Are you based in Saskatchewan and interested in restoring land with native wildflowers? 🌼
Our Wildflower Garden Guide provides suggestions for native species that will thrive in your area!
Find this resource and many others right here: watersheds.ca/our-work/res...
#nativeplants #garden
Near the end of his life, Doug Smith asked Watersheds Canada to share his story. His final project reflects his family’s love of water and their commitment to freshwater protection, including his motivation to make Watersheds Canada’s first-ever legacy gift.
Learn more: watersheds.ca/legacy/
2/ Each symbolic adoption comes with a beautiful blank honour card for you to personalize, and a 5"x7" postcard adorned with beautiful artwork. This Red-winged Blackbird adoption features artwork by Rhonda Franks.
1/ This Mother’s Day, fill the skies with the sounds of the Red-winged Blackbird!
Give a gift of appreciation to your mom or mother figure with a beautiful symbolic adoption: watersheds.ca/gifts/ 🌼
#mothersdaygift #mothersday #nature #wildlife #conservation
3/ To learn more about the benefits of marshes and other wetlands, check out our blog post 'Wetlands: How Marshes and Swamps Can Save the World': watersheds.ca/wetlands-how...
2/ Like all wetlands, marshes are essential both for us and for our natural environment. Marshes provide habitat for many species of fish, birds, and animals. They also work as a natural buffer to flooding events. Finally, marshes filter out contaminants from farm, road, and sewage runoff.
1/ What is a marsh? 🌱
A marsh is a type of wetland that is characterized by still or slow-moving waters and a plant community consisting of grasses, rushes, and sedges. Marshes are commonly found in low-lying land, such as on the edges of lakes and rivers.
#marsh #wetland #water #Canada
New tribute e-card now available! 💧
Looking for a just-because gift that isn't going to become clutter? With each tribute gift, you can choose to send a personalized E-Card. A Canadian charitable tax receipt is provided for each donation.
Make your secure gift here: https://watersheds.ca/tribute/
Help maintain fish and wildlife populations using some of our habitat creation tips!
Download the FREE Shoreline Habitat Creation Manual today: library.watersheds.ca/c9c7dfc3-1776-47f5-9765-...
#shorelinerestoration #habitat #water #lake #Canada
Looking for a way to make a difference in your community? Organize a BioBlitz!
A BioBlitz is a volunteer-led count of the biological species found in an area.
Download our free BioBlitz template and discover more educational resources:
watersheds.ca/our-work/nat...
Interested in learning how open data sharing can provide a more comprehensive understanding of water quality?
Join us for our next webinar, “Shared Waters, Shared Responsibility: Bringing Great Lakes freshwater data together" 💧
Registration: watersheds.ca/freshwater-s...
@datastream.org
In anticipation of Earth Day on April 22nd, check out our Green Guide to Cottage Care!
In this resource, you will find over twenty practical ways to maintain your cottage, all while taking care of the environment.
Find it here: library.watersheds.ca/ab50b566-94f...
#EarthDay #cottage #water
Planning your garden? Choose native species! 🌱
Check out our Native Plant Database! In it, you can filter by region, type of plant, soil type, and light conditions to find the perfect match for your property.
Find it here: naturaledge.watersheds.ca/plant-databa...
#garden #nativeplants #nature
This June, something big is building from coast to coast to coast. Communities are gathering. Stories are surfacing. And the wave is just getting started.
Stay tuned... you won't want to miss this.
June 1-8 🌊
#OceanWeekCanada #COLC #HealthyOceanHealthyPeople
3/ Restoring your shoreline with native plants is a great way protect the health of your water and create areas for wildlife viewing!
Get in touch with Chantal from The Natural Edge team to inquire about a free site visit: naturaledge.watersheds.ca/contact 💧
2/ Planting deep-rooted vegetation, like trees and shrubs, will bind and stabilize the soil along your shoreline, reducing property loss caused by erosion. Using their extensive root systems, they will also act as barriers to reduce surface runoff, slow floodwaters, and filter excess nutrients.
1/ An ideal shoreline buffer is a strip of native wildflowers, trees, shrubs, and grasses at least 30 metres wide that extends from the waterline upland to protect the water from both natural and human-induced impacts.
Species Spotlight: Northern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera)
This small, hardy deciduous shrub is native to North America. Its flowers are a much-loved nectar source for pollinators such as hummingbirds and butterflies.
Learn more: naturaledge.watersheds.ca/plants/bush-honeysuckle/
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Sign up for our newsletter today to hear about fun freshwater facts, recent program updates, upcoming events, new projects, and so much more!
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Watersheds Canada is pleased to share that Grey Sauble Conservation is a new Nature Discovery Backpack delivery partner! They are offering backpacks themes like "things with wings", "night sky and navigation", "nature", and "freshwater"!
Project funding: TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
2/ New water quality test kits, nature kits, night sky resources, and books are now available for borrowing from the Greater Madawaska Public Library and Learning Centre by families, educators, schools, and more!
Learn more about the project: watersheds.ca/our-work/nat...
1/ After a successful Nature Discovery Backpack lending library launch in 2023, Greater Madawaska Public Library and Learning Centre was able to expand their offerings in 2025 thanks to funding support from TD Friends of the Environment Foundation!
3/ It will be delivered in partnership with Trees for Life, Ottawa Riverkeeper, and Water Rangers, and with funding from RBC Foundation.
Learn more: watersheds.ca/watersheds-c...
@waterrangers.bsky.social @cdntreesforlife.bsky.social @ottriverkeeper.bsky.social
2/ This two-year project will focus on restoring shoreline properties with native plants while scaling education efforts into high-priority areas within the Great Lakes region that are facing increasing, quantifiable impacts from climate change like flooding, erosion, and wildfires.
1/ Big news for Ontario's shorelines 🌊
Four communities to tackle local climate change impacts with native plants 🌱
Watersheds Canada is excited to expand our award-winning program, The Natural Edge, to support Horton Township, Hastings Highlands, Coe Hill, and South Frontenac in 2026-27.
Read Watersheds Canada's Open Statement to the Senators of Canada regarding the ALTO High-Speed Rail Proposal: watersheds.ca/watersheds-canada-statem...
Join us for our next Freshwater Stewardship Community webinar, “Shared Waters, Shared Responsibility: Bringing Great Lakes freshwater data together,” on Thursday, April 30th at 1pm EST / 10am PST 💧
Free registration: watersheds.ca/freshwater-s...
@datastream.org
Aquatic plant spotlight: Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
Pickerelweed is a native wetland plant with violet flower spikes from late spring through summer. It stabilizes sediments, absorbs excess nutrients, improves water quality, and provides habitat for fish, amphibians, and insects.
Ticks can be active in temperatures above 4 degrees Celsius. Enjoy the outdoors this Spring while protecting yourself from ticks🌲
Visit watersheds.ca/stay-natural-stay-safe-a... for more information.
Interested in downloading FREE resources about freshwater conservation and stewardship? 💧
Learn about planting native vegetation, managing invasive species, engaging your community in stewardship projects, and much more with our resources!
Download them here: https://library.watersheds.ca/
