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 Memory of the Mud webinar with Liz Factor, PhD
This is a handout from our webinar, "The Memory of the Mud: Paleolimnology reveals the impact of climate change on …
The Problem with Plastics blog
Plastic has become central to the way humans package, ship, and consume products. This includes everything from electronics, to medications, …
The Riparian Zone
Riparian areas are very important and valuable habitat for land-based and water-based wildlife. The shoreline area includes the first 30 …
The Riparian Zone handout
The Riparian Zone is an area between the upland zone and the shoreline, providing distinct rich, moist soils for diverse …
The Science Behind Vegetated Shoreland Buffers
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The Science Behind the Ribbon of Life: Why Vegetated Shoreline Buffers Matter webinar
This document outlines the benefits of vegetated shoreland buffers and discusses why local decision makers, landowners, developers, and landscape professionals …
The Threat of Grass Carp to the Great Lakes webinar with Liana Hryniewicz
This is a handout from our webinar, "The Threat of Grass Carp to the Great Lakes". Grass Carp is an …
The Way Forward for People and Waterfowl
Shoreline vegetation supports so many species, from fish, to amphibians, to mammals, to insects, and yes - even waterfowl! Waterfowl …
The importance of community
This blog post celebrated the launch of our Freshwater Stewardship Community in 2022. It discusses the many benefits provided by …