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The Sounds Conservancy QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION Atlantic Center for the Environment 1995-2014 The Sounds Conservancy . QLF MISSION STATEMENT QLF exists to promote global leadership development, to support the rural communities and environment of eastern Canada and New England, and to create models for stewardship of natural resources and cultural heritage that can be shared worldwide. QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION TABLE OF CONTENTS The Ven. Robert A. BrYan Letter From The President . 2 Founding Chairman LaWrence B. Morris Acknowledgements . 3 President The Sounds Conservancy . 4 EliZabeth Alling Executive Vice President The Quebec-Labrador Foundation . 5 Managing Editor Rivers and Watersheds . 7 HenrY Hatch Charles Hildt Bays and Estuaries . 17 Grace Weatherall Writers Coastal Marshes . 33 Adrianne Brand Constance de BrUn Intertidal Zone . 45 Writers Sounds Conservancy Publication (2000) Subtidal Zone . 51 Agnes Simon Education . 61 Editor Species Conservation . 77 Christopher O’Book KeVin Porter Marine Legislation . 97 Photography Editors QUebec-Labrador FoUndation Appendix– Atlantic Center for the EnVironment 55 SoUth Main Street Grantees Listed by Sound . 104 IpsWich, MassachUsetts 01938 Grantees Listed by Subject . 115 Phone 978.356.0038 FaX 978.356.7322 Grantees Listed by Year . 129 ......... 1 Index . 146 QLF Canada 606, rUe Cathcart Glossary of Terminology . 159 BUreaU 430 Montréal, QUébec H3B 1K9 References: Photography and Illustration . 163 Canada Phone 514.395.6020 Cover Photograph: Looking toward Rhode Island Sound from the Aquinnah FaX 514.395.4505 Cliffs at the western end of Vineyard Sound, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts WWW.QLF.org Photograph bY Candace Cochrane ......... Inside Cover Photograph: Boardwalks along the coast preserve ecosystems and make the Sounds accessible to the public. © 2014 QUebec-Labrador FoUndation Photograph bY Candace Cochrane Hird Graphic Design Back Cover Photograph: Western tip of Vineyard Sound, Martha’s Vineyard, RAM Printing Massachusetts Photograph bY Candace Cochrane Back Inside Photograph: Intertidal zone along the Sounds Photograph bY Candace Cochrane 1995–2014 19TH ANNIVERSARY The Sounds Conservancy | QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT It is hard to belieVe that The SoUnds ConserVancY has been part of QUebec-Labrador FoUndation/Atlantic Center for the EnVironment (QLF) Well oVer a decade. When its FoUnder, Chris PercY, and I sat doWn in the earlY 1990s to discUss the idea of his organiZation joining forces With QLF, neVer did We dream that it WoUld groW to What it has become todaY. The four Sounds ConserVancY endowment funds now total more than $1 million and of that, a small percent- age is disbUrsed in annUal installments throUgh The SoUnds ConserVancY Grants Program. On an aVerage, the program proVides 40 grants each Year. NoW, there are hUndreds of bUdding YoUng marine scientists, edUcators, policY specialists, and enVironmental joUrnalists Who haVe been helped along in their career qUest. One of the earliest grantees, Helen HaYs, is in her 45th Year Working to conserVe the Common Tern and Roseate Tern nesting on Great GUll Island off the ConnecticUt coast. After foUr decades, Helen’s Work is the definition of longitudinal research. She spends her “off island” months on the staff at the American MUseUm of NatUral HistorY in NeW York CitY. Helen has latelY been Using SoUnds ConserVancY sUpport to deVelop Wildlife steWardship eXchanges—in Argentina and BraZil—betWeen North and SoUth America, the tern migration roUte. The SoUnds ConserVancY Program, like others at QLF, is connecting conserVationists in oUr home region With those in regions far distant. I Want to thank all those Who haVe helped Us along the WaY to keep Chris PercY’s dream aliVe. ThroUgh indi- VidUal assistance, familY foUndations, corporate sUpport, and program sponsorships, The SoUnds ConservancY continUes to eXpand its efforts. Each NoVember, former Directors of The SoUnds ConserVancY meet to learn the latest neWs aboUt the program’s accomplishments. AnY organiZation WoUld be fortUnate to haVe had sUch dedicated leadership. I sUspect Chris kneW that these men and Women WoUld continUe their personal inVolVement long after QLF took oVer the man- agement of The SoUnds ConserVancY. And theY certainlY haVe. I acknoWledge them here: Mr. W. Campbell HUdson Mr. Chester W. Kitchings, Jr. Mr. Kenneth O. Kitchings Dr. G. C. Matthiessen Ms. Penelope C. Sharp 2 Mr. Prentice K. StoUt CongratUlations to all for an important reference for all those interested in the health and fUtUre of the SoUnds and in coastal and marine conserVation. LarrY Morris President Fall 2014 1995–2014 19TH ANNIVERSARY The Sounds Conservancy | QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS THIS PUBLICATION HONORS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY With the QUebec- Labrador FoUndation. The pUblication notes the research and accomplishments of SoUnds ConserVancY Grantees oVer the last tWentY Years, and docUments marine research, adVocacY, oUtreach and edUcation on these sUbjects: RiVers and Watersheds; BaYs and EstUaries; Coastal Marshes; Intertidal Zone; SUbtidal Zone; EnVironmental EdUcation; and Marine Legislation. The SoUnds ConserVancY is a natUral fit for QLF as it complements oUr historic Work in commUnitY-based conserVation. QLF belieVes that indiVidUals make a difference and that is WhY We inVest in oUr AlUmni in oUr home region (NeW England and Eastern Canada) and beYond. In this pUblication, YoU Will read of the accomplishments of hUndreds of Grantees. Each is making a difference in marine conserVation, research, and enVironmental edUcation. ••• This pUblication represents the collectiVe effort and commitment bY QLF Staff, ConsUltants, and Interns. I eXtend mY gratitUde to former Intern, HenrY Hatch, for his tireless efforts to shepherd this project to its completion. I Wish to acknoWledge HenrY Hatch, and QLF Interns Charles Hildt and Grace Weatherall, for their Writing and editing. I eXtend mY appreciation to Adrianne Brand and Constance de BrUn Who as former Interns Wrote a pUblication docU- menting the first fiVe Years of The SoUnds ConserVancY Program. Those narratiVes are incorporated in this pUblication. A special recognition of Agnes Simon for her Work as Editor of this pUblication. And I eXtend mY appreciation to the pUblication’s PhotographY Editors, Chris O’Book and KeVin Porter for identifYing the photographs and illUstrations for this pUblication. A special thanks to Candace Cochrane, QLF Senior ConsUltant, CUltUre and Heritage Programs, for her photographs of the SoUnds and coastal Waters of soUthern NeW England and NeW York. With great appreciation and thanks to Greig Cranna, QLF’s PhotojoUrnalist Who has spent the tWo decades docUmenting the Work of Helen HaYs of the American MUseUm of NatUral HistorY Who for nearlY a half centUrY has tracked Common and Roseate Terns on Great GUll Island off the coast of ConnecticUt, and PUnta Rasa, Argentina. Greig Cranna’s photographs of Helen’s Work on Great GUll Island and PUnta Rasa are in this pUblication. I eXtend mY gratitUde to KeVin Porter, QLF Webmaster, for the design of The SoUnds ConserVancY pages on the QLF Website: WWW.QLF.org A special thanks to Stephen Engle, QLF Senior Consultant, Community and GIS Mapping, along with Connor Hedges, QLF Program Coordinator, Who haVe established an interactiVe Website for all program grantees. The link to the Website, The SoUnds ConserVancY Grants EXplorer, is: http:// tsc.qlfmaps.org 3 I remain gratefUl to Debbie Hird for her gifted, artistic Vision and graphic design so apparent in all the Work she does for QLF. And with thanks to our printer, RAM Printing (NeW Hampshire), one of the first in NeW England to purchase Forest SteWardship CoUncil (FSC) certified paper and print prodUcts that contribUte to the conserVation responsible manage- ment of forests. And finally, I am deeply grateful to the funders of this publication who share in our belief in the intrinsic value of the documen- tation of marine conservation, research, and environmental education along the Sounds of southern New England and New York. This publication is made possible with the generous support of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Chester Kitchings Family Foundation, and the donors of The Sounds Conservancy. None of this would be possible without you. With heartfelt appreciation to one and all, EliZabeth Alling EXecUtiVe Vice President 1995–2014 19TH ANNIVERSARY The Sounds Conservancy | QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY Was foUnded bY Chris PercY in 1984. An ardent enVironmentalist, Chris PercY Was committed to the conserVation of the estUaries and coastal Waters of the siX SoUnds of soUthern NeW England and NeW York (from Long Island SoUnd to NantUcket SoUnd); and the protection of its marine ecosYstems. Upon Chris PercY’s retirement in 1995, QLF assUmed the assets of The SoUnds ConserVancY. At the time he remarked, “QLF is a natUral fit for Us. What We’Ve done Will continUe to groW and prosper.” Chris PercY died sUddenlY and UneXpectedlY in 2002. In his honor, QLF remains steadfast in continUing Chris PercY’s Vision, commitment, and dedication to the Chris Percy conserVation and protection of the SoUnds. To this end, The SoUnds ConserVancY directs a small grants program to fUnd marine research, adVocacY, conserVation, and edUcation. In a giVen Year, The SoUnds ConserVancY aWards Up to 40 grants to gradUate stUdents and professionals affiliated With leading academic institUtions and organiZations along the SoUnds.
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