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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Pike and woody debris colouring sheet
Pike and woody debris colouring sheet

Woody debris piles provide a safe place for fish to eat, lay eggs, rest, and hide from predators. The piles …

1 file Nature Discovery Pr…
Pine Lake In-Water Fish Habitat Enhancement - Watersheds Canada
Pine Lake In-Water Fish Habitat Enhancement - Watersheds Canada

Funding from the LUSH Charity Pot has allowed for the in-water fish habitat enhancement in Pine Lake, about 60 minutes …

1 link Uncategorized
Planning Tools for Shoreline Protection webinar with Melissa Markham
Planning Tools for Shoreline Protection webinar with Melissa Markham

Shoreline protection in municipalities is best achieved through appropriate land use planning tools. In Ontario, the community planning permit system …

1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Planning for our Shorelands webinar with Christopher Dennison
Planning for our Shorelands webinar with Christopher Dennison

Planning for our Shorelands is a collaborative project bringing together expert planners, scientists, and lake stewards from across Ontario. Its …

1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Planting Your Own Pollinator Garden
Planting Your Own Pollinator Garden

Planting a pollinator garden is one of the easiest (and most beautiful!) direct changes that you can make to your …

1 link Uncategorized
Plants for the Pugnose Shiner handout
Plants for the Pugnose Shiner handout

This document highlights native plants that can help improve watershed health and support species recovery in eco-zone 6a. The plants …

1 file Love Your Lake
Plastic pollution in the Laurentian Great Lakes webinar with Eden Hataley
Plastic pollution in the Laurentian Great Lakes webinar with Eden Hataley

This is a handout from our webinar, "Plastic Pollution in the Laurentian Great Lakes: What we know and how we …

1 file, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Plastics in our Waterways webinar with Jake Wilson
Plastics in our Waterways webinar with Jake Wilson

The document links from our webinar, "Plastics in our Waterways". It lists 22 sources on the topic of plastics and …

1 file, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Pollinator Champion Feature – Alan and Joyce
Pollinator Champion Feature – Alan and Joyce

Let us introduce you to two pollinator champions: Alan and Joyce. After participating in our shoreline naturalization program, The Natural …

1 link The Natural Edge