We are excited to announce that the 19th Annual Lake Links workshop is taking place on Saturday October 24th, 2020 from 10am-12pm. Due to current health guidelines and the safety of attendees, this year's workshop will take place exclusively online. You will receive log-in information for the webinar closer to the date. We encourage you to register early to stay up-to-date! Free registration can be found here. This year's theme is "Effective Engagement for Positive Action". The day will ... Read More
Daniel and Susan Gottlieb Lake Stewardship Grant Helps Community Freshwater Initiatives
In 2019, Watersheds Canada, in partnership with the Daniel and Susan Gottlieb Foundation, granted volunteer groups with funding support towards projects that had a positive impact on the health of lakes and rivers and involved their lake community. Here are 5 activity updates: Shoreline Naturalization Program & Lake Protection Booklets The Cavendish Community Ratepayers Association Inc. was able to secure shoreline plants and the Lake Protection Workbooks for their community. More ... Read More
A Physically Distanced Love Your Lake Field Season
Love Your Lake (LYL) surveys continued on Kashwakamak Lake in North Frontenac Township as Maggie completed the surveys on behalf of Watersheds Canada, a LYL delivery partner in Eastern Ontario. She was out throughout July to assess the shoreline properties using the detailed protocol, ultimately creating a customized report for each property owner that is filled with voluntary recommendations to naturalize their property. In total, 674 properties were assessed. While things may look a little ... Read More
“Standing on the Dock in the Rain”: Free webinar Aug. 5th @ 7pm
Join our Executive Director, Barbara King, for "Standing on the Dock in the Rain: Landscaping your shoreline property for wildlife and water quality", a free online webinar hosted by the River Institute on August 5th @ 7pm. Watersheds Canada has been working on freshwater issues for 12 years. They develop programs such as ‘Love Your Lake’ which promotes healthy shorelines for healthy lakes, ‘The Natural Edge’ which is a shoreline naturalization program, Fish Habitat Programs and many others. ... Read More
Media Release – Natural Edge Starter Kits to Help Property Owners Naturalize their Shoreline
July 27, 2020, Perth, Ontario – Watersheds Canada and the Love Your Lake Program are helping property owners across Eastern Ontario naturalize their shorelines with the new Natural Edge shoreline re-naturalization starter kit. Lakes in Ontario are dominated with high levels of shoreline development and nutrient loading. Water quality studies show that much of the poor water quality is linked to land-based activities and lack of shoreline vegetation. Therefore, creating and maintaining a ... Read More
Pollinator Champion Feature – Alan and Joyce
After retiring and moving to the countryside seven years ago, Alan and Joyce are enjoying the peace and quiet of life on the water. Having both grown up going to cottages for vacation, they now are able to spend more time in nature and enjoy the panoramic views with little evidence of people around. “Natural shorelines are important to us because it draws in more nature – plants and animals – to our property. We enjoy looking around and seeing and living beside the natural shoreline”, said Alan, ... Read More
Restore Your Property in 2020 with the Natural Edge
Shorelines are one of the richest environments on earth, but they are also among the most threatened. Habitat loss and degradation, water quality impairments, and increasing pressures from shoreline development can deteriorate our lakes and rivers, making them a priority for environmental stewardship and restoration. The Natural Edge Program helps shoreline property owners restore their shoreline, protect their water quality, and create habitat for wildlife and pollinators. Trained staff walk ... Read More
Love Your Lake Shoreline Surveys Begin for Summer 2020
Watersheds Canada staff Maggie and Mel were recently on Mississippi Lake to do their Love Your Lake training. They will learn how to use the peer-reviewed, detailed protocol to evaluate shorelines, noting the degree of impact on and near the shore. These protocols will create property-specific reports outlining voluntary actions that property owners can take to improve the health of their lake. These reports will be ready later this year. This year, Watersheds Canada will survey Kashwakamak ... Read More
Natural Edge webinar – June 23, 2020
This webinar will explain the Natural Edge program, showcase how the program works, what landowners can do on their own property, and what they get with the Starter Kitts. Before and after photos will also be showcased, followed by a Q&A with Natural Edge program manager, Chloe Lajoie. Once you register, you will be sent an email with information to log-in and view the webinar. This will happen closer to June 23, 2020. Register here! This event is done in partnership with the White ... Read More
Updates on Natural Edge Fall 2019 Agricultural Sites
Thanks to incredible community partners like the Muskrat Watershed Council and Algonquin College Waterfront Campus, last year the Natural Edge program was able to plant 15,000 native tree and shrub species to help remediate current water quality issues including sedimentation and nutrient loading from agricultural properties lacking critical vegetative buffers. On a recent site visit to check on the plants, we discovered many of them were thriving! These species will be critical in naturalizing ... Read More
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