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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Fish Habitat 9
Freshwater Stewardship Community 57
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Love Your Lake 46
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Global News Kingston segment - November 20, 2025
Global News Kingston segment - November 20, 2025

Watersheds Canada is being recognized for our work restoring freshwater fish habitat after winning the Water Canada Award for small …

1 link Fish Habitat
Go with the Flow: Rivers and Streams
Go with the Flow: Rivers and Streams

Given that rivers and streams are always in motion, these freshwater ecosystems are fundamentally different in form and function to …

1 link Uncategorized
Gord Rodgers Memorial Award Presentation
Gord Rodgers Memorial Award Presentation

Planning for Change: The Ripple Effect of Lake Planning.

1 link Lake Links
Grade 1 - Characteristics and Needs of Native Fish video lesson
Grade 1 - Characteristics and Needs of Native Fish video lesson

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1 link Freshwater, Plants,…
Grade 2 Life Cycles activity book
Grade 2 Life Cycles activity book

This activity book introduces young students (grade K-4) to the life cycles of frogs and turtles with engaging illustrations and …

1 file Freshwater, Plants,…
Grade 3-4 Native Plants Unit: video module #1
Grade 3-4 Native Plants Unit: video module #1

Why are shorelines important and how can people protect them by planting local plant species? Monica from Watersheds Canada discovers …

5 links Freshwater, Plants,…
Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz webinar with Cecilia Weibert
Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz webinar with Cecilia Weibert

This is a handout from our webinar, "Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz". The Great Lakes Basin is home …

1 file, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Guide to Building Resilient Shorelines manual (web)
Guide to Building Resilient Shorelines manual (web)

This manual outlines several actions that can be taken to help create resilient shorelines capable of adapting to changing conditions. …

1 file Ottawa Faith Commun…
Guide to Preparing a Shoreline Naturalization Planting Plan
Guide to Preparing a Shoreline Naturalization Planting Plan

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1 link Planning for our Sh…