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.
Watersheds Canada lesson 4 – DIY Shoreland Assessment lesson plan
Freshwater habitat and water quality are explored through field observations and research, highlighting the impacts of human activities on the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Water, Water Everywhere!
After the drought in 2016, which saw hot summer days and very little precipitation, the change in the following year …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …