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.

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Love Your Lake 54
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Planning for our Shorelands 19
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Blog Posts (Stormwater Management) by Watersheds Canada
Blog Posts (Stormwater Management) by Watersheds Canada

This collection of blogs covers various topics related to stormwater management. The authors provide tips and advice on how to …

1 file Love Your Lake
Blog Posts (Youth Engagement) by Watersheds Canada
Blog Posts (Youth Engagement) by Watersheds Canada

This collection of blog posts shares information about youth engagement. The articles cover topics such as pollinator gardens, lake health, …

1 file Love Your Lake
CBC segment May 20/21: Shorelines not a backyard swimming pool, lakefront landowners reminded
CBC segment May 20/21: Shorelines not a backyard swimming pool, lakefront landowners reminded

This segment originally aired on May 20, 2021 on CBC Ottawa News. Watersheds Canada was featured to share information about …

1 link The Natural Edge
Coming together to protect the health of Ontarios St. Lawrence River
Coming together to protect the health of Ontarios St. Lawrence River

A three-year, collaborative project between Watersheds Canada, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, Raisin Region Conservation Authority, River Institute, and Great River …

1 link The Natural Edge
Creating a Resilient Shoreline: Keeping a natural shoreline that benefits your family and local wildlife
Creating a Resilient Shoreline: Keeping a natural shoreline that benefits your family and local wildlife

Naturalized shorelines aren't just more beautiful than developed ones: they also provide so many benefits including preventing erosion, providing critical …

1 link Love Your Lake
Currents of Change: Latornell 2019 Vlog
Currents of Change: Latornell 2019 Vlog

This vlog captures the energy of the Latornell Conservation Symposium, hosted in 2019 in Alliston, Ontario. Follow Digital Communications and …

1 link The Natural Edge
Daniel and Susan Gottlieb Lake Stewardship Grant Helps Community Freshwater Initiatives
Daniel and Susan Gottlieb Lake Stewardship Grant Helps Community Freshwater Initiatives

In 2019, the Daniel and Susan Gottlieb Foundation provided funding support to go towards stewardship projects in their local lake …

1 link Love Your Lake
Doreens Natural Edge testimonial
Doreens Natural Edge testimonial

Wanting to naturalize their property to protect the shoreline and wildlife habitat while also reducing the amount of lawn they …

1 link The Natural Edge
Engaging Municipal Elected Officials to Protect our Freshwater webinar
Engaging Municipal Elected Officials to Protect our Freshwater webinar

Leading up to, and following the October 24th Ontario municipal election, Watersheds Canada will help bring rural waterfront communities together …

1 link The Natural Edge