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.
A Love Your Lake success story: City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario
This article, submitted by the Nepahwin Lake Watershed Stewardship Group and Long Lake Stewardship Committee, highlights the success of the …
Natural Is Gorgeous!: Jane Discovers the Benefits of the Natural Edge
We at Watersheds Canada love stories about the impact of our programs on participants. This blog post is an interview …
Plastics in our Waterways webinar with Jake Wilson
The document links from our webinar, "Plastics in our Waterways". It lists 22 sources on the topic of plastics and …
Road Salt Introductory Slide Deck
Road salt pollution is an escalating concern in Canada, affecting aquatic life and freshwater resources. Elevated sodium and chloride levels …
The Memory of the Mud webinar with Liz Factor, PhD
This is a handout from our webinar, "The Memory of the Mud: Paleolimnology reveals the impact of climate change on …
The Science Behind the Ribbon of Life: Why Vegetated Shoreline Buffers Matter webinar
This document outlines the benefits of vegetated shoreland buffers and discusses why local decision makers, landowners, developers, and landscape professionals …