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
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
Donor Spotlight: Annabel
Annabel first heard of Watersheds Canada many years ago when she was trying to learn how to better protect Lake Simcoe. She was a part of Ladies of the Lake which was involved with lake health on Lake Simcoe and remedial action. Annabel was one of many who responded to Executive Director Barbara King’s recent letter outlining the struggles Watersheds Canada is facing because of COVID-19. “The letter struct a chord with me. I wanted to help when I saw was needed. I encourage others to support ... Read More
Help Wildlife Raise Their Young on Your Property
by Monica Seidel, Digital Communications and Marketing Intern Wildlife face increasing pressures to find suitable habitat and food sources near human development. There is increased pressures from flooding, erosion, and pollution along shorelines. Wildlife need safe and natural areas to raise their young to ensure their populations stay healthy. Here are five ways you can help local wildlife on your shoreline property. GENERAL DISCLAIMER: The need for permits for work in or near water, and ... Read More
(Safe) spring planting update
Spring planting update from Melissa Dakers, Watersheds Canada lake stewardship coordinator: "While following the strict health and safety measures in place during the pandemic, a few staff from Watersheds Canada and Quinte Conservation, and a few tree planters, were able to plant 4,000 native trees and shrubs. We all travel by ourselves to the site, use our own equipment, and are 6m apart or more from each other to safely complete the project. The planting was done along a tributary through ... Read More
Help Protect Canada’s Freshwater During this Pandemic
I hope that all of you are doing well and staying safe during this time. At Watersheds Canada, we are working to adapt our programs to help all of you keep our freshwater healthy during these unprecedented times. Our staff of 6 are currently working reduced hours from home; however, we are also facing our own challenges with the impacts of COVID-19 on our organization. Unfortunately, we have been heavily impacted by the loss of funding and changing grant priorities. Some of our funding ... Read More
6 ressources éducatives et gratuites en Français pour apprendre sur la nature tout en restant chez soi.
by Monica Seidel, Digital Communications and Marketing Intern Nous avons récemment produit 7 ressources en ligne en anglais sur la nature. Compte tenu de leur succès auprès des enseignants et des parents qui les utilisent pour enseigner de la maison, nous avons produits 6 de ces ressources en français. Elles sont disponibles gratuitement en ligne en suivant les liens ci-dessous: L’atlas du Canada en ligne Apprendre sur la forêt Apprendre sur les espèces en péril au Canada ... Read More
Happy Earth Day! 3 Free and Easy Ways to Create Wildlife Habitat
by Monica Seidel, Digital Communications and Marketing Intern Many of our native wildlife populations are declining due to urban development and the removal of natural habitat features. However, there are many ways that landowners can preserve and create habitat on their property so that we can co-exist with these species. Celebrate Earth Day by protecting sensitive shoreline habitats and the wildlife that live there. In many cases, creating wildlife habitat is as easy as doing nothing! ... Read More
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