| Marcelle-Gauvreau Ecological Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mont-Valin, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, Québec, Canada |
| Established | May 30, 1990 |
Marcelle-Gauvreau Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in Quebec, Canada. It was established on May 30, 1990, and named in honor of the science educator Marcelle Gauvreau. [1] [2] It is located in extreme southern Mont-Valin, near the town of Sacré-Coeur. [1] Around 116 hectares in size, it was created to protect ecosystems typical of mountainous region around Mont-Valin. [2] The Sainte-Marguerite River Old Forest protects forest on either side of the reserve. [3]
External links
References
- ^ a b Commission de Toponymie Québec (in French)
- ^ a b "Marcelle-Gauvreau Ecological Reserve". (in French)
- ^ Forêt ancienne de la Rivière-Sainte-Marguerite (PDF) (in French), Ministère des Ressources naturelles, de la Faune et des Parcs, archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-07, retrieved 2019-09-23
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