CONSERVATION MANITOU (CM) is proud to announce that it now protects an additional 55 acres of forested land directly adjacent to land it already owns on the southeast side of Lake Manitou. The combined 134-acre area will be named the Manitou Valley Reserve.
“We are pleased to have finally acquired this property after over four years of negotiations. We now have enough landmass to protect a meaningful ecosystem and plan to apply for a recognized Natural Reserve status with the Quebec government to protect this area in the long run and ensure connectivity for the movement of wildlife in the region,” states Stephen Takacsy, Chair of CM. “This property contains streams, steep rock ledges, and a summit with a breathtaking view of Lake Manitou and Lac des Sables. We thank our partners, mentioned below, our many current members and new donors for their financial support in helping us acquire this strategic property, as well as Nature-Action Québec and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC).”
Acknowledgements
This project was made possible by financial contributions from: the Government of Canada through Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Canadian Wildlife Service, the Government of Quebec through the Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques’ project “Projet de partenariat pour les milieux naturels” (PPMN), Fondation de la Faune du Québec and Echo Foundation.
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“Every protected natural area in the south of Quebec makes a difference and allows for the conservation of important ecosystems. I am pleased to find that funds we are giving to the ‘Projet de partenariat pour les milieux naturels’ are contributing to the protection of southern Quebec. Congratulations to Conservation Manitou on this acquisition!” Benoit Charette, minister for “Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques”, minister responsible for “Lutte contre le racisme” and minister responsible for the Laval region.
About
CONSERVATION MANITOU is a registered charity and qualified recipient of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Ecological Gifts Program. Its mission is to preserve and protect the ecosystem and natural environment of Lake Manitou and its surroundings, by acquiring land and conservation easements, either donated or purchased, and providing stewardship in perpetuity. In the Laurentians, this organization is a conservation leader, preserving approximately 1,387 acres of natural areas within the municipalities of Ivry-sur-le-Lac, Ste-Agathe-des-Monts and Saint-Faustin-Lac-Carré. To learn more or donate, please visit : www.conservationmanitou.ca
The “Projet de partenariat pour les milieu naturels” (PPMN) comes from a 53 million dollar grant issued by the provincial government’s Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MELCC) to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) over four years. By establishing financial partnerships with conservation groups across the province, the program provides support to voluntary conservation initiatives in order to protect natural areas of high interest. In short, the PPMN helps develop and consolidate Quebec’s network of protected areas found on private lands.
