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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May all your Christmases be green

This personal letter from executive director Robert Pye discusses the impact of our Save Our Shorelands campaign. This campaign saw over 5,000 of letters addressed to MPPs, which helped Watersheds Canada make two official submissions …

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Meet Susan Gottlieb - Watersheds Canada Donor Profile

Susan Gottlieb is a prominent and long time supporter of Watersheds Canada. She, along with her husband, is an advocate for the restoration and protection of wildlife habitat.

1 link Love Your Lake
Meet Your Butterfly Neighbours

Did you know that there are over 300 butterfly species in Canada, with 150 in Ontario alone? This blog post reviews some of the species that you may find in your garden, from the Great …

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Melissa Dakers – Watersheds Canada – Fish Habitat Restoration Program Presentation

Enhancing and Restoring Local Fish Habitat, presented by Melissa Dakers, Habitat and Stewardship Program Manager, Watersheds Canada. Presentation featured during Lake Links 2023, recorded on October 21, 2023.

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Microbeads – Not a Very Tiny Piece of Jewellery

Microbeads are small synthetic polymer particles that are used in a variety of personal care products, cleaning products, printer toners, and more. Concerns have been raised about the environmental consequences of these microscopic plastic particles, …

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Monarch butterfly and Milkweed colouring page

This colouring page showcases a Monarch Butterfly and Common Milkweed plant. It is a native wildflower species in Canada. The page is made by artist Debra Lynn Ireland. It is a part of a larger …

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Municipal election time – a river day runs through it

This blog post was written by executive director Robert Pye. It centers on how World Rivers Day fell in time with the 2022 election season, and highlights how important this particular election was for freshwater …

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My Favourite Fish Lesson Plan

This handout accompanies the My Favourite Fish lesson plan.

2 files Freshwater, Plants,…
My Freshwater Diary Lesson Plan

The document discusses the importance of water in the human body and the challenges of finding clean freshwater. It highlights the need for children to drink 6-8 cups of water a day. The handout encourages …

2 files Freshwater, Plants,…