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 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 …
The only way to protect the shoreline is to plant - Natural Edge testimonial
Mike and Margo are two volunteers from the Thousand Islands Area Residents Association (TIARA) in Ontario. In this video, they …
This World Water Day, see the amazing fish habitat projects you have already helped complete!
This blog post centers around Long Sault Creek, a beautiful cold-water creek that was able to be restored thanks to …
Three Summers with Watersheds Canada
This personal reflection was written by a past intern that describes her experience supporting the pilot years of Love Your …
Time is Running Out: An Interview with Al Best
Al Best is the President of Carson, Trout, Lepine and Greenan Lakes Association, and has participated in Watersheds Canada’s Love …
Top 5 Ways to Support Winter Wildlife blog
Winter in Canada can be difficult, especially for wildlife. Moreover, the increased development of natural areas has placed stress on …
Turn Off the Lights! by Love Your Lake
The light from ongoing construction can disrupt species’ feeding or breeding behaviours. This blog post provides some more information on …
Using Benthic Macro-invertebrates as a Way to Assess Aquatic Pollution Levels blog
Benthic macroinvertebrates are excellent bio-indicators of freshwater health, since they spend large parts of their lifecycle in the water and …