Fish Habitat
Enhance fish habitat with native plantings, woody debris piles (brush bundles), rock piles, and more! Help protect freshwater fish populations by restoring key aquatic habitat features like food sources, cool water, shelter and protection, and spawning areas.
- Improving Fish Habitat by LandOwner Resource Centre
- Fish Habitat Enhancement Toolkit Guide WEB
- In-water Structures – Brush Protocols
- Walleye river bed colouring sheet by Debra Lynn Ireland
- Walleye Spawning – Bed Enhancement
- Fish Habitat – More than meets the eye by Ressources naturelles et Faune Québec and Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- The Fish Habitat Primer: A Guide to Understanding Freshwater Fish Habitat in Ontario by Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Cold-water creek enhancement
- ”Creating Healthy, Natural Habitats for Freshwater Fish” webinar handout
- Rehabilitation and Enhancement of Aquatic Habitat Guide by R.J. Kavanagh, C.T. Hoggarth, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Critical Habitat Features for Fish and Wildlife – handout
- Blog Posts (Fish Habitat) by Watersheds Canada
- Fish Species at Risk in the Ottawa River by Ottawa Riverkeeper
- Fish Activity Book (grade 1) by Watersheds Canada
- Freshwater Fish of Ontario Guide by Forests Ontario
- Ontario Fish Identification by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
- Making a Splash Activity Book by 4-H Canada
- Inland Waters Biodiversity – What’s the Problem? by Convention on Biological Diversity
- Wetlands by Canadian Wildlife Federation
- Water Smart – Protecting Water from Source to Tap by City of Ottawa
- Wetlands factsheet by Hinterland Who’s Who
- Protecting Canada’s Wetlands by Nature Conservancy of Canada
- World Wetland Day 2023 – Watersheds Canada infographic
- The Shore Primer: A Cottager’s Guide to a Healthy Waterfront by Cottage Life and Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Shoreline Habitat Creation Manual by Watersheds Canada
- Guide to Preparing a Shoreline Naturalization Planting Plan
- Native Plant Care Guide by Watersheds Canada
- The Riparian Zone handout by Watersheds Canada
- Natural Edge Native Plant Database handout by Watersheds Canada
- Who Can I Reach Out to for Future Projects handout by Watersheds Canada and Greening Sacred Spaces
- A Guide to Developing a ‘Green Team’ in Your Faith Community by Faith the Common Good
- A Muslim’s Guide to Climate Change by Bahu Trust and Kamran Shezad
- Faith and the Environment Toolkit by Community Environment Alliance retrieved from Faith the Common Good
This collection of resources is a part of the Freshwater Stewardship Engagement Toolkit which was created for the Ottawa Faith Community Capacity Building Program. Watersheds Canada and Greening Sacred Spaces launched this program to provide faith communities in Ottawa and the surrounding area with the tools and resources their leaders and volunteers need to identify a freshwater stewardship need in their community. Six faith communities will lead greening projects using this information toolkit and microgrant program opportunity. Thank you to the Ottawa Community Foundation and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for making this important project possible!
Learn more about the Ottawa Faith Community Capacity Building Program:
https://watersheds.ca/ofccb/