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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5 Webinars To Introduce You To Freshwater Management
5 Webinars To Introduce You To Freshwater Management

Freshwater systems are vast and complex, but at the same time, so incredibly important for us and for wildlife. Gain …

1 link Freshwater Stewards…
5 Webinars to Introduce You to Freshwater Fish Conservation
5 Webinars to Introduce You to Freshwater Fish Conservation

Fish conservation is an important objective not only for the species themselves, but for the entire freshwater ecosystems in which …

1 link Fish Habitat
6 ressources éducatives et gratuites en Français pour apprendre sur la nature tout en restant chez soi.
6 ressources éducatives et gratuites en Français pour apprendre sur la nature tout en restant chez soi.

This blog post provides 6 resources in French designed to help younger generations connect with nature. The resources include content …

1 link Uncategorized
A Home for Fish: The Benefits of In-Water Woody Debris
A Home for Fish: The Benefits of In-Water Woody Debris

Fish require shelter just like we do, in the form of in-water woody debris. It affords them protection from predators, …

1 link Fish Habitat
Bank Swallows webinar with Heather Polowyk
Bank Swallows webinar with Heather Polowyk

This is a handout from our webinar, "Bank Swallows: Life history, threats, and ways you can help". Bank Swallows are …

1 file, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Become A Community Scientist
Become A Community Scientist

This activity emphasizes the importance of submitting animal or plant observations online to help scientists and nature groups track populations …

1 file Nature Discovery Pr…
Biomonitoring is for everyone webinar with STREAM and Living Lakes Canada
Biomonitoring is for everyone webinar with STREAM and Living Lakes Canada

This is a handout from our webinar, "Biomonitoring is for everyone: How project STREAM combines citizen science with DNA technology". …

1 file, 1 link Freshwater Stewards…
Blog Posts (Community Gardens) by Watersheds Canada
Blog Posts (Community Gardens) by Watersheds Canada

This collection of blogs covers various topics related to community gardening, including pollinators, native plants, and urban flora. The authors …

1 file Ottawa Faith Commun…
Blog Posts (Community Science)
Blog Posts (Community Science)

This collection of blogs features various articles about community science. The authors discuss topics such as the importance of native …

1 file Ottawa Faith Commun…