Programs & Activities

Programs Introduction | John B. Ridley Research Library | Research & Publications | Summer Student Research Program | Biology Internship Program | Ridley Wilderness Youth Program | Artists in Residence Program | Other Programs

Some of the Foundation's most recent projects are described in its newsletter. Click here to view the electronic version of this periodical.

Over the years, the Foundation has supported a variety of scientific, research and social projects in Quetico Park and the immediately surrounding areas. The Park is the centre of three ecological zones - the boreal, the Atlantic mixed-wood and the prairie systems. It is therefore unique as a centre for long-term ecological research, including work on climatic change, forest harvesting, resource extraction, watershed changes, winds and other environmentally important issues. Our objective has been to act as a catalyst for initiatives that will, both in the long term and the short term further our mission. Hence, we have made an on-going commitment to working with government officials, park managers, forestry and mining industry officials, local citizens' groups and the Lac La Croix First Nation, to ensure the sustainability of the forests and the integrity of the wilderness. To contact us, click here.

Our current programs and activities include:

• John B. Ridley Research Library
• Research & Publications
• Summer Student Research Program
• Biology Internship Program
• Ridley Wilderness Youth Program
• Artists in Residence Program
• Satellite Canoe Route Maps Project
• Educational Bursaries
• Tall Pines Project
• Public Advocacy
• ROM Watercolour Sketches