Mount Babel is the highest peak of the René-Levasseur Island, at 952 m (3,123 ft) above sea-level, which is 590 m (1,936 ft) above the Manicouagan Reservoir level. It lies within the Louis-Babel Ecological Reserve in Quebec, Canada.
Mayo is a municipality in the Papineau Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, located northeast of the city of Gatineau. Mayo is south of the hamlet of Mulgrave-et-Derry.
Lac La Blanche is a small lake located on the boundary between Mulgrave-et-Derry and Mayo, Quebec, Canada. The lake has three islands.
The André-Michaux Ecological Reserve, or Réserve écologique André-Michaux, is an ecological reserve in Quebec, Canada. It protects a variety of vegetation types typically of the Canadian Shield.
Caribous-de-Jourdan Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve of Quebec, Canada. It was established on August 19, 1994.
The Claude-Mélançon Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve located in the municipality of Saint-Philémon, in Bellechasse Regional County Municipality (MRC), in administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, Canada.
Irénée-Marie Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in the unorganized territory of Rivière-de-la-Savane, in Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It was established on October 31, 1985. The Ecological Reserve protects a forest of Eastern white pine, red pine and pine gray.
Lac-à-la-Tortue Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in Quebec, Canada. It was established on May 27, 1992.
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. It is located in extreme southern Mont-Valin, near the town of Sacré-Coeur. Around 116 hectares in size, it was created to protect ecosystems typical of mountainous region around Mont-Valin. The Sainte-Marguerite River Old Forest protects forest on either side of the reserve.
Mine-aux-Pipistrelles Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in Quebec, Canada. It was established on April 10, 2002. It is the first ecological reserve in an underground environment. The reserve contains 5 species of bats that hibernate in Quebec: Myotis lucifugus, Eptesicus fuscus, Myotis septentrionalis, Myotis leibii and Pipistrellus subflavus.
The Réserve écologique André-Linteau is an ecological reserve in Quebec, Canada. It protects a high quality forest of white pine growing beside the Ottawa River.
Ecological reserves of Quebec are protected areas devoted to conservation, education and research. They are generally closed to the public, with the exception of Serpentine-de-Coleraine, Forêt-la-Blanche des Tourbières-de-Lanoraie and Île-Brion. They are managed by the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks. According to the protected area classification of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Quebec's ecological reserves fall into IUCN category 1a, which is the highest level of protection in the world. Thus, there is no exploration or exploitation of natural resources, no roads can pass through the reserve, no energy equipment is allowed and hunting, trapping and fishing activities are prohibited.
The Sainte-Marguerite River Old Forest is a protected area of old-growth forest in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Côte-Nord regions of Quebec, Canada. It is classified as an exceptional forest ecosystem. It protects an area on the northeast bank of the Sainte-Marguerite River.
The Lake Auger Old Forest is a protected area of old-growth forest in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is classified as an exceptional forest ecosystem.
The Nabisipi River Old Forest is a protected area of old-growth forest in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is classified as an exceptional forest ecosystem.
The Lake Davy Old Forest is a protected area of old-growth forest in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is classified as an exceptional forest ecosystem.
The Laval River is a salmon river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada.
Rivière-du-Moulin Ecological Reserve is a strictly protected ecological reserve in the province of Quebec, Canada. It contains a stand of mature eastern hemlock trees, with some white pines, a combination that was once common in Quebec but has almost disappeared due to forestry and farming.
The Tourbière-de-Shannon Ecological Reserve is a strictly protected ecological reserve of Quebec, Canada.
