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Quetico Foundation Statement Regarding Proposed Mining Activity in the Region

The Quetico Foundation is aware of recent public discussion regarding proposed mining activity in the broader region surrounding Quetico Provincial Park. Protecting the ecological integrity, wilderness values, and long-term health of Quetico remain central to our mission. Quetico is not only one of Canada’s most significant protected wilderness areas, but also a landscape of deep cultural importance […]

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Hiring research team

TWO POSITIONS AVAILABLE – 2026 RESEARCH FIELD TEAM Positions: Research Team Leader & Research Team MemberLocation: Quetico Provincial Park, Hwy 11, Atikokan, Ontario108 Saturn Ave, Atikokan, Ontario, P0T 1C0Length of Employment: 16 weeks; May 4 – August 23, 2026Application Deadline: March 8, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time(Send your cover letter and resume to jared.stachiw@ontario.ca)

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Quetico Foundation Announces Opening of 2026 Science Research Grant Applications

The Quetico Foundation is pleased to announce that applications are now open for its 2026 Science Research Grant, supporting scientific research conducted within Quetico Provincial Park. Up to $50,000 in total funding is available for projects that advance knowledge and conservation of this iconic wilderness area. Applications are due March 1, 2026, and successful recipients

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Pay to Slay is Not the Way!

The province, northern Ontario and jeopardized wildlife in Ontario need your help. Ontario’s government announced its intention to gut the province’s Endangered Species Act (ESA). Please send an email to your MPP, make your views on the ESA known through the Environmental Registry or through Ontario Nature’s petition here: https://ontarionature.good.do/esa2/sign/ or https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/013-5033. It’s easy to believe in a

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2019 Artist In Residence application deadline March 31

Enjoy creating wonderful inspired art in the wilderness of Quetico Provincial Park! Apply now to be a Quetico 2019 Artist in Residence, the deadline is March 31st. The Quetico Foundation can also pay for part of these travel expenses and initiated the artist in residence cabin. Please see https://queticofoundation.org/what-we-do/arts-culture/ for more information.

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Oh my magpies! Christmas Bird Count locally coordinated by Quetico Foundation trustee emeriti

Do you love science and observing birds? Read about Dave Elder’s sighting of black-billed magpies, a species typically found further west, in Atikokan as well and his contributions to the Atikokan Christmas Bird Count here: https://view.publitas.com/on-nature/winter-2018/page/6-7. Dave Elder is a former Quetico Provincial Park superintendent and a Quetico Foundation Trustee Emeriti. Amazing work Dave!!!

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