Many of us have treasured memories of being on the shore of our favourite waterbody with our families. Listening to the haunting call of the Common Loon, looking for fireflies, and waiting to catch the next fish are some of the best parts of spending time at the lake. You can ensure these memories can be made for your family and future generations with a thoughtful Father’s Day gift.

Thanks to the talents of many Canadian nature artists, you can give the gift of future wildlife viewing and fishing memories with symbolic adoptions! These symbolic adoptions will have lasting impacts for generations of humans and wildlife to come, and provide you with a meaningful gift to give to your Dad, Grandpa, Uncle, or other impactful person in your life.

With each symbolic adoption, you will receive a beautiful 5”x7” postcard featuring information about the adoption as well as a blank honour card for you to personalize and give as a gift.

You can give many different wildlife symbolic adoptions, including:

• Adopt a Smallmouth Bass
• Adopt a Common Loon
• Adopt a North American River Otter
• Adopt a Beaver
• Adopt a Brook Trout
• Adopt a Painted Turtle

Click on each animal to go directly to their adoption page! Looking for a paper-free option? Make an in honour donation for your loved one and we’ll email you an e-card to give instead. All symbolic adoptions and in honour donations are eligible for a Canadian tax receipt. All donations raised go directly back into Watersheds Canada’s habitat and shoreline restoration projects, including The Natural Edge, and Fish Habitat Program.