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.

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Valley Heritage Radio 98.7FM CJHR interview - December 16, 2021
Valley Heritage Radio 98.7FM CJHR interview - December 16, 2021

Monica Seidel from Watersheds Canada speaks to Andrew Cartright of Valley Heritage Radio about a fish habitat restoration project that …

1 link Uncategorized
Vegetated riprap shoreline restoration - Natural Edge Program testimonial
Vegetated riprap shoreline restoration - Natural Edge Program testimonial

Megan McCarthy, a Natural Edge participant, shares her experience naturalizing her shoreline property on Dalhousie Lake. She planted trees in …

1 link The Natural Edge
Walleye Spawning Bed Enhancement Protocol video
Walleye Spawning Bed Enhancement Protocol video

This document outlines planning and implementation guidelines for walleye spawning bed enhancement projects. It provides information on determining the objective …

1 file, 1 link Uncategorized
Walleye Spawning Bed Restoration - Muskrat River, Ontario
Walleye Spawning Bed Restoration - Muskrat River, Ontario

In recent years, the Muskrat River suffered a flooding event which silted out the walleye spawning bed. Since that event, …

1 link Uncategorized
Walleye or Pickerel – The Great Debate
Walleye or Pickerel – The Great Debate

Are they called walleye or pickerel? The answer is more complicated than you might think! Read this blog post to …

1 link Fish Habitat
Walleye river bed colouring sheet
Walleye river bed colouring sheet

Walleye spawning beds are typically gravel shoals or rocky shallows with wave action present. These moving waters prevent silt from …

1 file Nature Discovery Pr…
Water Quality Experiment
Water Quality Experiment

This document provides a guideline for pH in finished drinking water, with a preferred range of 6.5 to 8.2 for …

1 file Nature Discovery Pr…
Water Soldier Eradication Efforts in Ontario webinar with Robert McGowan
Water Soldier Eradication Efforts in Ontario webinar with Robert McGowan

This is a handout from our webinar, "Water soldier (Stratiotes aloides) Eradication Efforts in Ontario". The document discusses the eradication …

1 file, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Water quality handout – Water Rangers and Watersheds Canada
Water quality handout – Water Rangers and Watersheds Canada

The document is about testing the water quality in the Tay River using Water Ranger's tiny test kits. The kits …

1 file Ottawa Faith Commun…