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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Restoring Shorelines along the St. Lawrence River, Ontario
Restoring Shorelines along the St. Lawrence River, Ontario

A collaborative project between Watersheds Canada and Cataraqui Conservation restored degraded shorelines by engaging community members on shoreline naturalization activities. …

1 link The Natural Edge
Restoring Shorelines with the Help of Technology - Latornell 2019
Restoring Shorelines with the Help of Technology - Latornell 2019

Watch Watersheds Canada's Chloe Lajoie present at the 2019 Latornell Conservation Symposium. Her presentation, "Restoring Shorelines with the Help of …

1 link Love Your Lake
Restoring a historic trout spawning bed on Diamond Lake, Ontario
Restoring a historic trout spawning bed on Diamond Lake, Ontario

The actual video description is: Diamond Lake, located near Combermere, Ontario, is one of only twelve trout lakes in Renfrew …

1 link Uncategorized
Riparian Zones and Climate Change
Riparian Zones and Climate Change

Climate change resilience is a topical issue these days, especially around waterfront communities. Cottage owners especially should be primed to …

1 link Uncategorized
Road Salt Introductory Slide Deck
Road Salt Introductory Slide Deck

Road salt pollution is an escalating concern in Canada, affecting aquatic life and freshwater resources. Elevated sodium and chloride levels …

1 file Uncategorized
Road Salt Stress Alters Freshwater Food Webs
Road Salt Stress Alters Freshwater Food Webs

Nature is deeply interconnected, and the movement of energy throughout food chains it is a great example of this. Every …

1 link Uncategorized
Rob Discovers the Natural Edge
Rob Discovers the Natural Edge

Rob is the President of the Mississippi Lakes Association (MLA) and has participated in both the Love Your Lake Program …

1 link Love Your Lake
Roll a Spring Story Lesson Plan
Roll a Spring Story Lesson Plan

This lesson plan introduces students to native wildflower species and pollinators found in the Ottawa area. Students will explore interrelationships …

2 files Nature Discovery Pr…
Roll to Build a Fish activity
Roll to Build a Fish activity

This activity sheet guides you through building a 3D fish cube. You will learn to colour and cut the fish …

2 files Freshwater, Plants,…