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Time is running out to enter our Nature Art Raffle! 💧 Buy tickets for a chance to win one of two incredible art pieces made by Canadian artists! Proceeds will go directly into supporting our on-the-ground freshwater stewardship programs. Purchase tickets TODAY at: water5050.ca

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 02/10/2026

🚨 LAST CHANCE 🚨 Ticket sales for our Nature Art Raffle will close at 10:00am today, and the prizes will be drawn at 11:00am! You've got to be in it to win it! Purchase raffle tickets at: 👉 water5050.ca 👈

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 01/10/2026

The winning numbers for our Nature Art Raffle grand prizes will be drawn TOMORROW - don't miss out! 🌱 🎨 You could take home one of these unique, hand-made pieces of art made by Canadian artists! You've got to be in it to win it! Purchase raffle tickets TODAY at: 👉 water5050.ca 👈

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 29/09/2026

Can you picture one of these stunning artworks in your home? There are just 3 days left to enter Watersheds Canada’s Nature Art Raffle! Every ticket helps protect Canada’s lakes, rivers, and shorelines. 💧 Buy your tickets before sales close on October 2 at 10:00 a.m.! 👉 water5050.ca

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 26/09/2026

This week, our Board of Directors and CEO Robert Pye came together for a two-day strategic planning session. The discussions focused on our long-term goals and priorities as we look ahead. Thank you to our Board for your time and continued commitment to protecting Canada’s freshwater!

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 25/09/2026

🎨 One week left to enter our Nature Art Raffle! One of these stunning artworks could be in your home, while your ticket helps support Watersheds Canada’s work to protect our lakes, rivers, and freshwater ecosystems. 🎟️ Buy your tickets today: water5050.ca

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 23/09/2026

Congratulations to DataStream on 10 years of making water data more accessible across Canada! Watersheds Canada CEO Robert Pye was proud to join DataStream, Members of Parliament, partners, and supporters on Parliament Hill on Monday to celebrate this milestone. 📷: Dave Chan @datastream.org

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 22/09/2026

1/ Every ticket purchased through Watersheds Canada’s Nature Art Raffle helps support freshwater conservation! 💧 Enter for your chance to win one of two original artworks while supporting hands-on projects that protect lakes, rivers, and shorelines. Buy your tickets today: water5050.ca

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 21/09/2026

Though found across Canada, the Western Red Lily is most often recognized for being the floral emblem of Saskatchewan. This one here needs its colour, though! Print this sheet off, grab some coloured pencils, and try to match the striking reds, oranges, and yellows in this beautiful species

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 20/09/2026

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: 👉 watersheds.ca/newsletter-sign-up 👈

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 19/09/2026

Join us for our "Design Your Shoreline" workshop in Horton Township on September 26th! For more information and free registration, please visit: watersheds.ca/design-your-workshops…

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 18/09/2026

1/ There are 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: a painting of a scenic lake landscape called 'Living Waters' or a hand-carved wood duck decoy! Purchase tickets TODAY at: 👉 water5050.ca 👈

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 17/09/2026

Thanks to a significant $375,000 gift over 3 years from the Green Sanderson Foundation, vital change is coming to the shorelands and waters of Lake Simcoe, ON: watersheds.ca/media-release-green-s…

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 15/09/2026

1/ Register for our upcoming webinar workshop, “Water Connections: Data & Stewardship,” on September 28! More information and free registration: watersheds.ca/freshwater-stewardship #freshwater #webinar #stewardship #Canada

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 14/09/2026

Thanks to funding from The Chawkers Foundation, Watersheds Canada and Free For All Community Services were able to deliver nature workshops in Brampton, ON! Children attending the summer camp learned about Canada's watersheds, local species, and even got a field trip to a local conservation area!

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 14/09/2026

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 your raffle tickets TODAY at 👉 water5050.ca 👈 #natureart

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 13/09/2026

Thanks to funding from Perth & District Community Foundation, students from Perth & District Collegiate Institute, ON were able to have a field trip to Watersheds Canada's native plant garden! This workshop gave students a chance to do a scavenger hunt and make their own restoration planting plan.

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 12/09/2026

Many diverse species ensure that ecosystems have resilience and stability and can continue to provide essential ecosystem services even if one species declines. Learn more: watersheds.ca/ecosystem-services-an… Toolkit funding: The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 11/09/2026

1/ Restoring lake trout habitat, one spawning bed at a time! 🐟 This week, Watersheds Canada staff and community volunteers came together to restore a lake trout spawning bed on Wollaston Lake, ON.

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 11/09/2026

A focus of One Health is infectious illnesses that spread between animals and humans. Our latest blog and family-friendly activities explore Lyme disease, ticks, and "One Health": watersheds.ca/lyme-disease-ticks-an… Toolkit funding: The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 10/09/2026

Somewhere between 75%–95% of all flowering plants on earth need pollinators. Explore the importance of pollinators in our new blog and families activities: watersheds.ca/pollinators-food-secu… Toolkit funding: The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 09/09/2026

Human activities and inactivity allow for contaminants to reach our freshwater where they can then affect the environment, animals, and ourselves. Learn more: watersheds.ca/water-contamination-a… Toolkit funding: The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 08/09/2026

Artist Sue Miller shares the story and inspiration behind her beautiful painting created for this year’s Nature Art Raffle. Enter today for your chance to take home this one-of-a-kind artwork and support freshwater conservation! 💧 Purchase tickets at: water5050.ca @smillerart.bsky.social

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 08/09/2026

Watersheds Canada just released a new resource toolkit all about "One Health". Not sure what One Health is? Access our free blogs and family activities to learn more: watersheds.ca/onehealth This toolkit is generously funded by The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation.

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 06/09/2026

Thanks to funding from Perth and District Community Foundation, two gr. 7-8 classes at Perth District Collegiate Institute, ON are receiving a full year environment exploration program! The first part of the program included an exploration of science careers, and the delivery of new science tools.

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 05/09/2026

Enter our Nature Art Raffle for the chance to win one of two incredible art pieces made by Canadian artists! All proceeds will go directly into supporting our on-the-ground freshwater stewardship programs. Purchase tickets: water5050.ca

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 04/09/2026

Thanks to a new partnership with Orangeville Public Library and Sustainable Orangeville Committee, Watersheds Canada recently launched a new Nature Discovery Backpack lending library in Orangeville, ON! Four new Backpacks are now available to borrow with your Library card.

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 03/09/2026

Grade 7-8 students at Perth & District Collegiate Institute, ON are currently receiving a two-year outdoor learning program that ties into their geography, mathematics, and science units. Field trips to local parks really make the learning "stick"! Funding: Perth and District Community Foundation

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 02/09/2026

Over the course of multiple school years, Watersheds Canada has been delivering classroom programming to English language learner, New Canadian & racialized students attending 2 elementary schools in Ottawa, ON. 2025-26 funding: The Crabtree Foundation, Peterborough K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 01/09/2026

Win one-of-a-kind, nature-inspired art! Enter Watersheds Canada’s Nature Art Raffle for your chance to win one of two incredible grand prizes by Canadian artists. Tickets are on sale now! Buy yours at: water5050.ca

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 31/08/2026

Watersheds Canada's Nature Art Raffle is Back! Our Nature Art Raffle returns tomorrow, bringing together art and a passion for freshwater conservation. This year’s raffle features two stunning, one-of-a-kind artworks inspired by Canada’s freshwater ecosystems and the species that call them home.

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 30/08/2026

Community impact begins with lifting up existing community partners. Watersheds Canada is proud to partner with groups like public libraries to make nature learning more accessible for Canadian families. Partner pictured: Western Manitoba Regional Library Funder: Brandon Area Community Foundation

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 29/08/2026

Watersheds Canada, in partnership with Western Manitoba Regional Library, launched a Nature Discovery Backpack lending library in 2026. Six Manitoba-curriculum linked Backpacks are available to borrow from all Western Manitoba Regional Library branches. Funding: Brandon Area Community Foundation

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 28/08/2026

The momentum on how to protect freshwater health continues! Make a tax-deductible donation to Watersheds Canada today to ensure more resources are created and can reach more people: watersheds.ca/donate Toolkit funding: The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 27/08/2026

Low-impact development refers to natural structures like bioswales and rain gardens that are designed to manage stormwater by mimicking a natural hydrological cycle in urban environments. They work to slow down runoff while increasing infiltration. Learn more: watersheds.ca/floods-droughts

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 26/08/2026

Discover 4 drought-tolerant plants you could add to your property! Drought-tolerant plants are capable of living in some of the driest conditions. If your property is in a drought-vulnerable area, consider adding some of these plants to bolster your shoreline or create habitat for local wildlife!

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 25/08/2026

While large-scale infrastructure and policy implementation are essential, individual homeowners can also take low-cost actions to improve their properties’ resilience to flooding and drought conditions. Learn how: watersheds.ca/making-your-home-resi…

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 24/08/2026

A stronger understanding and application of nature-based solutions can reduce the environmental impacts of urbanization while still effectively lowering flood risk. Learn more in our recent blog post: watersheds.ca/nature-based-solution…

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 23/08/2026

Discover 4 flood-tolerant plants you could add to your property! Flood-tolerant plants help to buffer properties against the threat of flooding. They absorb excess water and are capable of surviving in saturated conditions. More flooding and drought resources: watersheds.ca/floods-droughts

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 22/08/2026

As Canadians, we assume we have an abundance of freshwater resources, but this might not always be the case. Learn more in our recent blog post: watersheds.ca/when-rivers-run-low-u…

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 21/08/2026

Flooding and drought are significant sources of socio-economic stress for small to mid-sized communities. Research shows prepared communities share key characteristics: -> Clear emergency response and communication -> Resilient infrastructure planning -> Current risk assessment

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 20/08/2026

As flooding events become more common, an important question emerges for residents and decision-makers alike: Is my town truly flood-ready? Learn more in our latest blog: watersheds.ca/is-your-town-flood-re…

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 19/08/2026

Water scarcity is a growing global concern as we rely on fresh water for many aspects of life. It’s up to us to make a change where we can. Check out these resources to learn more about your water footprint and the steps you can take to reduce your impact: watersheds.ca/floods-droughts

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 18/08/2026

As Canadians, we need to be prepared to deal with our changing climate as we experience more frequent heavy rainfall events and prolonged summer droughts. Understanding your watershed’s risk has never been more important! Learn more: watersheds.ca/are-you-in-a-flooding…

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 17/08/2026

Understanding your flood risk is vital to properly protecting your property. Here are some resources to help you identify your risk and take action to protect your property against flooding. Learn more: watersheds.ca/floods-droughts

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 16/08/2026

Flooding and water scarcity are not new challenges, but they are becoming increasingly severe. Climate change, rapid urbanization, and the overuse of freshwater have intensified these risks. See what you can do using our new Flooding and Water Scarcity toolkit: watersheds.ca/floods-droughts

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 15/08/2026

Thanks to a new partnership between Free For All Community Services & Watersheds Canada, 20 Nature Discovery Backpacks are available for Brampton youth to explore the city's nearby nature. Project funding: TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, The Chawkers Foundation

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 14/08/2026

Thanks to funding from TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, Sage Creek School in Winnipeg, MB now has a Nature Discovery Backpack lending library! The Backpacks are full of things to explore urban nature spots, helping students learn about birds, trees, gardening, and nature journalling.

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