Mission Statement

QLF exists to support the rural communities and environment of eastern Canada and New England
and
to create models for stewardship of natural resources and cultural heritage that can be applied worldwide.

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Events

A Middle East Program Regional Meeting for Alumni and Partner Organizations
Fall 2008, Turkey

CoastFest 2008 celebration along the Quebec Lower North Shore.

Working across borders to link
Community ~ Culture ~ Conservation

QLF is a Not-for-Profit Organization in the U.S. and a Registered Charity in Canada. QLF fosters long-term leadership development within individuals and communities by supporting community-based conservation initiatives; developing models of stewardship of natural and cultural resources; and aiding in community service, economic development, and heritage preservation in rural regions. Since the early 1960s, QLF has worked across borders to serve the communities of the Atlantic Region by working in partnership with communities and organizations from Long Island Sound to Labrador. For the last 30 years, QLF has also worked across international borders in

Western Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East, offering fellowships, exchanges, and leadership development for conservation leaders to focus on global challenges and provide dynamic and thoughtful leadership for the future.

 


Half Century Campaign Update

QLF is celebrating its 50th Anniversary, an achievement that is a testament to the work of QLF Founder, Bob Bryan. To commemorate this achievement, QLF has initiated the Half Century Campaign to raise $15 million for QLF's endowment. Link to the Half Century Campaign.

2008 Intern News

CoastFest Intern Nadia Rowsell and coordinator Sophia Foley are interviewed by CBC Montreal: CoastFest wraps up this weekend in Kegaska. Listen listen (runs 5 min. and requires RealPlayer)

CoastFest Intern Sabrina Chiefari is interviewed by CBC Montreal: Catching up with CoastFest in La Romaine. Listen listen (runs 7 min. and requires RealPlayer)

CoastFest Interns Nadia Rowsell and Joanna Caplan are interviewed by CBC Montreal: Catching up with CoastFest in Tabatiere. Listen listen (runs 8.49 min. and requires RealPlayer)

Read about what it's like to be a QLF Intern on the Intern Blog page.

News

Two new QLF publications, Seascapes and the Muscongus Bay Atlas, are reviewed by The Working Waterfront. More Info » (June 2008)

Marine Species at Risk Project Expands - Close to 100 volunteers on the Quebec Lower North Shore, southern Labrador and western Newfoundland are now documenting sightings of twelve marine species considered at risk in Canada. (April 2008)

As part of the Inuit-Innu Recovering History Project, QLF staff member Candace Cochrane put up two exhibits in Sheshatshiu and Nain, Labrador, of photographs she made of community members between 1969 and 1986. (April 2008)

2008 Publications

QLF at Fifty, a special publication of the Quebec-Labrador Foundation in honor of our 50th Anniversary Celebration. (Publication 8MB, Cover 1.3MB)

Pointing Northeast (Regard sur le nord-est), the annual program newsletter produced by QLF Canada (English,
Français).

Seascapes - Getting to Know the Sea Around Us. A Guide to Characterizing Marine and Coastal Areas. A publication of QLF's Marine Program based in the Gulf of Maine.

Muscongus Bay Atlas. Containing 23, full-sized, annotated GIS map images based on over 150 data layers, this original QLF publication illustrates the great variety of uses and environmental features of the Muscongus Bay region in Midcoast, Maine.