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Map turtle (Photo by Ryan M Bolton)

Map turtle (Photo by Ryan M Bolton)

Montreal's Greenbelt

  • Conservation volunteers in the Montreal Greenbelt, Quebec (Photo by NCC)
    Montreal's Greenbelt

    Did you know that the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is the largest owner of protected natural environments on private land in Montreal’s greater metropolitan area?

  • Aerial photo of the Hochelaga Archipelago islands at dawn (Photo by Patrice Bériault)
    Protecting the turtles of the Hochelaga Archipelago

    It is easy to forget that the Montreal area is an archipelago made up of more than 300 islands and islets, as well as several waterways. In this aquatic environment, right in the heart of the greater metropolitan area, live numerous species, including map turtle, painted turtle and snapping turtle.

  • Île Bonfoin – Gateway to Montreal’s Grand Parc de l'Est, QC (Photo by Claude Duchaîne)
    Île Bonfoin – Gateway to Montreal’s Grand Parc de l'Est

    Peaceful and teeming with life. That's how you might describe Île Bonfoin, located at the eastern end of the island of Montreal, on the Rivière des Prairies.

  • Île aux Cerfeuils, Hochelaga Archipelago (Photo by Martin Beaulieu)
    Hochelaga Archipelago - East of Montreal

    The Hochelaga Archipelago includes over 300 islands and islets, stretching from the Ottawa River (Lac des Deux-Montagnes) to the eastern tip of the Island of Montreal (St. Lawrence River). Four of the islands protected by NCC, at the eastern end of Montreal, are now open to the public: Île Bonfoin (the Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles borough on the island of Montreal), Île à l'Aigle, Île aux Cerfeuils (Repentigny) and Île Beauregard (Verchères).

  • Thor Vikström, custodian of the Vikström Island nature sanctuary, QC (Photo by Ralph Samson)
    Laval - Thor Vikström, custodian of the Vikström Island natural sanctuary

    An island, surrounded by large cities, finds a benefactor...

  • Boisé Carillon, QC (Photo by Félix Audette)
    Saint-André-d’Argenteuil - Astonishing biodiversity in the Carillon Woodland

    The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) acquired 202 hectares in the municipality of Saint-André-d’Argenteuil, less than an hour’s drive west of Montreal. Known as the Carillon Woodland, NCC will protect the natural wealth of this exceptional area.

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