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.
Shoreline Habitat Creation Manual by Watersheds Canada
This manual provides guidance on how to create and protect shoreline habitat for fish and wildlife species. It suggests various …
Shoreline Restoration by Love Your Lake
A shoreline buffer is a strip of vegetation that helps maintain the health of a shoreline. It reduces contaminants, erosion, …
Species-Specific Resources From the Invasive Species Centre handout by Watersheds Canada
This document appears to be a collection of fact sheets and posters for various invasive plant species. The species listed …
Start a Nature Discovery Backpack Lending Library with Your Faith Community! poster by Watersheds Canada and Greening Sacred Spaces
The document discusses a lending library for youth to explore local nature areas and watersheds. Each backpack contains free activities …
The Riparian Zone handout
The Riparian Zone is an area between the upland zone and the shoreline, providing distinct rich, moist soils for diverse …
Water quality handout – Water Rangers and Watersheds Canada
The document is about testing the water quality in the Tay River using Water Ranger's tiny test kits. The kits …
Wildflower Garden Guide by Watersheds Canada
A wildflower garden is a visually spectacular, self-maintaining, low-cost garden that brings the beauty of nature to your backyard. Native …
World Wetland Day 2023 - Watersheds Canada Infographic
Wetlands play a crucial role in our global climate, promoting climate change resiliency by acting as a natural defence against …
Youth engagement and You
Youth are our future. They are the ones that will be inheriting the world, and bringing with them the values …