A message from the Chair of the Board of Directors, Mary Ellen Stoll:

“This year was a year of both change and opportunity for Watersheds Canada. As with many other organizations, staff continued to work from home, and the Board of Directors got comfortable with Zoom. The COVID-19 pandemic gave us the opportunity and the challenge to look at how we deliver some of our programs, and where our staff were located. For example, the Freshwater Stewardship Community was launched in January 2021 and already has over 1,000 Canadians who attend monthly webinars, use free education resources, and network with other stewards across Canada. The Board was also challenged with looking ahead to the next several fiscal years and our changing, and in some cases dwindling, sources of funding. We decided to pursue a path to hire a Director of Development and Fundraising. This will give Watersheds Canada a chance to pursue new horizons and expand our influence. We have heard from property owners that they want more of our programs and in new places across the country. Through all of this, the teamwork amongst the staff, between the Executive Director and the Board, and among the Board members has been critically important. All of us believe strongly in the mission of this organization and can only see how — in the years ahead — our work across Canada will be more and more needed.”

Download the 2020-2021 Annual Report