Watersheds Canada
@watersheds.ca
National charity dedicated to facilitating community action in protecting and restoring our country's lakes, rivers, and shorelands. watersheds.ca
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@watersheds.ca
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It’s who we are.
Watersheds Canada is a registered Canadian charity enhancing & restoring our country's freshwater. We bring communities together to care for their lakes, rivers, and shorelines, ensuring freshwater areas can support humans and wildlife for years to come. Learn more: watersheds.ca
Watersheds Canada is a registered Canadian charity enhancing & restoring our country's freshwater. We bring communities together to care for their lakes, rivers, and shorelines, ensuring freshwater areas can support humans and wildlife for years to come. Learn more: watersheds.ca
1/ Hear from Kristyn Ferguson, Ontario Conservation Accelerator's managing director, on why this #GivingTuesday is the best time to become a new monthly donor thanks to this exciting, limited offer match opportunity:
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
1/ Hear from Kristyn Ferguson, Ontario Conservation Accelerator's managing director, on why this #GivingTuesday is the best time to become a new monthly donor thanks to this exciting, limited offer match opportunity:
For this Giving Tuesday, all new monthly donations to Watersheds Canada will be TRIPLED, and all one-time donations will be DOUBLED!
Donate now and multiple your impact for Canada's freshwater: watersheds.ca/match
Donate now and multiple your impact for Canada's freshwater: watersheds.ca/match
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
For this Giving Tuesday, all new monthly donations to Watersheds Canada will be TRIPLED, and all one-time donations will be DOUBLED!
Donate now and multiple your impact for Canada's freshwater: watersheds.ca/match
Donate now and multiple your impact for Canada's freshwater: watersheds.ca/match
Nature Art Raffle Artist Spotlight: Sue Miller 🎨
Sue Miller is a Canadian painter inspired by our lakes and forests. Her painting, “Balance”, captures that fleeting moment when sunrise meets water.
YOU can win this beautiful painting! Enter our Nature Art Raffle TODAY at: https://water5050.ca/
Sue Miller is a Canadian painter inspired by our lakes and forests. Her painting, “Balance”, captures that fleeting moment when sunrise meets water.
YOU can win this beautiful painting! Enter our Nature Art Raffle TODAY at: https://water5050.ca/
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Nature Art Raffle Artist Spotlight: Sue Miller 🎨
Sue Miller is a Canadian painter inspired by our lakes and forests. Her painting, “Balance”, captures that fleeting moment when sunrise meets water.
YOU can win this beautiful painting! Enter our Nature Art Raffle TODAY at: https://water5050.ca/
Sue Miller is a Canadian painter inspired by our lakes and forests. Her painting, “Balance”, captures that fleeting moment when sunrise meets water.
YOU can win this beautiful painting! Enter our Nature Art Raffle TODAY at: https://water5050.ca/
Species Spotlight: Wild Black Current (Ribes americanum)
Wild Black Currant is a species of shrub that has bell-shaped flower clusters that are white to yellow in colour, and leaves that are palmate, heart-shaped, coarsely toothed, and have 3-5 lobes.
Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/CpqUD
Wild Black Currant is a species of shrub that has bell-shaped flower clusters that are white to yellow in colour, and leaves that are palmate, heart-shaped, coarsely toothed, and have 3-5 lobes.
Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/CpqUD
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Species Spotlight: Wild Black Current (Ribes americanum)
Wild Black Currant is a species of shrub that has bell-shaped flower clusters that are white to yellow in colour, and leaves that are palmate, heart-shaped, coarsely toothed, and have 3-5 lobes.
Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/CpqUD
Wild Black Currant is a species of shrub that has bell-shaped flower clusters that are white to yellow in colour, and leaves that are palmate, heart-shaped, coarsely toothed, and have 3-5 lobes.
Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/CpqUD
Happy National Fisheries Day!
Freshwater ecosystems are vitally important fishery hubs - the Great Lakes' fisheries alone are valued at over $5 billion dollars per year.
National Fisheries Day shows appreciation for their commitment to sustainability, collaboration, and innovation.
Freshwater ecosystems are vitally important fishery hubs - the Great Lakes' fisheries alone are valued at over $5 billion dollars per year.
National Fisheries Day shows appreciation for their commitment to sustainability, collaboration, and innovation.
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Happy National Fisheries Day!
Freshwater ecosystems are vitally important fishery hubs - the Great Lakes' fisheries alone are valued at over $5 billion dollars per year.
National Fisheries Day shows appreciation for their commitment to sustainability, collaboration, and innovation.
Freshwater ecosystems are vitally important fishery hubs - the Great Lakes' fisheries alone are valued at over $5 billion dollars per year.
National Fisheries Day shows appreciation for their commitment to sustainability, collaboration, and innovation.
Watersheds Canada is thrilled to announce the launch of the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program – Marginal Lands Initiative.
This program will support farmers and other rural landowners in implementing projects that improve soil and water health, restore habitat, and build climate resilience.
This program will support farmers and other rural landowners in implementing projects that improve soil and water health, restore habitat, and build climate resilience.
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Watersheds Canada is thrilled to announce the launch of the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program – Marginal Lands Initiative.
This program will support farmers and other rural landowners in implementing projects that improve soil and water health, restore habitat, and build climate resilience.
This program will support farmers and other rural landowners in implementing projects that improve soil and water health, restore habitat, and build climate resilience.
Nature Art Raffle Artist Spotlight: Michael A. Reader 🎨
Mike Reader's stunning carvings of native birds are never sold, but rather are used to make a difference for people and organizations that share his values on freshwater. The piece donated for our Nature Art Raffle is a wood duck decoy.
Mike Reader's stunning carvings of native birds are never sold, but rather are used to make a difference for people and organizations that share his values on freshwater. The piece donated for our Nature Art Raffle is a wood duck decoy.
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Nature Art Raffle Artist Spotlight: Michael A. Reader 🎨
Mike Reader's stunning carvings of native birds are never sold, but rather are used to make a difference for people and organizations that share his values on freshwater. The piece donated for our Nature Art Raffle is a wood duck decoy.
Mike Reader's stunning carvings of native birds are never sold, but rather are used to make a difference for people and organizations that share his values on freshwater. The piece donated for our Nature Art Raffle is a wood duck decoy.
Take a few minutes to relax with one of our colouring sheets!
Drawn by Sudbury, Ontario artist, Debra Lynn Ireland, these colouring sheets highlight different wildlife species that benefit from our habitat restoration programs.
Download yours for free at: watersheds.ca/.../nature.....
Drawn by Sudbury, Ontario artist, Debra Lynn Ireland, these colouring sheets highlight different wildlife species that benefit from our habitat restoration programs.
Download yours for free at: watersheds.ca/.../nature.....
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Take a few minutes to relax with one of our colouring sheets!
Drawn by Sudbury, Ontario artist, Debra Lynn Ireland, these colouring sheets highlight different wildlife species that benefit from our habitat restoration programs.
Download yours for free at: watersheds.ca/.../nature.....
Drawn by Sudbury, Ontario artist, Debra Lynn Ireland, these colouring sheets highlight different wildlife species that benefit from our habitat restoration programs.
Download yours for free at: watersheds.ca/.../nature.....
The “Guide to Building Resilient Shorelines” manual is for landowners wanting to increase the resiliency of their shoreline in the face of climate change.
Download the guide here: watersheds.ca/our-work/res...
Download the guide here: watersheds.ca/our-work/res...
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The “Guide to Building Resilient Shorelines” manual is for landowners wanting to increase the resiliency of their shoreline in the face of climate change.
Download the guide here: watersheds.ca/our-work/res...
Download the guide here: watersheds.ca/our-work/res...
Looking for an all-in-one hub of information about native plants? 🌱
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: https://naturaledge.watersheds.ca/plant-database/
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: https://naturaledge.watersheds.ca/plant-database/
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Looking for an all-in-one hub of information about native plants? 🌱
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: https://naturaledge.watersheds.ca/plant-database/
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: https://naturaledge.watersheds.ca/plant-database/
There's only TWO WEEKS LEFT to get your tickets for our Nature Art Raffle! 🎨🌱
Enter for your chance to win one of 2 unique, handmade grand prizes! Purchase tickets TODAY at: 👉 https://water5050.ca/ 👈
AGCO License number RAF1507935
Enter for your chance to win one of 2 unique, handmade grand prizes! Purchase tickets TODAY at: 👉 https://water5050.ca/ 👈
AGCO License number RAF1507935
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
There's only TWO WEEKS LEFT to get your tickets for our Nature Art Raffle! 🎨🌱
Enter for your chance to win one of 2 unique, handmade grand prizes! Purchase tickets TODAY at: 👉 https://water5050.ca/ 👈
AGCO License number RAF1507935
Enter for your chance to win one of 2 unique, handmade grand prizes! Purchase tickets TODAY at: 👉 https://water5050.ca/ 👈
AGCO License number RAF1507935
A new handout is available from our Freshwater Stewardship Community! 📢
This is from our most recent webinar that was hosted in partnership with Water Rangers, Water Watchers, Julie Wright from the City of Waterloo, Queen's University, and Smart About Salt
Download here: https://shorturl.at/j9VkJ
This is from our most recent webinar that was hosted in partnership with Water Rangers, Water Watchers, Julie Wright from the City of Waterloo, Queen's University, and Smart About Salt
Download here: https://shorturl.at/j9VkJ
November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A new handout is available from our Freshwater Stewardship Community! 📢
This is from our most recent webinar that was hosted in partnership with Water Rangers, Water Watchers, Julie Wright from the City of Waterloo, Queen's University, and Smart About Salt
Download here: https://shorturl.at/j9VkJ
This is from our most recent webinar that was hosted in partnership with Water Rangers, Water Watchers, Julie Wright from the City of Waterloo, Queen's University, and Smart About Salt
Download here: https://shorturl.at/j9VkJ
Species Spotlight: Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)
Pearly Everlasting is a medium-sized species of wildflower that typically grows up to 1m tall. It has grey-green leaves and unique white flowers that are small and appear in clusters.
Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/de6LE
Pearly Everlasting is a medium-sized species of wildflower that typically grows up to 1m tall. It has grey-green leaves and unique white flowers that are small and appear in clusters.
Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/de6LE
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Species Spotlight: Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)
Pearly Everlasting is a medium-sized species of wildflower that typically grows up to 1m tall. It has grey-green leaves and unique white flowers that are small and appear in clusters.
Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/de6LE
Pearly Everlasting is a medium-sized species of wildflower that typically grows up to 1m tall. It has grey-green leaves and unique white flowers that are small and appear in clusters.
Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/de6LE
Thinking ahead to gift-giving season? Look no further than our symbolic adoptions!
By symbolically adopting one of our beautiful native species, you can help protect and restore the freshwater habitats they rely on!
Access our gift catalogue here: https://watersheds-canada.square.site/s/shop
By symbolically adopting one of our beautiful native species, you can help protect and restore the freshwater habitats they rely on!
Access our gift catalogue here: https://watersheds-canada.square.site/s/shop
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Thinking ahead to gift-giving season? Look no further than our symbolic adoptions!
By symbolically adopting one of our beautiful native species, you can help protect and restore the freshwater habitats they rely on!
Access our gift catalogue here: https://watersheds-canada.square.site/s/shop
By symbolically adopting one of our beautiful native species, you can help protect and restore the freshwater habitats they rely on!
Access our gift catalogue here: https://watersheds-canada.square.site/s/shop
We are grateful to have recently brought The Natural Edge shoreline restoration program to Manitoba, offering more community groups, shoreline property owners, and municipalities the tools, knowledge, & native plants they need to protect their local freshwater!
Funding: Manitoba Habitat Conservancy
Funding: Manitoba Habitat Conservancy
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We are grateful to have recently brought The Natural Edge shoreline restoration program to Manitoba, offering more community groups, shoreline property owners, and municipalities the tools, knowledge, & native plants they need to protect their local freshwater!
Funding: Manitoba Habitat Conservancy
Funding: Manitoba Habitat Conservancy
GRAND PRIZE SPOTLIGHT - Painting, titled 'Balance', by Sue Miller
Balance captures that fleeting moment when sunrise meets water - a reminder of the harmony between the light, land, and water that sustains us all.
Purchase your tickets TODAY at: https://water5050.ca/
Balance captures that fleeting moment when sunrise meets water - a reminder of the harmony between the light, land, and water that sustains us all.
Purchase your tickets TODAY at: https://water5050.ca/
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
GRAND PRIZE SPOTLIGHT - Painting, titled 'Balance', by Sue Miller
Balance captures that fleeting moment when sunrise meets water - a reminder of the harmony between the light, land, and water that sustains us all.
Purchase your tickets TODAY at: https://water5050.ca/
Balance captures that fleeting moment when sunrise meets water - a reminder of the harmony between the light, land, and water that sustains us all.
Purchase your tickets TODAY at: https://water5050.ca/
GRAND PRIZE SPOTLIGHT: Wood duck decoy, by Michael A. Reader
This incredibly detailed, hand-carved wood duck represents a species directly impacted by the freshwater stewardship work made possible by ticket sales for this raffle.
Purchase raffle tickets TODAY at https://water5050.ca/
This incredibly detailed, hand-carved wood duck represents a species directly impacted by the freshwater stewardship work made possible by ticket sales for this raffle.
Purchase raffle tickets TODAY at https://water5050.ca/
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
GRAND PRIZE SPOTLIGHT: Wood duck decoy, by Michael A. Reader
This incredibly detailed, hand-carved wood duck represents a species directly impacted by the freshwater stewardship work made possible by ticket sales for this raffle.
Purchase raffle tickets TODAY at https://water5050.ca/
This incredibly detailed, hand-carved wood duck represents a species directly impacted by the freshwater stewardship work made possible by ticket sales for this raffle.
Purchase raffle tickets TODAY at https://water5050.ca/
By now, most species of birds have migrated south to escape the chilly temperatures.
However, some species overwinter in Canada! They survive by using strategies such as stowing food sources such as seeds in secret places, sheltering in tree cavities and brush thickets,
However, some species overwinter in Canada! They survive by using strategies such as stowing food sources such as seeds in secret places, sheltering in tree cavities and brush thickets,
November 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
By now, most species of birds have migrated south to escape the chilly temperatures.
However, some species overwinter in Canada! They survive by using strategies such as stowing food sources such as seeds in secret places, sheltering in tree cavities and brush thickets,
However, some species overwinter in Canada! They survive by using strategies such as stowing food sources such as seeds in secret places, sheltering in tree cavities and brush thickets,
There are many ways to get involved and help keep Canada’s lakes, rivers, and shorelines natural and beautiful!
Watersheds Canada is committed to providing programs that empower communities across the country to protect and enhance the health of our freshwater.
Learn more: https://watersheds.ca
Watersheds Canada is committed to providing programs that empower communities across the country to protect and enhance the health of our freshwater.
Learn more: https://watersheds.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
There are many ways to get involved and help keep Canada’s lakes, rivers, and shorelines natural and beautiful!
Watersheds Canada is committed to providing programs that empower communities across the country to protect and enhance the health of our freshwater.
Learn more: https://watersheds.ca
Watersheds Canada is committed to providing programs that empower communities across the country to protect and enhance the health of our freshwater.
Learn more: https://watersheds.ca
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#DropYourPlants! Fall is a great time to plant native species that will overwinter & come up strong in spring.
Here are our 10 favourite autumn-interest plants. Tell us about your favourite plants in the comments! 🌻🌹
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Here are our 10 favourite autumn-interest plants. Tell us about your favourite plants in the comments! 🌻🌹
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November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#DropYourPlants! Fall is a great time to plant native species that will overwinter & come up strong in spring.
Here are our 10 favourite autumn-interest plants. Tell us about your favourite plants in the comments! 🌻🌹
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Here are our 10 favourite autumn-interest plants. Tell us about your favourite plants in the comments! 🌻🌹
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Join us on Tuesday, November 18th from 2-3pm EST for a 1-hour drop-in Q&A with our staff! It’s a great opportunity to ask questions, learn more about what we do, and see your support in action.
Sign-up, and come chat with us! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Sign-up, and come chat with us! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Join us on Tuesday, November 18th from 2-3pm EST for a 1-hour drop-in Q&A with our staff! It’s a great opportunity to ask questions, learn more about what we do, and see your support in action.
Sign-up, and come chat with us! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Sign-up, and come chat with us! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Looking for a way to stay up to date on everything in the world of Watersheds Canada?
Sign up for our newsletter today to hear about fun freshwater facts, recent program updates, upcoming events, new projects, and so much more!
Subscribe here: 👉 https://watersheds.ca/newsletter-sign-up/ 👈
Sign up for our newsletter today to hear about fun freshwater facts, recent program updates, upcoming events, new projects, and so much more!
Subscribe here: 👉 https://watersheds.ca/newsletter-sign-up/ 👈
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Looking for a way to stay up to date on everything in the world of Watersheds Canada?
Sign up for our newsletter today to hear about fun freshwater facts, recent program updates, upcoming events, new projects, and so much more!
Subscribe here: 👉 https://watersheds.ca/newsletter-sign-up/ 👈
Sign up for our newsletter today to hear about fun freshwater facts, recent program updates, upcoming events, new projects, and so much more!
Subscribe here: 👉 https://watersheds.ca/newsletter-sign-up/ 👈
Two grand prizes. $3,300 value. Endless potential for freshwater. 💚
Enter our Nature Art Raffle for the chance to win one of two incredible art pieces made by Canadian artists!
Ticket prices: $10 for 10, $20 for 50, $40 for 200, and $45 for 225.
Purchase tickets TODAY at: https://water5050.ca/
Enter our Nature Art Raffle for the chance to win one of two incredible art pieces made by Canadian artists!
Ticket prices: $10 for 10, $20 for 50, $40 for 200, and $45 for 225.
Purchase tickets TODAY at: https://water5050.ca/
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Two grand prizes. $3,300 value. Endless potential for freshwater. 💚
Enter our Nature Art Raffle for the chance to win one of two incredible art pieces made by Canadian artists!
Ticket prices: $10 for 10, $20 for 50, $40 for 200, and $45 for 225.
Purchase tickets TODAY at: https://water5050.ca/
Enter our Nature Art Raffle for the chance to win one of two incredible art pieces made by Canadian artists!
Ticket prices: $10 for 10, $20 for 50, $40 for 200, and $45 for 225.
Purchase tickets TODAY at: https://water5050.ca/
1/ In August 2025, dedicated volunteers and staff swept and power washed silt and algae off a historic lake trout spawning bed on Kamaniskeg Lake, ON! All Watersheds Canada fish projects are completed with permits and approval by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
1/ In August 2025, dedicated volunteers and staff swept and power washed silt and algae off a historic lake trout spawning bed on Kamaniskeg Lake, ON! All Watersheds Canada fish projects are completed with permits and approval by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
Looking for the perfect gift that makes an impact both on the recipient and on freshwater? 💚
We have just added four new symbolic adoptions to our storefront - Red Fox Family, Wood Duck pair, Wild Iris, and Yellow Perch.
Find out gift catalogue here: watersheds-canada.square.site/s/shop
We have just added four new symbolic adoptions to our storefront - Red Fox Family, Wood Duck pair, Wild Iris, and Yellow Perch.
Find out gift catalogue here: watersheds-canada.square.site/s/shop
November 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Looking for the perfect gift that makes an impact both on the recipient and on freshwater? 💚
We have just added four new symbolic adoptions to our storefront - Red Fox Family, Wood Duck pair, Wild Iris, and Yellow Perch.
Find out gift catalogue here: watersheds-canada.square.site/s/shop
We have just added four new symbolic adoptions to our storefront - Red Fox Family, Wood Duck pair, Wild Iris, and Yellow Perch.
Find out gift catalogue here: watersheds-canada.square.site/s/shop