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The initiative targets some 20 km2. A grassroots movement to protect and enhance the natural environment around the Ruisseau Jackson watershed.
Article on Ruisseau Jackson in “Main Street”
JACKSON RIVER By Mat Madison, biologist. In a past issue of Main Street, I had promised to share the case study of a local initiative involved in nature stewardship. Our story began more than 100 years ago with the creation of the Lake Echo Association, in Morin-Heights. As the log homes were built, property owners decided to come together and Lire la suite →
A Drop of Water’s Journey
Ruisseau Jackson recently collaborated on the creation of an interpretive panel on the water cycle with Abrinord. The panel contains information about the immediate watershed and what a single drop of water can contain.
Ruisseau Jackson Nature Reserve: 215 acres of new conservation in Morin Heights
Project is latest in series of municipal, developer, and community collaborations. March 5, 2019 – MORIN HEIGHTS – The newly created Ruisseau Jackson Nature Reserve will add 215 acres of conservation to a series of connected municipal green spaces. The project is a collaboration between the municipality of Morin Heights, developer Invesco Habitation, and theLac Echo Buyers Club: an informal collective Lire la suite →
A Present for the Community: Happy Birthday Richard!
The Cusson-Cuzzis, a well-known family in the Ruisseau Jackson watershed, thought of the perfect birthday gift. The family hopes that the initiative will spur others to do the same. Winter 2019 marked the celebration of an important milestone. As the family was planning a reception to celebrate Richard Cusson’s birthday, they came up with the idea of organizing a nature walk Lire la suite →
Happy and Restful Holidays!
In these last days of 2018 and as we begin a new Holiday Season, the RJANP team wishes you the best for the New Year! After a busy 12 months, another successful fundraising campaign and a lot of citizen action in the watershed, we are ready to meet the challenges of the New Year. We will need to work hand in hand Lire la suite →
The Ideal Holiday Present! Order Before 5 December…
Looking for the perfect Holiday present? You wish to support the cause of environmental protection in the watershed? Look no further… Offer a hardcover photo album conceived by our team and become – automatically – a member of one of the two RJANP donor circles. With your help, in 2019, we can continue our important work: monitor water quality with ongoing sampling Lire la suite →