Featured Projects in Quebec
The Green Mountains, running from Vermont to Quebec, are part of the Appalachian chain and one of the last regions of southern Quebec where extensive wilderness tracks remain relatively intact. The area’s large, unfragmented forest blocks support incredible wildlife diversity and provides habitat for close to 90 species at risk.
The Hochelaga Archipelago includes over 300 islands and islets, stretching from the Ottawa River (Lac des Deux-Montagnes) to the eastern tip of the Island of Montreal (St. Lawrence River). Four of the islands protected by the Nature Conservancy of Canada, at the eastern end of Montreal, are now open to the public: Île à l'Aigle, Île aux Cerfeuils (Repentigny) and Île Beauregard.
In June 2007, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) acquired a property on Île aux Grues (Pointe aux Pins) named in honour of a famous Québecois artist, Jean-Paul Riopelle. On this 48 hectare property is a 300-year-old maple grove which has been identified as an exceptional forest ecosystem.
NCC and the Kenauk Institute are partnering in a unique campaign to protect the world's largest temperate forest in Kenauk, located between Gatineau and Montreal.
Kettle Island is the third-largest island in the Ottawa River, after Île aux Allumettes and Grand-Calumet. NCC acquired 98 per cent of the island’s surface area in 2007, following a donation of land through the Canadian Ecological Gifts Program.
NCC has conserved 412 hectares along the banks and in the watershed of the Malbaie River, between the towns of Gaspé and Percé. Due to its close proximity to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, this area boasts a rich biodiversity of species on its land and in its waters.
Located just 60 kilometres from Montreal, the Alfred-Kelly Nature Reserve (500 hectares) is nestled in the heart of the Piedmont and Prévost Escarpments, one of the region’s emblematic natural areas.
In 1999, Robert and Gabrielle Amos, wishing to ensure the long-term protection of the Pointe de Saint-Vallier, donated their property to two organizations dedicated to conserving historical and natural heritage, namely Canadian Heritage of Quebec and the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
Pointe Saint-Pierre forms the easternmost point of the Gaspé Peninsula. Located halfway between the towns of Gaspé and Percé, pointe Saint-Pierre features meadows, forests and 10-metre-high cliffs along the shorelines of the Gaspé coast.
These feature projects are just a few of many conservation areas that NCC and our partners have secured in Quebec. Other significant projects include Île aux Grues, the Lac-à-la-Tortue Bog, and the Forillon ecological corridor. Please contact us if you would like to know more about any of NCC’s projects in Quebec.