Borderlands Project

On a more localized scale, QLF is spearheading a parallel transborder effort focusing on one of the eleven key regionally-significant habitat “linkages” identified by the Staying Connected Initiative, the area encompassing northeastern Vermont, northern New Hampshire, northwestern Maine, and adjacent parts of southern Québec. Known informally by some as the “Borderlands” linkage, this cross-border region plays a vital role in connecting forested landscapes to the southwest in Vermont and farther eastward into Maine, Québec’s Gaspé Peninsula, and New Brunswick.

This region has been on SCI’s map of priority linkages for fifteen years and partners have been doing great work on the ground there for decades. But there has never been a gathering of key players from all four jurisdictions to share perspectives, develop a collective vision and priorities for connectivity conservation and restoration, and look for potential synergies and opportunities for enhanced collaboration. QLF is excited to help address this gap and heighten collective action that will benefit the diverse human communities and ecosystems of this vitally important area.