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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Natural Is Gorgeous!: Jane Discovers the Benefits of the Natural Edge

We at Watersheds Canada love stories about the impact of our programs on participants. This blog post is an interview with Jane, a past participant of The Natural Edge program. She explains what made her …

1 link The Natural Edge
Nature Discovery Backpack checklist

This document provides a checklist for packing essential items for outdoor adventures. It includes items for general exploration, forest exploration, and aquatic exploration. The checklist covers various categories such as safety, identification, and collection tools. …

1 file Nature Discovery Pr…
Nature Discovery Backpack workbook

This booklet is designed for students to explore and learn about nature, specifically the Tay Watershed. It provides tips for safely exploring nature, activities to discover local species and biodiversity, and ways to help protect …

1 file Nature Discovery Pr…
Nature Discovery Backpack – A Checklist to Pack-Your-Own Adventure! by Watersheds Canada

This document provides a checklist for packing items for outdoor adventures. It includes items such as a backpack, water bottle, hat, notebook, and pencils. The checklist also covers specific items for different types of adventures, …

1 file Nature Discovery Pr…
Nature Search

The document is about an activity called Nature Search. It focuses on ecosystems, specifically freshwater and riparian areas. The activity aims to explore biodiversity and the impact of human activities on the environment. It also …

1 file Nature Discovery Pr…
Non-Native Earthworms in Canada Entering the second wave of invasion handout by Watersheds Canada, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and University of Toronto

Non-native earthworms are highly influential ecosystem engineers that fundamentally change the habitats they invade. They are a major challenge to conservation and restoration in Canada. The biological invasion of non-native earthworms is a significant issue, …

1 file Ottawa Faith Commun…
Non-native earthworms: Entering the second wave of invasion webinar with Dr. Michael McTavish

This is a handout from our webinar, "Non-native earthworms in Canada: Entering the second wave of invasion". Non-native earthworms are highly influential ecosystem engineers that fundamentally change the habitats they invade. They are a major …

1 file, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Nora Hammells Natural Edge shoreline renaturalization program testimonial

Using 50 native shrubs and wildflowers that came in the Natural Edge Shoreline Re-Naturalization Starter Kit, Nora's property is well on its way to providing shade and habitat to wildlife, and shoreline stabilization and filtration.

1 link The Natural Edge
North Saskatchewan River Basin Councils Natural Edge testimonial through RBC Tech for Nature grant

The North Saskatchewan River Basin Council is a non-profit in central Saskatchewan that has been working on source water protection & land stewardship projects since 2008. They work with RM’s communities, First Nations, schools, and …

1 link Love Your Lake