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.
How to Assess Your Property to Help Protect Freshwater Health webinar
Have you ever wondered how to naturalize your shoreline? What should you and your family be looking for on your …
How to Soften a Shoreline Property
A 'hard' shoreline refers to one that has significant manmade structures, from retaining walls to docks. Hard shorelines come with …
If People Can See Value, They Will Get Involved: An Interview with Judy Hall
This is an interview with Judy Hall, President of the Dalhousie Lake Association. She sat down with the Watersheds Canada …
Let Us Prioritize Freshwater this Ontario Election Season!
This blog post was written prior to the 2022 Ontario provincial election. It emphasizes the importance of this particular election …
Love Your Lake – Microgrant impact report
The Love Your Lake microgrant program connects shoreline property owners with information to make smart land management choices. The program …
Managing Water Runoff
The water flowing off our properties can carry with it all the nutrients, pesticides, bacteria, and other harmful substances that …
Marshes are some of my favourite places - Jennifers Natural Edge testimonial
Jennifer was one of many volunteers who recently helped renaturalize two shoreline properties on the St. Lawrence River. Using native …
Meet Susan Gottlieb - Watersheds Canada Donor Profile
Susan Gottlieb is a prominent and long time supporter of Watersheds Canada. She, along with her husband, is an advocate …
Melissa Dakers – Watersheds Canada – Fish Habitat Restoration Program Presentation
Enhancing and Restoring Local Fish Habitat, presented by Melissa Dakers, Habitat and Stewardship Program Manager, Watersheds Canada. Presentation featured during …