Parc national d'Aiguebelle
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Parc national d'Aiguebelle
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 Bridge at Lac La Hay |
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| location | Quebec , Canada | |
| surface | 268.3 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 23123 | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 30 ′ N , 78 ° 45 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | 1985 | |
| administration | Parcs Québec, SEPAQ | |
The Aiguebelle National Park or Parc national d'Aiguebelle is one of the current 27 national parks in the Canadian province of Québec . There, however , a parc national corresponds to what corresponds to a provincial park in the other provinces and territories . The park is operated by Sépaq ( French Société des établissements de plein air du Québec or English Society of outdoor recreation establishments of Quebec ).
The task of the almost 270 km² park, located in Abitibi-Témiscamingue in the west of the province, is to protect and represent the peculiarities of Abitibi and the Abijévis hills there. The park was founded in 1985 and has been a Parc national since 2001 . It is located around 50 km from Rouyn-Noranda , on the watershed between Hudson Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, with almost three quarters of the precipitation falling in the park flowing away via the Saint Lawrence River . The name of the park is derived from the region in which it is located, which in turn goes back to Charles de Névair d'Aiguebelle , who excelled in the fight against the British (1756–1763).
The highest mountain is the Abitibi at 570 m , the surrounding hilly landscape taking up around two thirds of the park. In the very old volcanic landscape there is a crack in the eastern part of the park, which extends from Lac Loïs to Lac La Haie (39 ha). Another important lake is Lac Sault (26.5 ha). These lakes are relatively shallow and have an average depth of 32 m. The region's geological formations are approximately 2.7 billion years old, with basalt predominating.
Flora and fauna
The landscape is dominated by boreal forests, with paper birches and poplars , especially American quaking poplars , and conifers such as black spruce , Banks pines , East American larches and balsam firs dominating. In addition, there is the yellow birch typical of the lower St. Lawrence Valley, as well as black ash and Weymouth pine .
55 species of mammals live in the park, including elk , black bear , urson or tree porcupine, beaver , wolf , lynx , muskrat , new world otter and mink , weasel and spruce marten . There are also around 150 species of birds, including around 20 warbler species . In the lakes there are mainly glass oyster and pike , in the lakes of the Abijévis hills the American sea trout and the brook char . Fish that live in the lakes further north grow more slowly and have offspring later, as a study showed, so that fishing here must be restricted.
history
In 1945 the government was looking for an area that was not yet ecologically impoverished by hunting and agriculture to protect hunting and fishing. After other tourist interests arose, a campsite was opened in 1976, and in 1985 the Parc de Conservation d'Aiguebelle was set up with an area of 241.7 km². After a public hearing, the protected area was dissolved in favor of an enlarged park. In 2001 the status of the park was changed again, so that since then it has been a Parc national.
literature
- The research scientifique dans les Parcs nationaux québécois. Priorités et potentiels de recherche , published by Parcs Québec and Sépaq, undated, pp. 21–30.
See also
Web links
- Parc national d'Aiguebelle (French)
Remarks
- ↑ Historique, Parc national d'Aiguebelle ( Memento of the original dated August 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Sépaq.
- ↑ La loi sur les parcs , Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs .
