Conserving and restoring ecosystems

Ecological restoration is a process that helps restore an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged or destroyed. It is a way of slowing down, stopping or even reversing the degradation of ecosystems.

Why restore La Mauricie National Park?

We tend to think of national parks as pristine areas, protected from outside influences by their boundaries. The reality, however, is very different.

Before 1970, the forest and lakes of La Mauricie National Park were affected by decades of logging, log driving and fishing. Logging, building dams, introducing new species of fish and even preventing forest fires have had impacts on ecosystems that are still felt today.

Aquatic restoration

Forest restoration