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.
The Benefits of Aquatic Vegetation for Wildlife and Freshwater Health
Despite being referred to as 'weeds', aquatic plants are actually incredibly important for freshwater ecosystem health. In fact, aquatic plant …
The Benefits of Vegetated Riprap
Riprap is a type of shoreline structure that uses piles of rocks to strengthen the shoreline against erosion. While it …
The Benthic Zone
The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water. It plays a vital …
The Brrrrd Club: Cold-weather birding in Muskoka, Haliburton, and Agonquin with Rebecca Krawcyzk
The leafless season is a great time to improve birding skills and learn more about the birds that can be …
The Consequences of Cyanobacteria on Freshwater Ecosystems
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are having a significant impact on freshwater ecosystems in Canada due to their rapid …
The Doug Smith story
Doug Smith was an avid freshwater enthusiast who became our organization's first ever legacy gift donor. Through the funds generously …
The Dynamic Coastlines of the Laurentian Great Lakes – Part 1
Reaching up to hundreds of kilometers wide and hundreds of meters deep, it is perhaps not surprising that the Laurentian …
The Dynamic Coastlines of the Laurentian Great Lakes – Part 2
With water level fluctuations operating on daily, seasonal, and annual cycles, and with frequent disturbances from high winds, large waves, …
The Dynamic Coastlines of the Laurentian Great Lakes – Part 3
Erosion is a common problem on coastal bluffs and beaches on the Great Lakes’ coastlines. Despite the ubiquity of hardened …