And the winners are…

Watersheds Canada's inaugural Nature Art Raffle was a tremendous success! The winning ticket numbers were drawn on Friday, November 28, 2025 at 11:00am EST and here are the winners: Chris S. from Georgetown, Ontario has won the Sue Miller oil painting. Erik P. from Cassleman, Ontario has won the Mike Reader wood duck carving. Big thanks to our supporting artists, Sue Miller and Mike Reader, as well as all of our Nature Art raffle ticket buyers. Two lucky ticket buyers have new nature ... Read More

November 21, 2025 -- Watersheds Canada is celebrating the successful completion of another year delivering the Love Your Lake program, now in its thirteenth year of operation. In summer 2025, the team worked in Central-Eastern Ontario, assessing over 1,100 properties across five lakes: Sand Lake, Black Lake, North Otter Lake, South Otter Lake, and Eagle Lake. This important work was made possible thanks to support from local volunteers, hosts, lake associations, and community members. Through ... Read More

Funding supported the restoration of 500 metres of shoreline and 1,200m² of riparian habitat across South Frontenac, Ontario. November 10, 2025 -- Watersheds Canada received a $10,000 Lake Ecosystem Grant from the Township of South Frontenac to implement The Natural Edge shoreline naturalization program. The funding supported the restoration of 10 waterfront properties across South Frontenac, Ontario, improving local water quality, reducing erosion, and creating vital habitat for fish and ... Read More

November 4, 2025 - A monumental two-year fish habitat restoration effort led by national freshwater conservation charity, Watersheds Canada, has supported native fish populations on 15 Central-Eastern Ontario lakes. Thanks to the visionary support of the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, over 300 underwater woody debris structures (brush bundles) were built and put into strategic fish habitat areas between 2024 and 2025. Every one of these brush bundles will sustain native fish ... Read More

As the leaves fall from the trees and nights start to get frosty, one thing is clear: winter is coming, and with it the holiday season. It’s time to find the snowshoes, dust off the winter coats, and hunt for the perfect gifts for those you love. Finding unique and thoughtful gifts can be difficult, but Watersheds Canada has you covered with symbolic adoptions.  By purchasing an adoption, you not only get a beautiful piece of art, but you also directly support programs that will help your ... Read More

October 17, 2025 — A major win for walleye conservation has landed the most prestigious award ever for Watersheds Canada, the 23-year-old national conservation charity that inspires community-wide involvement in logistically, and often physically, challenging habitat restoration work, even in the wintertime. Last night, at the Water Canada Awards, in Toronto, Ontario, Watersheds Canada staff proudly accepted recognition from nearly 200 water protection leaders. Watersheds Canada's Fish ... Read More

Our Fish Habitat team doesn’t start by asking what is possible; we ask what needs to be done, and how we can partner with communities to make it happen. Grounded in practicality, research, and collaboration, our work takes direct action to restore critical habitat for native fish. Your donation today will help us continue this important work!   Donate today to help us restore critical fish habitat in Ontario’s lakes and rivers!   Watersheds Canada's fish habitat ... Read More

PERTH, ON — September 25, 2025 Watersheds Canada, a national freshwater conservation charity, has launched a new Climate Resiliency Report generator through their award-winning The Natural Edge shoreline restoration program. The new report generator will allow for locally-specific resources and stewardship action plans to be at the fingertips of those hard-hit by the impacts of climate change: waterfront communities. To ensure this new Climate Resiliency Report generator tool is ... Read More

New Marginal Lands Initiative Offers Up to 90% Funding for Farmers September 23, 2025 -- The Eastern Ontario Farm Stewardship Collaborative—which brings together Watersheds Canada, Conservation Authorities, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Forests Canada, Just Food, and other partners—is proud to launch the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) – Marginal Lands Initiative. This new funding opportunity will support farmers and rural landowners in implementing on-the-ground projects that ... Read More

September 16, 2025 - Watersheds Canada’s Fish Habitat team is delivering a series of spawning bed restoration projects this fall to promote the population growth of declining lake trout and walleye populations across Central-Eastern Ontario. After two projects in early September, the organization is now looking ahead to two more: one in a lake north of Kingston, and the other just south of Algonquin Park. These projects are delivered in partnership with lake communities that have identified a ... Read More