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As of 2023, there are 28 such parks in Quebec, which protect an area of 42,765.57 kilometres (26,573.29 mi), or about 2.8% of the territory of the province. [1] [2] All but four parks are administered by the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (Sépaq). Those four are administered by Nunavik Parks.
The process may take several years. In the interim, the Forest Sector and Forest Quebec provide administrative protection. [5] Once a forest ecosystem has been classified as exceptional forest ecosystems under section 24.4 of the Forest Act it is under the administrative responsibility of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife of Quebec ...
The Ecological regions of Quebec are regions with specific types of vegetation and climates as defined by the Quebec Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks. Given the size of this huge province, there is wide variation from the temperate deciduous forests of the southwest to the arctic tundra of the extreme north.
Jacques-Cartier National Park (French: Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier, pronounced [paʁk nɑsjɔnal də la ʒak kaʁtje]) is a provincial park located 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Quebec City. The park aims to protect wildlife in the Laurentian massif. It lies within the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion. [3]
Forêt-la-Blanche Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in Quebec, Canada.It was established on October 8, 2003. [2]The reserve is notable for its exceptional forest ecosystem, that include stands of mature trees that never been affected by human activity and have suffered very little natural disturbance (e.g. natural decline, windfall, fires).
There are currently 21 large parks in Montreal, with a combined area of 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres). [1] Eight of the parks are considered nature parks. [2] The "Network of Large Parks" consists of precious natural areas recognized for their biodiversity and beauty.
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' North Coast ') is an administrative region of Quebec, on the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula, Canada. The region runs along the St. Lawrence River and then the Gulf of St. Lawrence, from Tadoussac to the limits of Labrador, leaning against the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean to the west, the Côte-Nord penetrates deep into Northern Quebec. [3] [4]