Barre Rivers Collective
Activities & Events
If you would like to check us out and/or participate, we have a number of activities throughout the year that you can easily be involved in; no long-term commitments required! Many of the activities we enjoy participating in are hosted by our best buddies, the Friends of the Winooski River (FWR), so we have also added their events to our list below as well.
Monthly Meetings
- via Microsoft Teams (virtual) (see below for in-person meetings)
- usually the 1st Wednesday of the month at 5:30 pm
- email [email protected] or call/text 802-505-7345 for meeting links
Annual Green Up Day Clean Up
- May 2nd, 2026!
- look for Team Barre Rivers on the Green Up Day app
- more info at the Green Up Vermont website
Annual Friends of the Winooski Water Quality Monitoring
- we collect water samples during the summer to measure priority pollutants
- contact Barre Rivers to volunteer in Barre City or fill out this form to be contacted by FWR
- learn more about FWR's water quality monitoring program
Annual Friends of the Winooski Onion River Ramble
- First Sunday in June
- 5-mile paddle from Long Trail access to Richmond Town Green
- learn more and sign up to ramble with us
Annual Barre Heritage Festival
- July 22-25th, 2026!
- Learn more at the Festival website
Annual Friends of the Winooski River of Light paddle
- Paddle under the full moon from Heineberg Bridge in Colchester to Lake Champlain in illuminated boats
- August, 2026
- Learn more here and check out the photos of all the lighted boats here
Annual River Clean Ups
- Barre cleanup day: Second Saturday after Labor Day: September 19th
- learn more here