QLF | The Quebec-Labrador Foundation

QLF | The Quebec-Labrador Foundation Promoting global leadership - one person at a time - through nature, culture and heritage conservation. QLF Alumni number several thousand.

FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY, the Quebec-Labrador Foundation (QLF) has been defined through its unique approach of working across borders. In the early days of the organization, those borders were geographic — state, provincial, and U.S./Canada. In recent years, the regional model in North America is now shared with places as diverse as Central and Southeast Europe, Latin America, Middle East, and Sout

heast Asia. QLF is distinguished by its emphasis on connecting environmental problem-solving with associated needs of culture and community. Environmental issues cannot be addressed without making sure that solutions include people. QLF has always promoted the potential of individual initiative and leadership — that one person can make a difference. For example, QLF taps the energy and commitment of university Interns, and young professionals worldwide to provide experiential training opportunities for the next generation’s leaders.

Congratulations to QLF Alumna Alix Morris for being called to the podium twice at the Maine Literary Awards. Her book "A...
06/10/2026

Congratulations to QLF Alumna Alix Morris for being called to the podium twice at the Maine Literary Awards. Her book "A Year With the Seals: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea's Most Charismatic and Controversial Creatures” won the Book Award for Nonfiction and jointly won the prestigious John N. Cole Award for Maine Nonfiction.

If you’re wondering who this spry man is, it is the Bill Bryan. The oldest of the next generation down from Bob Bryan, h...
06/09/2026

If you’re wondering who this spry man is, it is the Bill Bryan. The oldest of the next generation down from Bob Bryan, he visited with Larry and Tina Morris over the weekend with his wife Pam. He was on the East coast for his 60th UNH reunion and to see family in Maine.

QLF alumna Leslie Van Gelder on June 1 received a King’s Birthday Honour (ONZM) in New Zealand for her work in conservat...
06/03/2026

QLF alumna Leslie Van Gelder on June 1 received a King’s Birthday Honour (ONZM) in New Zealand for her work in conservation and dark sky sanctuaries. Congratulations to Leslie on her great work for the environment.

In 1978 Kathleen Blanchard was invited by QLF's founder, Robert Bryan, to work with the people of the Quebec Lower North...
04/14/2026

In 1978 Kathleen Blanchard was invited by QLF's founder, Robert Bryan, to work with the people of the Quebec Lower North Shore to address the problem of declining seabird populations on this remote, rugged coast. The project rapidly grew into a regional research and education campaign involving hundreds of interns, youth, and concerned residents whose passion for the seabird colonies helped secure long-term success.

Today Dr. Blanchard continues to champion community-based conservation in places like Point Amour, Labrador, where for more than a decade local youth train to monitor seabirds and care for their resources. Collaborative partnerships and top-notch teaching staff make this program a hit among families of the Labrador Straits.

Photos courtesy of Bird Protection Quebec (first one) and Hans van Klinken

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