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. Funding support thanks to Peterborough K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation, and S.M. Blair Family Foundation.

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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 for an interactive webinar on what’s on every lakeshore property owners’ mind these days – …

1 link The Natural Edge
Enhancing Fish Habitat with Woody Debris

Fish require shelter just like we do. They use in-water woody debris for shade from the sun, for protection from predators, for finding macroinvertebrate food sources, and so much more. Read more about how in-water …

1 link Fish Habitat
Enhancing and Restoring Critical Fish Habitat in Ontario webinar with Melissa Dakers

Watersheds Canada provides programs to enhance and protect the health of lakes and rivers. Many threats to freshwater fish require focus on maintaining, enhancing, and restoring physical habitats. The Fish Habitat Enhancement Toolkit offers easy-to-follow …

2 files, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Erosion by Love Your Lake

Shoreline erosion can happen naturally or be caused by human disturbances. Human activities cause 10 times more erosion than natural processes. Removing shoreline vegetation and other human activities can cause erosion and affect water quality …

1 file Love Your Lake
Exploring How We Can All Protect Freshwater Health webinar

In this family-friendly webinar, Chloe and Monica from Watersheds Canada will explore different factors on land and in the water that can impact local freshwater health and the wildlife that live there. Walk away with …

1 link Lake Links
Favourite wildflower handout

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Nature Discovery Pr…
Field Notes: Restoring Shorelines Using Native Plants

This short blog post provides details on the experience of one of our past interns with working for our The Natural Edge shoreline restoration program.

1 link The Natural Edge
Finding Optimism this International Youth Day

Many youth these days struggle with ecoanxiety: that is, the worry of climate change and it's impacts on our society. This inspirational blog post is a reflection from one of our past interns on this …

1 link Uncategorized
Fireworks and Freshwater Ecosystem Health

Fireworks are dazzling pyrotechnic displays enjoyed by many across the world. However, these stunning celebrations can come with massive impacts on our environment, from acute impacts on wildlife to long-term water quality issues. This heavily …

1 link Uncategorized