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.
Ontario Biodiversity Council welcomes Watersheds Canada
The Ontario Biodiversity Council is a volunteer group made up of conservation organizations, government bodies, academia, indigenous communities, and more. …
PFAS: The Forever Chemicals
Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large, complex group human-made substances. They are nicknamed 'forever chemicals', as their rate of decay …
Pine Lake In-Water Fish Habitat Enhancement - Watersheds Canada
Funding from the LUSH Charity Pot has allowed for the in-water fish habitat enhancement in Pine Lake, about 60 minutes …
Planting Your Own Pollinator Garden
Planting a pollinator garden is one of the easiest (and most beautiful!) direct changes that you can make to your …
Process and Maple Syrup
This reflection from past executive director Barbara King tells of her experience making maple syrup and ties it into our …
Reclaiming our Refuse: The Power of Community Shoreline Cleanups
Shoreline cleanups are an example of a direct, powerful, community-led initiative that has lasting positive impacts for our freshwater. Read …
Relationships and Water
This personal reflection from former executive director Barbara King shares her views on freshwater protection and what is missing in …
Restoring In-Water Fish Habitat on Mazinaw Lake
Watersheds Canada, with the help of the Mazinaw Property Owners Association, Lanark County Stewardship Council, Conservationists of Frontenac Addington, and …
Restoring a historic trout spawning bed on Diamond Lake, Ontario
The actual video description is: Diamond Lake, located near Combermere, Ontario, is one of only twelve trout lakes in Renfrew …