Watersheds Canada

Thank you to Asphodel-Norwood Public Library for hosting Watersheds Canada last week for the launch of their Summer Reading Club! We were able to deliver science and nature stations for over 50 people as we launched a new Nature Discovery Backpack lending library.

This Nature Discovery Backpack project is funded by CIBC Foundation, Peterborough Foundation, and Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha.

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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.

➡️ 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, trees and shrubs will also act as barriers to reduce surface runoff, slow floodwaters, and filter pollutants and excess nutrients.

➡️ Planting native shrubs that produce berries and flowers will provide birds, pollinators, and small mammals with shelter and a year-round food source.

The Natural Edge Program can help support you in planning and planting your shoreline with your choice of native vegetation! Visit naturaledge.watersheds.ca for more information 🌱