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.
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 …
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, …
A watershed moment: When perfect strangers connect on the values of conservation
Read how a happenstance conversation between Watersheds Canada's executive director Robert Pye and a cottage owner opened the door to …
Blog Posts (Youth Engagement) by Watersheds Canada
This collection of blog posts shares information about youth engagement. The articles cover topics such as pollinator gardens, lake health, …
Can Ontarios Brook Trout Cope with Climate Change? Webinar with Erin Stewart
This is a handout from our webinar, "Can Ontario’s Brook Trout Cope with Climate Change?". Climate change is affecting Brook …
Canada Prepares to Ban Single-Use Plastics blog
This blog post was written after Canada banned single use plastics. Read this post to learn more about this nationwide …
Coming together to protect the health of Ontarios St. Lawrence River
A three-year, collaborative project between Watersheds Canada, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, Raisin Region Conservation Authority, River Institute, and Great River …
Community Initiatives Handout
This document presents various community initiatives and watershed management projects from different lake associations and organizations in Ontario, Canada. The …
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 …