First year of Lakehead University and Quetico Foundation Research Partnership

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by: Dr. Michael Rennie, Canada Research Chair in Freshwater Ecology and Fisheries Assistant Professor Quetico Provincial Park has been described as a ‘natural oasis’; with all the things going on in the world, in Quetico, you can get in a canoe, traverse a few portages, and the outside world quickly melts away leaving just you […]

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Biology Interns, Katie and Kelsey, reflect on their summer

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by Katie Tripp and Kelsey Atalise Although this year had a shorter than normal season, a lot was accomplished by the biologist assistant crew. They assisted with four main projects this season; assessed lake trout vulnerability to climate change, identified the location of Spiny Water flea, an invasive species in Quetico’s lakes with a Lakehead

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Quetico Foundation awards a Lakehead University researcher with a $75,000 grant

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Quetico Foundation awarded Dr. Michael Rennie, Lakehead University, with a $75,000 grant over the next three years to evaluate how invasive spiny water flea and climate change are affecting the early growth rates and mercury loads of fish at Quetico Provincial Park. Dr. Michael Rennie, an Associate Professor in Biology, Canada Research Chair in Freshwater

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Quetico Foundation’s #PaddleThanks Video

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Ontario Backcountry Canoe Symposium launched the #paddlethanks initiative, to give people an opportunity to say thanks for the wonderful things that make paddling such an important part of life. The Quetico Foundation submitted a video by Abigail Laulman, Trustee. Laulman’s first canoe trip was sponsored by the Quetico Foundation, a paddling trip for new Canadians

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Summary of Forest Birds Monitoring in Quetico Provincial Park 2014 – 2019

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Monitoring the diversity and abundance of forest birds and their changes through time is part of assessing the ecological condition of an area. Within Quetico Provincial Park, a long-term monitoring program using equipment that records bird songs at permanent sample plots was established in 2014 to monitor songbirds in specific habitats. The data resulting from

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A Proposed US Mine Could Poison Quetico’s Pristine Watershed

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For those who love the wilderness, watersheds and wildlife of Quetico Provincial Park irreparable damage to the watersheds and landscape from toxic mining tailings is a completely vile and virtually unacceptable thought. Yet, a national newspaper, The Star features a front page article about the potential demise for the southern and western border and south-westerly

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Highlights of Quetico Provincial Park Bat/Bapakwaanaajiinh Survey: 2017-19

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Introduction: Bats (bapakwaanaajiinh in Anishinaabemowin) are an important component of biodiversity, particularly as a voracious insect predator. Five species of bat have been reported in Quetico, including three species of migratory bats – Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinerius), Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) and Eastern Red Bat(Lasiurus borealis) as well as two non-migratory species – Big Brown

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