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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Freshwater Stewardship Community 58
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Love Your Lake 54
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Counting Fish activity
Counting Fish activity

Exploring the interconnectedness of living and non-living things in local ecosystems, this collection focuses on the natural environment and its …

2 files Freshwater, Plants,…
Crash Course webinar by Dr. Willow English
Crash Course webinar by Dr. Willow English

This is a handout from our webinar, "Crash Course: Saving birds one window at a time". Birds collide with windows …

1 file, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Creating Community webinar with Claire Ross
Creating Community webinar with Claire Ross

This is a handout from our webinar, "Creating Community: Lessons Learned through the BC Small Water Systems Community Network". The …

1 file, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Creating Healthy, Natural Habitats for Freshwater Fish webinar with Melissa Dakers
Creating Healthy, Natural Habitats for Freshwater Fish webinar with Melissa Dakers

This is a handout from our webinar, "Creating Healthy, Natural Habitats for Freshwater Fish". There are over 155 species of …

1 file, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Creating a Resilient Shoreline: Keeping a natural shoreline that benefits your family and local wildlife
Creating a Resilient Shoreline: Keeping a natural shoreline that benefits your family and local wildlife

Naturalized shorelines aren't just more beautiful than developed ones: they also provide so many benefits including preventing erosion, providing critical …

1 link Love Your Lake
Critical Habitat Features for Fish and Wildlife – handout
Critical Habitat Features for Fish and Wildlife – handout

Native plants protect against invasive species and provide habitat and food. Manicured lawns promote surface runoff and lack habitat for …

1 file Ottawa Faith Commun…
Cultivating Community through Urban Gardens and Initiatives
Cultivating Community through Urban Gardens and Initiatives

Communities in Ottawa are coming together over one shared purpose: to greenify the city through gardening projects. These projects create …

1 link Ottawa Faith Commun…
Currents of Change: Latornell 2019 Vlog
Currents of Change: Latornell 2019 Vlog

This vlog captures the energy of the Latornell Conservation Symposium, hosted in 2019 in Alliston, Ontario. Follow Digital Communications and …

1 link The Natural Edge
Cyanobacteria and Canada’s Great Lakes
Cyanobacteria and Canada’s Great Lakes

Canada's Great Lakes are facing a growing issue with cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, which can produce toxic blooms …

1 link Planning for our Sh…