Come and enjoy a presentation by David Suzuki describing his most recent book Lessons from A Lifetime: 90 Years of Inspiration and Activism. He will be presenting on April 27, 2026 at 7:00 pm at the Alumni Auditorium, CAW Student Centre at the University of Windsor.   This is a free event, we simply ask […]