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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Watersheds Canada weaves a web on World Water Day
Watersheds Canada weaves a web on World Water Day

Explore the connectivity found both in our freshwater systems and in the organizations that help manage them in this blog …

1 link Uncategorized
Watersheds Canadas Shoreland and Freshwater Multimedia Experience handout
Watersheds Canadas Shoreland and Freshwater Multimedia Experience handout

The document provides lesson plans and activity sheets for middle and high school students to learn about freshwater protection. It …

1 file Uncategorized
Western Chorus Frog: A Captivating New Voice in the Conservation Song
Western Chorus Frog: A Captivating New Voice in the Conservation Song

Despite only reaching up to 2.5cm long and weighing 1g when fully grown, the Western Chorus Frog has been making …

1 link Love Your Lake
Wetlands, Waterways, and Waterbirds: The Boreal Connection webinar with Natasha Barlow
Wetlands, Waterways, and Waterbirds: The Boreal Connection webinar with Natasha Barlow

This is a handout from our webinar, "Wetlands, Waterways, and Waterbirds: The Boreal Connection". The document provides tips on how …

1 file, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Wetlands: How Marshes and Swamps Can Save the World
Wetlands: How Marshes and Swamps Can Save the World

The conservation of wetland ecosystems is important for so many reasons. Not only do wetlands provide critical habitat for countless …

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What Could I Bring On My Adventure
What Could I Bring On My Adventure

This document is an introduction to water testing and provides a list of items to bring on an adventure. It …

1 file Nature Discovery Pr…
What I Took Away from My First Latornell Conservation Symposium
What I Took Away from My First Latornell Conservation Symposium

The Latornell Symposium provides a forum for practitioners, students, academics, politicians and non-government organizations to discuss challenges and opportunities in …

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What Is A Watershed
What Is A Watershed

A watershed is an area of land where water flows through or across on its way to a particular water …

1 file Nature Discovery Pr…
What Ive Learned as an Environmental Technician
What Ive Learned as an Environmental Technician

This personal reflection from a past intern tells of everything he learned throughout his time working with Watersheds Canada, from …

1 link The Natural Edge