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.
What, When, and How Much to Prune
Pruning involves selectively removing parts of a tree or shrub in order to benefit the plant's growth. While it may …
Who Can I Reach Out to for Future Projects? handout by Watersheds Canada and Greening Sacred Spaces
This document lists various organizations and contacts related to environmental projects in Canada. The organizations include Canadian Parks and Wilderness …
Why Soft Shorelines Are More Beneficial to your Shoreline Property
A 'soft' shoreline is one that has abundant native vegetation and few manmade structures. Research shows that soft shoreline are …
Why is blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) becoming more prominent?
As blue-green algae blooms become ever more common across Canada, so too does public interest in this widely ranging issue. …
You Can Give Our Lakes and Rivers a Fighting Chance
Climate change is an issue at the forefront of people's minds these days. This article provides some practical ways that …
Your sneak-peek at our Natural Edge spring planting season!
Step back into 2021 to see how Watersheds Canada adapted to pandemic conditions to bring the same powerful impacts that …