Quetico Foundation 2019 AGM and Canoe Day walk
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Foundation News
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!!!
Atikokan Progress: Biology Interns Spending Summer Researching in Park
Quetico Foundation Biology Interns, Jared Stachiw and Katie Tripp, featured in an Article Progress article about backcountry canoe expeditions to do biology and forest fire data research in Quetico Provincial Park. Online coverage http://atikokanprogress.ca/2018/08/21/biology-interns-spending-summer-doing-research-in-quetico-park/ and https://queticofoundation.org/atikokan-progress-biology-interns/
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Guest blog: Bat/bakwanaajii survey
Here are a couple pictures of Jessica Atatise taken myself, Brian Jackson, doing the bat/bakwanaajii survey funded by the Quetico Foundation (and yes, that is an official bat microphone pole).
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Long-Term Salamander Monitoring
The Quetico Foundation’s Long-Term Salamander Monitoring
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Pre-Prescribed Burn Vegetation Monitoring in Quetico
Forest fires are recognized as a crucial force in the dynamic ecosystems of the boreal forest due to their revitalizing impacts on the landscape. Fire is also essential for certain plants and vegetation communities to grow and thrive – this is the case for Quetico’s iconic red and white pines. Red and white pine are
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Historic fire research excursion launch
Quetico Foundation biologist interns Jared Stachiw and Katie Tripp heading out on another research trip. On this trip they will be surveying red pine stands along the northwest portion of the Park for old stumps to collect to be dated to assess the number of historic surface fires (see Red pine, fire and people for
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Introducing songbird monitoring research 2018
We all know bird songs to be beautiful, but as it turns out they can also be quite useful. Forest birds are a valuable and convenient indicator of forest health. These birds are sensitive to changes in ecosystem health, and their association with forest habitat makes them ideal for detecting fluctuations in forest condition. Each
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Biology Interns and researchers are back in the field
Our biology interns, Karissa and Jared, are back in the field. Jared has seen moose and moose calves already this spring. They are doing songbird monitoring, fire history data, bat, species at risk research and more!
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