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.
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 …
7 Free Educational Resources to Help You Teach about Nature at Home
Nature education offers so many benefits for both the recipient and the earth. It is best delivered to younger generations …
Activity #6 Follow In Their Footsteps – Nature Discovery Backpack
This activity lets you be an animal tracker! Find out how to identify animal tracks for several different species.
All About My Lake: A Self-Assessment Exercise (Lake Evaluation Card) by Watersheds Canada
This document is a self-assessment exercise for students to learn about their lake and its surroundings. It includes questions about …
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, …
Community Monitoring: Taking action with Water Rangers handout by Watersheds Canada and Water Rangers
The workshop is designed to test the water quality in the Tay River. Participants will use Water Ranger's tiny test …
Counting Fish activity
Exploring the interconnectedness of living and non-living things in local ecosystems, this collection focuses on the natural environment and its …
Design a Natural Shoreline handout
Can you help Tisna and her family protect their shoreline from erosion? Draw different plants that could help hold the …
Do a Bio-Blitz activity by Watersheds Canada
A BioBlitz is a volunteer-led count of the biological species found in an area. Using identification guides, you can get …