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.
Join Al Best, President of Carson, Trout, Lepine and Greenan Lakes Association, as he talks about his experience with the Love Your Lake shoreline assessment program.
The Love Your Lake microgrant program connects shoreline property owners with information to make smart land management choices. The program has assessed 44,274 properties on 187 lakes since its inception in 2013. The microgrant recipients …
Biomonitoring involves using living creatures (bioindicators) to determine changes in water quality. It is especially important in rivers in streams, where rapid changes in hydrology make typical water quality measurements less indicative than in still …
Maintaining a septic system is crucial to prevent costly repairs and environmental damage. Improperly treated wastewater can contaminate groundwater and aquatic ecosystems, posing significant health risks. To ensure a septic system functions properly, it's essential …
The water flowing off our properties can carry with it all the nutrients, pesticides, bacteria, and other harmful substances that it picks up along the way. This blog post provides an overview of some of …
Jennifer was one of many volunteers who recently helped renaturalize two shoreline properties on the St. Lawrence River. Using native plants in and around a marsh area, the shoreline property will now be more resilient …
Funding from Cabela’s Canada Outdoor Fund and the LUSH Charity Pot has allowed for the restoration of a historic walleye spawning bed in Mary Jane’s Creek near Westport, Ontario. The project was completed thanks to …
The document discusses the importance of understanding different generations and their communication preferences. It highlights the characteristics of various generations, including Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Y. The author emphasizes the need to …
On January 22nd, 2015, we hosted our first fundraiser, the Watersheds Gala. We were honoured to have renowned author and citizens’ advocate, Maude Barlow, as our keynote speaker, and the energetic and revered Canadian professor …