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Quetico Foundation Statement Regarding Proposed Mining Activity in the Region

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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

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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

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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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During this season of giving and sharing please generously donate to help support the Quetico Foundation

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The Quetico Foundation is dedicated to the protection of wilderness with a particular focus on Quetico Wilderness Provincial Park since 1954. The Quetico Foundation primarily has two focuses; conducting ecological research and supporting academic studies to help protect the wilderness of Quetico Provincial Park, and helping students and young leaders connect to the beauty of

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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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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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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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