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 Eastern Red-Backed Salamander and Our Shared Shoreline Responsibility
This blog post, a celebration of World Wildlife Day, shines a spotlight on a small but incredibly valuable species: the …
The Future of Our Shores Report
The document is a survey conducted by the Daniel & Susan Gottlieb Foundation to understand the attitudes and practices of …
The Ghost of Phosphorus Past webinar with Lamisa Malik
This is a handout from our webinar, "The Ghost of Phosphorus Past: How decades of phosphorus use is shaping today’s …
The Haunting Truth of Ghost Gear and Shoreline Garbage
“Ghost gear” describes any fishing gear that has been abandoned, lost or discarded in oceans, lakes, and rivers, including lead …
The Importance of Collaboration for Charities & Non-Profits
Watersheds Canada relies on collaboration for all of our work. We have found that through strategic partnerships that are mutually …
The Importance of Dark-Sky Reserves for Wildlife and Ecosystems
Light pollution is excessive or misdirected artificial light. It is stealing our starry nights, posing substantial threats to wildlife and …
The Importance of Wetland Plants for Dragonflies and Damselflies webinar with Dr. Mary Ann Perron
This is a handout from our webinar, "The Importance of Wetland Plants for Dragonflies and Damselflies". Odonata, including dragonflies and …
The King of Nature
Executive director Robert Pye shares his thoughts and personal anecdotes on our shared appreciation for birds, present in many facets …
The Many Health Benefits of Nature
More and more, doctors are prescribing time outside as a means to alleviate a host of afflictions. Being outside can …