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.

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Stay Natural, Stay Safe around Ticks
Stay Natural, Stay Safe around Ticks

Ticks are tiny parasitic insects found throughout most of Southern Canada. After biting a deer, they can become transmitters of …

1 link Uncategorized
Staying Safe
Staying Safe

This document advises individuals to stay home if they feel sick or have been in contact with someone who has …

1 file Nature Discovery Pr…
Stronger Together webinar by Ducks Unlimited Canada and Farms at Work
Stronger Together webinar by Ducks Unlimited Canada and Farms at Work

This is a handout from our webinar, "Stronger Together: Supporting Farm Stewardship Through Collaboration". The East Central Farm Stewardship Collaborative …

1 file, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Supporting Canadas freshwater this Rivers to Oceans Week
Supporting Canadas freshwater this Rivers to Oceans Week

This blog post was written in celebration of Rivers to Oceans Week in 2021, an annual celebration that recognizes the …

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Sustainable Waterfront Planning Through Reconciliation handout by Watersheds Canada
Sustainable Waterfront Planning Through Reconciliation handout by Watersheds Canada

This document provides general information on working effectively with Indigenous Peoples. It includes tips on what not to say or …

1 file Ottawa Faith Commun…
Sustainable Waterfront Planning Through Reconciliation with Kerry Ann Charles and Abraham Francis
Sustainable Waterfront Planning Through Reconciliation with Kerry Ann Charles and Abraham Francis

This document provides information on sustainable waterfront planning through reconciliation. It highlights various resources and initiatives. The document is a …

1 file, 1 link Planning for our Sh…
Sustaining Our Freshwater for today and tomorrow
Sustaining Our Freshwater for today and tomorrow

Canada has vast freshwater resources. We use them every day, whether its washing our dishes or swimming in the lake …

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Sustaining our Freshwater - A special World Water Day presentation
Sustaining our Freshwater - A special World Water Day presentation

Protecting your community’s freshwater and shoreland areas is very important but it can be hard to know where to start. …

1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Talk to the Birds
Talk to the Birds

This document provides guidelines for staying safe while exploring the outdoors. It emphasizes the importance of physical distancing, hygiene practices, …

1 file Nature Discovery Pr…