Love Your Lake Microgrant Program now accepting applications!

Healthy shorelines are among the most productive and diverse environments. They support a vibrant community of plants and wildlife, filter pollutants and protect against erosion. We want to help give your lakes some love by offering the Love Your Lake Microgrant Program. Who can apply? Lake groups and lake associations who have participated in Love Your Lake are eligible to receive a microgrant of up to $500 per group. Applications will be reviewed based on the quality of the project and ... Read More

PDF download: Media release - Quinte Watershed Re-Naturalized with 7,780 Native Plants Thanks to the Natural Edge Program and Quinte Conservation           January 25, 2021 Watersheds Canada – With a modified planting season and reduced staff and volunteers, nineteen shoreline properties still received the Natural Edge Program in 2020 thanks to a strong partnership between Watersheds Canada and Quinte Conservation. The Quinte watershed saw 2,320 metres of shoreline ... Read More

Watersheds Canada is pleased to announce that our Natural Edge Program has been selected to join CSI Climate Ventures’ 2021 Earth Tech accelerator! We are excited to meet the 17 other Canadian clean tech ventures in the cohort and spend the next six months advancing our Natural Edge Program, growing as leaders, and connecting with the entrepreneurs, advisors, funders, and investors in the CSI community. More about the program: From water and pollution monitoring to sustainable textiles, ... Read More

We need your help! Are you from a lake group? Are you interested in providing feedback on the development of an online best-management practices resource that focuses on shoreline and shoreland policy in Ontario?   If so, please fill in our survey: https://s.surveyplanet.com/hWdjReO13   Planning for our Shorelands is possible because of the guidance from an amazing project Steering Committee, which includes experienced planners, conservation authorities, and ... Read More

Have you ever wondered why the huge flocks of birds near water disappear in the spring, and why they return in late summer? Join Natasha Barlow from Birds Canada as she shows how the water features on your property or in your neighborhood provide crucial, life-saving resources for thousands of birds, traveling to and from their northern breeding grounds in the Boreal. Hear about the different ways that we can all be involved in citizen science projects, and some simple steps that you can take ... Read More

PDF download: "Love Your Lake Program provides valuable stewardship resources to shoreline property owners across Canada"                       January 8, 2021, Perth, Ontario – Shoreline property owners on eleven lakes across Canada benefitted from the Love Your Lake Program in 2020. Each property owner will receive an individualized property report filled with voluntary recommendations to improve and protect their lake’s water quality and wildlife habitat. The Love Your Lake Program ... Read More

UPDATE #2 (February 1, 2021) Watersheds Canada would like to thank the Sharbot Lake Property Owners' Association and Muskrat Watershed Council for their generous donations to help us prepare for the upcoming planting season. These two organizations are amazing community partners and have supported Watersheds Canada for many years. We are so thankful for their support during this time. Their donations will go towards the re-purchasing of essential field materials for our Natural Edge shoreline ... Read More

MEDIA RELEASE                                                                                                   December 17, 2020 The Natural Edge Program Restores 11,800-Metres of Shoreline in the Muskrat Watershed Watersheds Canada – The Muskrat watershed benefited from an additional 15,000 native trees and shrubs planted on five agricultural sites in 2020, naturalizing 4,400-metres of shoreline. These plants will improve water quality as they reduce run-off and reduce risks of ... Read More