Protected areas are good for your health! This was shown in a very interesting report (in French only), but this won’t come as a surprise. The report was written by a group called La Planète s’invite en santé, which includes people and associations from the health and social services sector fighting climate change to protect population health.

[Translation] “The mental health and wellness benefits are also significant, particularly as they relate to a decrease in anxiety, depression and irritability.”

[Translation] “It is therefore in the Quebec government’s interest to enlarge protected areas given the many associated benefits for everyone.”

Keep in mind that our initiative targets some 20 square kilometres of . . . healthy living! Ruisseau Jackson (RJANP) is a community movement dedicated to protecting and enhancing the natural environment around the Ruisseau Jackson watershed.

Mornings on Ruisseau Jackson look like this:

Photos: Guy Larin (RJANP).