Here you will find a comprehensive collection of free educational resources dedicated to helping rural shoreline property owners, families, municipalities, lake groups, and educators protect their lakes and restore natural habitat. Explore guides, best practices, case studies, lesson plans, and tools to become a freshwater protector. All resources are freely shareable so please include them in a newsletter, on social media, or printed for a community booth!
Funding support thanks to Peterborough K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation, and S.M. Blair Family Foundation.
This blog post was written in celebration of the 10 year anniversary of our shoreline assessment program, Love Your Lake. It highlights the impact of the program so far, and tells of the most important …
Lake groups can implement programs to protect lake health and biodiversity by engaging property owners in various activities. These activities include organizing native plant purchases, participating in citizen science programs, and monitoring water quality. Learn …
Watersheds Canada was proud to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2022. This blog post, written by executive director Robert Pye, reflects on our organization's impact on freshwater ecosystems across Canada and all the diverse wildlife …
This webinar was originally recorded on January 19, 2022. Join our staff for this one-hour webinar to see all that was accomplished in 2021 for Canada's freshwater. We shared the amazing on-the-ground impacts youth, grassroots …
Step into the field with Ty, riparian health restoration technician, to learn about his hands-on experience with Watersheds Canada's field programs. Take a peek behind the curtain in our shoreline assessments, fish habitat restoration projects, …
This article, submitted by the Nepahwin Lake Watershed Stewardship Group and Long Lake Stewardship Committee, highlights the success of the delivery of our Love Your Lake program in the City of Greater Sudbury. After identifying …
COVID-19 changed everything, including we socialized, how we travelled, and even how we assessed shorelines! Read about how staff from our Love Your Lake program overcame the challenges posed by this global pandemic to bring …
Love Your Lake is our shoreline assessment program delivered in partnership with the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Step into the field with one of our past shoreline assessors to find out what a day in the …
This document is a self-assessment exercise for students to learn about their lake and its surroundings. It includes questions about the riparian zone, watershed, and freshwater connection. The exercise also asks students to identify their …