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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May all your Christmases be green
May all your Christmases be green

This personal letter from executive director Robert Pye discusses the impact of our Save Our Shorelands campaign. This campaign saw …

1 link Uncategorized
Meet Susan Gottlieb - Watersheds Canada Donor Profile
Meet Susan Gottlieb - Watersheds Canada Donor Profile

Susan Gottlieb is a prominent and long time supporter of Watersheds Canada. She, along with her husband, is an advocate …

1 link Love Your Lake
Meet Your Butterfly Neighbours
Meet Your Butterfly Neighbours

Did you know that there are over 300 butterfly species in Canada, with 150 in Ontario alone? This blog post …

1 link Uncategorized
Melissa Dakers – Watersheds Canada – Fish Habitat Restoration Program Presentation
Melissa Dakers – Watersheds Canada – Fish Habitat Restoration Program Presentation

Enhancing and Restoring Local Fish Habitat, presented by Melissa Dakers, Habitat and Stewardship Program Manager, Watersheds Canada. Presentation featured during …

1 link Lake Links
Microbeads – Not a Very Tiny Piece of Jewellery
Microbeads – Not a Very Tiny Piece of Jewellery

Microbeads are small synthetic polymer particles that are used in a variety of personal care products, cleaning products, printer toners, …

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Monarch butterfly and Milkweed colouring page
Monarch butterfly and Milkweed colouring page

This colouring page showcases a Monarch Butterfly and Common Milkweed plant. It is a native wildflower species in Canada. The …

1 file Nature Discovery Pr…
Municipal election time – a river day runs through it
Municipal election time – a river day runs through it

This blog post was written by executive director Robert Pye. It centers on how World Rivers Day fell in time …

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My Favourite Fish Lesson Plan
My Favourite Fish Lesson Plan

This handout accompanies the My Favourite Fish lesson plan.

2 files Freshwater, Plants,…
My Freshwater Diary Lesson Plan
My Freshwater Diary Lesson Plan

The document discusses the importance of water in the human body and the challenges of finding clean freshwater. It highlights …

2 files Freshwater, Plants,…