CALL FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION INTERNS MARITIMES PROGRAM
The Quebec–Labrador Foundation is a registered charity in Canada and a non-profit organization in the U.S. with offices in Montreal and Massachusetts. QLF’s program mission is defined in two parts: a regional component (New England and Eastern Canada), and an international component, which ties our regional model to a global network. QLF’s mission is to address pressing environmental issues through community–based conservation programs in Eastern Canada and New England, and to share these successful models for biodiversity conservation, stewardship of natural resources, and cultural heritage across the globe.Project Summary Protected Areas Stewardship Program:Conservation and Stewardship of Ecologically Significant Species in Protected Areas across the Maritimes. QLF seeks to engage the next generation of environmental leaders in projects that focus on communitybased biodiversity conservation, climate action and stewardship of natural resources within the Atlantic region. In its fifth year of operation, this project supports ecologically significant species conservation
and protected areas stewardship. The project will be delivered in partnership with the Nature Trust of New Brunswick, and The Nova Scotia Nature Trust; charitable land conservation organizations that conserve privately owned and ecologically significant land across the Maritimes.This project is designed to provide hands-on training in community-basedconservation. Interns will gain field experience and skills related to conducting scientific data collection, community engagement, and workshop facilitation. Key activities include ecologically significant species surveys, collection of bird census data and macro-invertebrate species data for water quality monitoring in nature preserves; nature preserve maintenance; environmental clean-up and restoration projects; invasive species monitoring and removal; public engagement and environmental stewardship workshops.QLF is currently seeking 2-3 Interns for this project, under the direction of a QLF Team Lead. The activities will be carried out in the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The team will be equipped with a vehicle and will travel together / share accommodation for the duration of the project
More information on QLF’s Internship Programs can be found at: https://www.qlf.org/programs/leadership/interns-volunteers/