Marcelle-Gauvreau Ecological Reserve

Marcelle-Gauvreau Ecological Reserve
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LocationMont-Valin, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, Québec, Canada
EstablishedMay 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]

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  3. ^ 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