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. Funding support thanks to Peterborough K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation, and S.M. Blair Family Foundation.
Sample Natural Edge Planting Plan by Watersheds Canada
The Natural Edge Program is a shoreline re-naturalization project created by Watersheds Canada. The program provides a free site visit, …
Saving our Turtles! webinar with David Seburn
This is a handout from our webinar, "Saving Our Turtles!". Canada is home to eight species of native freshwater turtles. …
Seed and Genetic Diversity
Genetic diversity in plants is crucially important; a large enough gene pool is necessary to ensure offspring have the best …
Septic System Starter
Installing and maintaining a septic system is crucial to prevent devastating consequences for freshwater ecosystems. This blog post provides tips …
Septic Systems: they may be out of sight, but they shouldnt be out of mind!
Septic systems are an integral part of a cottage's infrastructure, but it's important to be careful about their use and …
Service Learning Project activity
How can you take action in your community to protect the environment and local lakes and rivers? Consider leading a …
Shoreland Health Q&A Teller lesson plan
This activity helps students build confidence and capacity to take local environmental action and make an on-the-ground difference for freshwater …
Shoreland resilience under a changing climate
Climate change is a threat can can cause real devastation to our waterfront properties that we hold so near and …
Shoreline Habitat Creation Manual by Watersheds Canada
This manual provides guidance on how to create and protect shoreline habitat for fish and wildlife species. It suggests various …