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.
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. …
Guide to Preparing a Shoreline Naturalization Planting Plan
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Happy Earth Day! 3 Free and Easy Ways to Create Wildlife Habitat
This blog post was written in celebration of Earth Day. It provides you 3 simple and free ways that you …
Happy World Snake Day!
Snakes are a vital part of ecosystem health, acting as nature's pest control. This blog post was written for World …
Healthy Shorelines, Healthy Lakes workshop
Sustainable land use planning is key to protecting the health and enjoyment of Ontario’s lakes and rivers. A natural, resilient, …
Help Wildlife Raise Their Young on Your Property
Wildlife face increasing pressures to find suitable habitat and food sources near human development: there are increased pressures from flooding, …
Helping Kids Love Nature: Water-inspired activities webinar by Annabel Slaight
We all know that inquiry, discovery, playing freely, and even taking risks in the outdoors brings benefits that will last …
Helping Your New Plants Thrive
If you're planning on restoring your shoreline using native plants, a few key tips will go a long way in …
Hidden Dangers: How Could your Septic System be Affecting Water Quality
This webpage discusses the potential impact of septic systems on water quality, highlighting the risks of untreated wastewater contaminating freshwater …