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Co-hosted by the Quebec Labrador Foundation and Center for Large Landscape Conservation on behalf of the Staying Connected Initiative, the Northeastern North America / Turtle Island Landscape Connectivity Summit brought together a unique mix of leaders and practitioners across borders, cultures, sectors, and organizations at multiple scales to build relationships and chart a path forward for an ecologically and culturally well-connected landscape for all inhabitants of this continentally and globally significant region.

The gathering was held on June 11-13, 2024 in Montréal / Tiohtià:ke, Québec, Canada, the unceded territory of the Mohawk Nation / Kanien’kehá:ka. Turtle Island is a name used by many Indigenous peoples of this region for what is commonly understood as North America. Tiohtià:ke, which means “where the currents divide and meet”, has been an important gathering place since time immemorial and is now home to 35,000 Indigenous people.

The Summit was intended to enhance cross-border coordination and collaboration on connectivity conservation and restoration activities throughout the region. Key themes, opportunities, strategies, and actions that surfaced during plenary sessions and focused small-group discussions are now being distilled into a high-level guide to help advance collaborative connectivity efforts and ensure a healthy, climate-resilient environment within and across borders. This guide, entitled “Pathways to an Ecologically Connected Transborder Landscape in Northeastern North America” is scheduled to be released in Spring, 2025.

Together, the Summit and Pathways guide will help ensure that our region maximizes current unprecedented opportunities and investments to sustain a well-connected, biodiverse landscape and climate-resilient future for all living beings.

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Questions? Email Summit@qlf.org and a member of the Core Planning Team will get back to you as quickly as possible.

 

 

The organizers express their deep appreciation to the following for their generous support of the

Northeastern North America / Turtle Island Landscape Connectivity Summit

 

Presenting Sponsors

 

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

                     

 

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Supporters 

                                    

With additional support from:

Brownington Foundation

Eric T. Webster Foundation

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Island Foundation

The Jarislowsky Foundation

Power Corporation of Canada

R. Howard Webster Foundation

Volgenau Foundation