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.
Protect your lake by restoring a natural shoreline. We want to help you improve your lake’s water quality by reducing run-off and attracting wildlife like butterflies and frogs.
Have you ever wondered how to naturalize your shoreline? What should you and your family be looking for on your property that might impact water quality and wildlife habitat availability? Chloe and Monica from Watersheds …
A 'hard' shoreline refers to one that has significant manmade structures, from retaining walls to docks. Hard shorelines come with many potential negative impacts on natural hydrological processes and wildlife in the adjacent freshwater body, …
This is an interview with Judy Hall, President of the Dalhousie Lake Association. She sat down with the Watersheds Canada team to share her valuable thoughts about the importance of community engagement when it comes …
This blog post was written prior to the 2022 Ontario provincial election. It emphasizes the importance of this particular election for freshwater health, inspiring voters to get informed and take to the polls to make …
The Love Your Lake microgrant program connects shoreline property owners with information to make smart land management choices. The program has assessed 44,274 properties on 187 lakes since its inception in 2013. The microgrant recipients …
The water flowing off our properties can carry with it all the nutrients, pesticides, bacteria, and other harmful substances that it picks up along the way. This blog post provides an overview of some of …
This guide explains the ecological importance of wildflower pollinator gardens in supporting declining bee and butterfly populations. It provides step-by-step instructions for building a garden, including site selection, purchasing native seeds or plugs, and preparing …
Jennifer was one of many volunteers who recently helped renaturalize two shoreline properties on the St. Lawrence River. Using native plants in and around a marsh area, the shoreline property will now be more resilient …