COP 15: One Tree at a Time

Ruisseau Jackson collaborated on this reflection submitted to the Municipality of Morin-Heights. Happy reading! A major international meeting, COP 15, took place in Montreal in December 2022. A year already! This meeting allowed the signatories of the Convention on Biological Diversity to discuss the issues and solutions to be put in place to reduce the loss of biodiversity on our Lire la suite →

American beech and the beech bark disease

A text from Daniel Kneeshaw from the “Sous-groupe Forêt du Comité consultatif en environnement de Morin-Heights”. One of the easiest trees to identify in the winter, the american beech, is recognised by its smooth bark, its propensity to retain leaves, its alternate branching habit and its long pointy buds (see images).  This extremely shade-tolerant tree is also one of the Lire la suite →

23 September: Voluntary Conservation & Environmental Connectivity

Mark your calendars! Ruisseau Jackson protected natural area (RJANP) and the Forest Cover Subcomittee of the Morin-Heights’ Environmental advisory committee (EAC or CCE) are inviting you to an information session on private land conservation options and environmental connectivity. The event is presented by Eco-corridors laurentiens. We thank the Lake Echo Association for their support in organizing the event.  Saturday, September Lire la suite →

“Discovering wetlands” with Abrinord

It’s the Water Month (website in French only). Take part in an exceptional activity in a fragile natural environment that is usually off limits to the public.   Abrinord, along with Ruisseau Jackson Protected Natural Area (RJANP), would like to invite you to take part in an activity called “Discovering wetlands.” We will be hiking through the Ruisseau Jackson watershed in Lire la suite →

“No citizen initiative is too small.”

Interesting article on nature conservation in Journal Accès (in French only). It talks about the importance of citizen involvement, Ruisseau Jackson and certain partners: Éco-corridors laurentiens, Institut des territoires, Echo Lake, the Municipality of Morin-Heights and Theatre Morin Heights. According to Mathieu Régnier from RJANP, “No citizen initiative is too small.”   Link to the article HERE (in French only). Lire la suite →