Biology Interns

Exploring the Depths: Mapping Lake Trout Habitat in Quetico Provincial Park

By: Raquel and Connor The Quetico Foundations’ biology team finished our deepest trip into the park yet, which required the depth mapping of several lakes including Keewatin, Williams, and Kawnipi. The purpose of this excursion was to determine what conditions lake trout could inhabit, by going to lakes confirmed with lake trout presence and collecting […]

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Quetico Foundation’s Team Completes Successful Invasive Species Monitoring Expedition

By: Connor and Raquel The Quetico Foundations’ biology team has just finished two backcountry trips into the northern regions of the park for surveillance of an invasive plankton-eating species called the spiny water flea (SWF). The purpose of these trips was to go to lakes that have no confirmed cases of SWF and use weighted

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Exploring the Sounds of Quetico Our First Environmental Monitoring Expedition

By: Raquel and Connor The biology research team completed our first environmental monitoring trip this past week, deploying acoustic monitors on Pickerel Lake to identify bird populations in the area. The morning of our trip we got everything organized within the staff house for our departure. We were quickly picked up and relocated to Stanton

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