Watch: “Watersheds 101 and Shoreline Restoration and Planting Programs” webinar

You can now watch Quinte Conservation and Watersheds Canada's "Watersheds 101 and Shoreline Restoration and Planting Programs" webinar. Learn about the benefits of a natural shoreline using trees, shrubs, and wildflowers native to your area.    Thank you to Friends of the Napanee River and Friends of the Salmon River for hosting us on Tuesday, March 23, 2021! ... Read More

Watersheds Canada is excited to announce the fourth webinar in the Freshwater Stewardship Community's series - "Enhancing and Restoring Critical Fish Habitat". You can now watch the recording on our YouTube channel: With the steady increase in development along Canada’s lake and rivers, critical fish habitat is being compromised and degraded. In this free webinar, Melissa will provide information and resources for community groups and property owners to restore and enhance local fish habitat. ... 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

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

A Message from Barbara King, Executive Director of Watersheds Canada: “Every Shoreline Matters. Every Action Counts. We have a great responsibility to take care of the very environment that sustains us. The choices we make in our everyday life matters, from how we manage our lands to what products and services we support. What we choose now has consequences for the future health of our freshwater lakes and rivers. We are so proud of the amazing people that have taken action this year to restore ... Read More

This year came with extraordinary challenges, especially for environmental charities like Watersheds Canada. Granting organizations have redirected funding, and group size limits prevented many volunteers from participating in our spring and fall planting seasons. We know that you care about your lake, river, or tributary. As fall comes to an end, and we think back to all the times we turned to nature this year, we know that nature is still in need of our help. Together, we can protect the very ... Read More

The final draft of the "Collaborative Systems Thinking for Effective Engagement" report is now available for download. This report was discussed during the Lake Links 2020 workshop presentation, "Update on Social Engagement study on Rideau Canal with Parks Canada", presented by Isha Mistry & Christine Beaudoin, University of Ottawa and Dr. Steven Cooke, Carleton University. The report discusses water quality in the Lower Cataraqui region of the Rideau Canal. This report is a step-by-step ... Read More

“Effective Engagement for Positive Action” 2020 Lake Links Webinar Workshop Join us at our 19th Annual Lake Links Workshop, “Effective Engagement for Positive Action”, on Saturday, October 24th, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. as a free online webinar. At this year’s workshop, learn how to better engage with your lake, family, and lake community and discover ways to protect the lake environment and ecosystem. To stay connected this year amidst COVID-19 and physical distancing, we will ... Read More