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
Freshwater, Plants, and People 19
Lake Links 12
Love Your Lake 46
Nature Discovery Programming 38
Ottawa Faith Community Capacity Building Program 33
Planning for our Shorelands 18
The Natural Edge 96
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Life in the Weeds: Exploring the rarely seen world of aquatic plants webinar by Dr. Jo Latimore
Life in the Weeds: Exploring the rarely seen world of aquatic plants webinar by Dr. Jo Latimore

This is a handout from our webinar, "Life in the "Weeds": Exploring the rarely seen world of aquatic plants". The …

1 file, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Light Pollution Introductory Slide Deck
Light Pollution Introductory Slide Deck

Light pollution is unwanted, inappropriate, or excessive artificial light that can affect wildlife behavior, human health, and environmental quality. It …

1 file Uncategorized
Light pollution: A Hidden Threat to Biodiversity, our Night Sky, and our Health
Light pollution: A Hidden Threat to Biodiversity, our Night Sky, and our Health

Light pollution is not something we think about often, however it can have deep impacts both on us and on …

1 link Uncategorized
Long Lake Walleye Enhancement Project – Melissa Dakers, Watersheds Canada & Terry Eccles, Long Lake Property Owners Association Presentation
Long Lake Walleye Enhancement Project – Melissa Dakers, Watersheds Canada & Terry Eccles, Long Lake Property Owners Association Presentation

The Long Lake Walleye Enhancement Project was a collaborative effort between Watersheds Canada and the Long Lake Property Owner’s Association. …

1 file, 1 link Lake Links
Love Your Lake 2013-2021 values survey report
Love Your Lake 2013-2021 values survey report

Love Your Lake is a program that assesses the health of a lake's shoreline and encourages shoreline property owners to …

1 file Love Your Lake
Love Your Lake Blog Posts
Love Your Lake Blog Posts

The article discusses the decline of Common Loons in Canada, citing data from the Canadian Lakes Loon Survey. It highlights …

1 file Love Your Lake
Love Your Lake Testimonial - John McAllister
Love Your Lake Testimonial - John McAllister

A healthy lake starts with healthy shorelines. That starts with, you and we’re here to help. Let us evaluate your …

1 link Love Your Lake
Love Your Lake Testimonial - Watersheds Canada
Love Your Lake Testimonial - Watersheds Canada

Join Al Best, President of Carson, Trout, Lepine and Greenan Lakes Association, as he talks about his experience with the …

1 link Love Your Lake
Love Your Lake – Microgrant impact report
Love Your Lake – Microgrant impact report

The Love Your Lake microgrant program connects shoreline property owners with information to make smart land management choices. The program …

1 file Love Your Lake