Welcome to the Watersheds Canada Resource Library!
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.
10 Days of Nature Based Winter Activities 2025
Our annual '10 Days of Winter' campaign provides you with fun activities, crafts, and resources to help you get outside and connect with nature throughout the winter months. This is the 2025 edition that includes snow painting, bird ID, making conifer tea, and more!
10 Days of Winter Activities with Your Family! 2024
Our annual '10 Days of Winter' campaign provides you with fun activities, crafts, and resources to help you get outside and connect with nature throughout the winter months. This is the 2024 edition that includes stargazing, making a Christmas simmer pot, doing a pinecone experiment, and more!
10 Days of Winter Fun! 2023
Our annual '10 Days of Winter' campaign provides you with fun activities, crafts, and resources to help you get outside and connect with nature throughout the winter months. This is the 2023 edition that includes maple taffy, nature journaling, building a weather station, and more!
10 Ways to Enjoy Nature this Winter 2022
Our annual '10 Days of Winter' campaign provides you with fun activities, crafts, and resources to help you get outside and connect with nature throughout the winter months. This is the 2022 edition that includes building a winter shelter, doing winter sports, finding animal tracks, and more!
2019 Brook Trout Creek Tour with Cabelas Canada Staff - Watersheds Canada
Staff from the Ottawa Cabela’s Canada store attended an education and awareness event at Easton’s Creek on September 19, 2019 to learn about the project and the importance of brook trout to the area. This video was taken the day of the event and features narration from Habitat and Stewardship Program Manager Melissa Dakers.
4 new resources to help protect our wetlands this World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day celebrates this wonderful, incredibly important ecosystem type and advocates for its conservation across the globe. This blog post is part of our contribution to the conversation, highlighting 4 great resources for you to boost your understanding of wetlands and sharing how we can all work towards protecting them.
5 ways to get involved this World Rivers Day!
This blog post celebrates World Rivers Day, which raises awareness about issues affecting our rivers and waterways and engages people in helping conserve them. This blog post provides 5 different ways you can get involved to help conserve and protect our freshwater, from scanning watershed maps to taking part in community events. It also provides you with some extra resources you can use to further boost your watershed wisdom.
6 ressources éducatives et gratuites en Français pour apprendre sur la nature tout en restant chez soi.
This blog post provides 6 resources in French designed to help younger generations connect with nature. The resources include content about climate change, species at risk, sustainability, and much more. It is all taught through a variety of activities that keep the learning process engaging and fun!
A Green Guide to Cottage Care
Cottage maintenance is a year-round effort. It's essential to take the right steps in caring for your cottage while making those steps as freshwater friendly as possible. Sustainable practices can help you save money and take part in environmental protection. By following the tips in this resource, you can protect your pipes, shoreline, and home while enjoying your time at your waterfront property.