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.
Let us introduce you to two pollinator champions: Alan and Joyce. After participating in our shoreline naturalization program, The Natural Edge, their shoreline became a hub of biodiversity. This interview with them shares their experience …
Read this blog post to learn about the experience of Chantal Lefevre, National Edge Regional Coordinator, with our shoreline naturalization program. Hear about the highlights of her time with The Natural Edge, about the impacts …
The Pugnose Shiner is a small but vastly important species of fish. It is currently listed as threatened in Canada under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA) and is also listed as Threatened under …
The Pugnose Shiner is a small fish in the minnow family that is found in Southern Ontario including near the Quinte watershed. It is assessed as “threatened” by COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered …
The goal of this project is to focus on education and actions that you as a shoreline property owner, can take on your land to protect wildlife habitat quality and availability for the Pugnose Shiner …
The Pugnose Shiner is a threatened species due to declining habitat quality. The species is vulnerable to waterfront development, removal of aquatic vegetation, and decreased water quality and quantity. A shoreline stewardship and education program …
A collaborative project between Watersheds Canada and Cataraqui Conservation restored degraded shorelines by engaging community members on shoreline naturalization activities. These native species of trees, shrubs, and wildflowers will reduce shoreline erosion, improve resilience to …
Watch Watersheds Canada's Chloe Lajoie present at the 2019 Latornell Conservation Symposium. Her presentation, "Restoring Shorelines with the Help of Technology", focuses on the Natural Edge program and working with property owners to naturalize their …
Rob is the President of the Mississippi Lakes Association (MLA) and has participated in both the Love Your Lake Program and the Natural Edge Program. Using 64 native tree, shrub, and wildflower species across four …