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.
Light pollution: A Hidden Threat to Biodiversity, our Night Sky, and our Health
Light pollution is not something we think about often, however it can have deep impacts both on us and on …
Macroinvertebrate Biomonitoring: Small Creatures, Big Impacts
Biomonitoring involves using living creatures (bioindicators) to determine changes in water quality. It is especially important in rivers in streams, …
Mary Janes Creek Walleye Spawning Bed Restoration - Watersheds Canada
Funding from Cabela’s Canada Outdoor Fund and the LUSH Charity Pot has allowed for the restoration of a historic walleye …
Maude Barlow at the Watersheds Gala
On January 22nd, 2015, we hosted our first fundraiser, the Watersheds Gala. We were honoured to have renowned author and …
May all your Christmases be green
This personal letter from executive director Robert Pye discusses the impact of our Save Our Shorelands campaign. This campaign saw …
Meet Your Butterfly Neighbours
Did you know that there are over 300 butterfly species in Canada, with 150 in Ontario alone? This blog post …
Microbeads – Not a Very Tiny Piece of Jewellery
Microbeads are small synthetic polymer particles that are used in a variety of personal care products, cleaning products, printer toners, …
Municipal election time – a river day runs through it
This blog post was written by executive director Robert Pye. It centers on how World Rivers Day fell in time …
My Journey to the South: The Fall Migration of a Prothonotary Warbler
The prothonotary warbler has a migratory journey as incredible as it's striking yellow colour. Follow along on its journey in …