Friends of the Tay Watershed, 31 July 2021 - The “community is everything” and how we take care of the environment in our community will influence our quality of life and the sustainability of nature’s attributes that surround us. Friends of the Tay Watershed, who are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, are committed to conserving the health and natural features of the Tay Watershed. The task is challenging. The Tay Watershed includes 46 lakes, covers a land area of some 865 km2 [334 ... Read More
Meet our summer students!
Thanks to generous funding from the Government of Canada through the Canada Summer Jobs program, and funding through the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s Canadian Conservation Corps, Watersheds Canada is excited to welcome five new summer students to our team. These students will be integral in delivering our on-the-ground programming across Eastern Ontario. In particular, they will be helping with the Natural Edge shoreline re-naturalization program and the Love Your Lake stewardship and ... Read More
Watersheds Canada needs your support on June 30th!
We have an opportunity to win funding for our Natural Edge Program through the Earth Tech accelerator pitch night. Please tune in and vote for us on June 30 at 7pm ET/6pm CT/4pm PST. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climate-ventures-earth-tech-pitch-night-tickets-153694952741 During the night you will hear pitches from clean tech entrepreneurs who are helping to address the climate crisis. You get to vote on which three ventures will walk away with cash prizes totalling $10,000. Earth ... Read More
Supporting Canada’s freshwater this Rivers to Oceans Week
Will you be there for Canada’s freshwater this Rivers to Oceans Week? From wetlands, ground water and springs to creeks, streams, lakes, rivers and oceans, our water is connected through watersheds. Rivers to Oceans Week, celebrated from June 8 to 14th, recognizes this connectedness and reminds us that taking care of our water is a shared responsibility. We are so thankful to the many individuals who are dedicated to protecting Canada's freshwater areas. Many have you have participated in ... Read More
Media release – Youth to go on underwater journey to see impacts of human development on their lake’s aquatic ecosystem
June 8, 2021, Watersheds Canada – This Rivers to Oceans Week, Watersheds Canada and Pinegrove Productions are excited to announce the development and delivery of a multimedia project to help youth see, discuss, and understand how human actions on their lake have significant ecological impacts above and below the water. Comparisons between developed and natural sites will be made as youth explore underwater impacts on wildlife living on their lake. “There is a profound need for Ontario’s youth ... Read More
Your sneak-peek at our Natural Edge spring planting season!
Spring has sprung! Watersheds Canada is excited to share some updates about our spring field season and how we are staying safe while still working hard to restore and enhance Canada’s freshwater areas. Shoreline property owners across Canada are participating in the Natural Edge Program. We work collaboratively with shoreline property owners to design their shoreline restoration plan using native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers. While physically distanced, landowners walk their shoreline ... Read More
Watersheds Canada featured on CBC News – “Shorelines ‘not a backyard swimming pool,’ lakefront landowners reminded”
Watersheds Canada is thankful to Robyn Miller of CBC Ottawa for bringing attention to the exponential pressures and development on Ontario's waterfront properties as more people work from home and turn their cottages into permanent residences. Read the full CBC article on their website. Through the Future of Our Shores report published through the "Planning for our Shorelands" project, fifty-six percent of lake and river association representatives noted that their lake or river ... Read More
Give Mom the joy of birdwatching this Mother’s Day
We're so grateful to the mothers, grandmothers, and other strong female influences who have made such a positive impact in our lives. One way you can say thank you this Mother's Day is by making an in honour donation to Watersheds Canada. All donations over $100* will receive a wooden nest box, as well as a beautiful e-card that you can print or email right away! Birdwatching can help improve your mental, physical, and emotional well-being, something that is even more critical during ... Read More
Give Mom the joy of birdwatching this Mother’s Day!
We're so grateful to the mothers, grandmothers, and other strong female influences who have made such a positive impact in our lives. One way you can say thank you this Mother's Day is by making an in honour donation to Watersheds Canada. All donations over $100* will receive a wooden nest box, as well as a beautiful e-card that you can print or email right away! If you haven't already, you can make a secure donation on our CanadaHelps page: Click on the e-card you would like ... Read More
Protecting habitat for the Pugnose Shiner fish in the Quinte watershed
Habitat for the Pugnose Shiner, a species at risk, will be enhanced and restored in the Quinte watershed thanks to a project led by Watersheds Canada and Quinte Conservation. A generous two-year grant from the Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Habitat Stewardship Program for Aquatic Species at Risk will fund the Pugnose Shiner Landowner Engagement and Shoreline Habitat Restoration Project. This project will focus on education and actions shoreline property owners can take on their lands to ... Read More
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