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.
2021 Year-end Celebration Event
This webinar was originally recorded on January 19, 2022. Join our staff for this one-hour webinar to see all that …
How Can We Care for Our Lakes?
Shoreline ecosystems, or riparian zones, are especially valuable habitat for terrestrial and aquatic wildlife. The shoreline area includes the first …
Shoreland Health Q&A Teller lesson plan
This activity helps students build confidence and capacity to take local environmental action and make an on-the-ground difference for freshwater …
Watersheds Canada lesson 1 – Shoreland Health Q&A Teller Activity
The importance of site-preparation for pollinator gardens cannot be overstated. To prepare a site, eliminate existing undesirable vegetation, eradicate weeds, …
Watersheds Canada lesson 2 – Let's Shine a Light on Light Pollution lesson plan
The impacts of artificial light on wildlife behavior, human health, and the environment are explored through field observations, research, and …
Watersheds Canada lesson 3 – At-Capacity Cold Water Lakes factsheet
This lesson plan aims to educate students about biodiversity, interactions between biotic and abiotic components, and the impacts of development …
Watersheds Canada lesson 4 – DIY Shoreland Assessment lesson plan
Freshwater habitat and water quality are explored through field observations and research, highlighting the impacts of human activities on the …
Watersheds Canadas Shoreland and Freshwater Multimedia Experience handout
The document provides lesson plans and activity sheets for middle and high school students to learn about freshwater protection. It …