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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Fish Habitat 12
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Fish Activity Book PDF
Fish Activity Book PDF

This activity book is designed for young children (grades K-2) to learn about fish and their habitats. It includes colouring …

1 file Freshwater, Plants,…
Fish Habitat Activity Book (grade 4)
Fish Habitat Activity Book (grade 4)

This activity book is designed to educate children about fish habitats and the importance of protecting freshwater ecosystems. It includes …

1 file Nature Discovery Pr…
Fish Habitat Activity Book PDF
Fish Habitat Activity Book PDF

This activity book is designed for children (grades 2-4) to learn about fish habitats and the importance of protecting them. …

1 file Freshwater, Plants,…
Fish Habitat Enhancement Toolkit Guide WEB
Fish Habitat Enhancement Toolkit Guide WEB

This guide introduces different types of fish habitat enhancement projects and provides resources to complete them. It covers topics such …

1 file Ottawa Faith Commun…
Fish Habitat Enhancement Toolkit evaluation
Fish Habitat Enhancement Toolkit evaluation

This report evaluates the Fish Habitat Enhancement Pilot Project conducted by Watersheds Canada. The project involved four habitat enhancements in …

1 file Lake Links
Fish Habitat Projects: LUSH Impact Report, 2018-2020
Fish Habitat Projects: LUSH Impact Report, 2018-2020

Watersheds Canada, in partnership with local organizations, worked to protect and enhance freshwater fish habitats. Six fish habitat projects were …

1 file Uncategorized
Fish Habitat craft lesson PDF
Fish Habitat craft lesson PDF

This lesson plan introduces students to different fish species found in the Ottawa area, their basic needs, and how people …

1 file Freshwater, Plants,…
Fish Identification matching handout
Fish Identification matching handout

Learn about different fish species found in the Ottawa area by matching the photo to the name! This handout is …

1 file Freshwater, Plants,…
Fishing Through a Lens webinar with Dr. Rowshyra Castaneda
Fishing Through a Lens webinar with Dr. Rowshyra Castaneda

This is a handout from our webinar, "Fishing Through a Lens: Using underwater cameras to detect freshwater fishes". Freshwater fish …

1 file, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…