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9-545: The Montmorency Forest is an experimental forest located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier , in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality , in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale , in the province of Quebec , in Canada. This protected forest is mainly served by the forested route 33 which connects by the south to route 175 . The main lodge located on

18-658: A hundred dissertations and theses dealing with one aspect or the other of the Montmorency Forest have been deposited at the Faculty of Graduate Studies of the University Laval since the creation of the experimental station. The Montmorency Forest is exploited for its forest resources according to the principles of a versatile and sustainable management. Cuts with soil protection ( CPRS  [ fr ] ) of limited dimensions are practiced gradually and irregularly, so that

27-644: Is a large unorganized territory in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality , making up more than 85% of this regional county. It is unpopulated and undeveloped, almost entirely part of the Jacques-Cartier National Park and the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve . Quebec Route 175 bisects the territory, and passes on the western shore of Lake Jacques-Cartier, after which

36-472: Is the fir forest white birch . Annual precipitation exceeds 1,500 millimetres (59 in) and, in winter, the average snowfall exceeds 6 meters. The annual average temperature is 0.5-degree Celsius and there are approximately 133 frost-free days in the year. A weather station existed at 640 metres (2,100 ft) elevation from 1965 to 2001. A new station was established at 672 metres (2,205 ft) beginning in 2003. The weather box uses climate normals from

45-490: The first station. The Montmorency Forest is a training place for students of the 1st cycle and an open-air laboratory for students of the second and third cycle , researchers and professors from Laval University, especially those from Center d'études de la forêt . The Main Pavilion has spaces large enough to accommodate groups in training. Research is done mainly in forestry , but also in biology and game management . Over

54-440: The forest presents a mosaic of stands of different ages. Special care is taken to protect regeneration during operations logging. In winter, cross-country skiing is practiced from the beginning of November. The thick layer of snow also makes the forest an excellent place for snowshoeing . In summer, hiking and fishing are common activities. Download coordinates as: Lac-Jacques-Cartier, Quebec Lac-Jacques-Cartier

63-771: The natural sciences. In 2014, the Forêt Montmorency benefited from an extension which brought its area to 397 square kilometres (153 sq mi). Located in the Laurentian Mountains , the Montmorency forest is drained by the Montmorency River and by one of its tributaries, the Black river. There are four lakes: Lac Piché, Bédard, Laflamme and Joncas. The altitude varies between 600 and 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) with an average of 750 meters. The predominant forest stand

72-536: The territory is named and source of the Jacques-Cartier River . Population trend: [REDACTED] Media related to Lac-Jacques-Cartier at Wikimedia Commons This Quebec location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . La C%C3%B4te-de-Beaupr%C3%A9 Regional County Municipality There are 11 subdivisions within the RCM: Highways and numbered routes that run through

81-471: The west shore of Lac Piché is located 56.7 kilometres (35.2 mi) north of downtown Quebec . This forestry education center is managed by the Faculty of Forestry and Geomatics from Laval University . The university received this territory – starting from an area of 66 square kilometres (25 sq mi) – from Government of Quebec in 1964 by an emphyteutic lease of 99 years. In return, it committed to developing research and teaching in various fields of

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