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.
These activity cards feature sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, largemouth bass, and brook trout.
The document discusses a lending library for youth to explore local nature areas and watersheds. Each backpack contains free activities and field equipment. The project aims to inspire youth to learn about local species and …
This document advises individuals to stay home if they feel sick or have been in contact with someone who has tested positive. It also recommends practicing physical distancing and best hygiene practices when interacting with …
This document provides guidelines for staying safe while exploring the outdoors. It emphasizes the importance of physical distancing, hygiene practices, and bringing necessary items such as masks, snacks, and sunscreen. Additionally, it offers tips for …
Riparian areas are very important and valuable habitat for land-based and water-based wildlife. The shoreline area includes the first 30 metres of land around a lake or river. Native wildlife species like birds, mammals, insects, …
Walleye spawning beds are typically gravel shoals or rocky shallows with wave action present. These moving waters prevent silt from accumulating on the rock. Silt would prevent eggs laid in between the rocks from being …
This document provides a guideline for pH in finished drinking water, with a preferred range of 6.5 to 8.2 for most aquatic life. Different factors can affect the pH of the water, such as algae …
This document is an introduction to water testing and provides a list of items to bring on an adventure. It includes a water quality test kit, thermometer, test strips, guides, notebook, binoculars, collection jar, net, …
A watershed is an area of land where water flows through or across on its way to a particular water body. It is the land where precipitation falls and flows to a common, watery place. …