2024-Apr-23
Want to Restore Fish Habitat? A Watersheds Canada Program Can Help
With the steady increase in development along the shores of our lakes and rivers, critical fish habitat is being compromised and degraded. Watersheds Canada is partnering with local organizations to protect, enhance, and restore freshwater fish habitats. By building and deploying brush bundles, Watersheds Canada is creating spots for perch, bass, and pike to rest, feed, spawn, and hide. Often these woody debris areas are “cleaned up” by people who want a clean lake look and do not realize the impact this has on aquatic species.
If your area is home to pike, perch, sunfish, and bass species and could benefit from more in-water habitat, have your local community association submit a project request to partner with Watersheds Canada in 2024 or 2025. Please note that not every group who fills in a form will be selected for a project.
View past in-water fish habitat restoration projects, or watch the video below to see what is involved in a project.