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
Nature Discovery Programming 39
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2021 Year-end Celebration Event
2021 Year-end Celebration Event

This webinar was originally recorded on January 19, 2022. Join our staff for this one-hour webinar to see all that …

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7 Free Educational Resources to Help You Teach about Nature at Home
7 Free Educational Resources to Help You Teach about Nature at Home

Nature education offers so many benefits for both the recipient and the earth. It is best delivered to younger generations …

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Activity #6 Follow In Their Footsteps – Nature Discovery Backpack
Activity #6 Follow In Their Footsteps – Nature Discovery Backpack

This activity lets you be an animal tracker! Find out how to identify animal tracks for several different species.

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Become A Community Scientist
Become A Community Scientist

This activity emphasizes the importance of submitting animal or plant observations online to help scientists and nature groups track populations …

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Design a Natural Shoreline handout
Design a Natural Shoreline handout

Can you help Tisna and her family protect their shoreline from erosion? Draw different plants that could help hold the …

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Forest Kit Workbook
Forest Kit Workbook

This activity book is designed for students to learn about nature and the riparian zone. It provides tips for safely …

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Freshwater Kit Workbook
Freshwater Kit Workbook

This booklet is designed for students to explore and learn about nature. It includes activities and exercises to help students …

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Frog identification guide – adapted from Toronto Zoo
Frog identification guide – adapted from Toronto Zoo

This document introduces Ottawa frogs, describing their colors and sounds. The Green Frog has a green to brown color, a …

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Helping Kids Love Nature: Water-inspired activities webinar by Annabel Slaight
Helping Kids Love Nature: Water-inspired activities webinar by Annabel Slaight

We all know that inquiry, discovery, playing freely, and even taking risks in the outdoors brings benefits that will last …

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