Eastern Townships
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Green Mountains
The Green Mountains, running from Vermont to Quebec, are part of the Appalachian chain is one of the last regions of southern Quebec where extensive wilderness tracks remain relatively intact. The area’s large, unfragmented forest blocks support incredible wildlife diversity and provides habitat for close to 90 species at risk.
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Green Mountains Nature Reserve
In the heart of the Green Mountains region is the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) Green Mountains Nature Reserve, the largest privately held conservation area in Quebec with 78 square kilometres (7,800 hectares).
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Sutton's entrance to the Green Mountains Nature Reserve
Conserving this area in perpetuity will ensure the protection of spectacular views, such as those on the Dos d’Orignal loop.
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Sutton - The Krieg family helps protect a hundred hectares
The Krieg family, who owns a spectacular wooded area in the region, has donated a portion of the value of their property to the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
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Glen Sutton - Connecting the dots along a vast ecological corridor
Part of the Appalachian chain, the Sutton Mountains help connect a lush emerald ecological corridor that stretches from Mount Orford in Quebec, south to Mount Mansfield in Vermont.
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Glen Sutton – Arnold Raymond: A nature lover protects his land forever
“The day we signed the papers at the notary's office was the happiest day of my life,” says Arnold Raymond, a resident of Glen Sutton, in the Eastern Townships. A nature lover, Arnold made an exceptional gift to future generations by donating his land to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) for protection. This is his story.
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Kingsbury - From snowmobiles to a nature reserve: the Bombardier family donates land
A new nature reserve is born in Quebec’s Eastern Townships and it bears the name of the family that gave this land to NCC: Bombardier!
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Stanstead - An island on Lake Memphremagog has a guardian angel
Andrew Howick is the guardian of Molson Island. Here is his story...
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Bromont - Protection of the Bromont Summits Park
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), in collaboration with its partners, protects 17.5 hectares (43.2 acres) of a very valuable forest on Mt. Bernard, one of the peaks of Mount Brome in Montérégie.
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Ham-Sud and Ham-Nord - Van Brunt's Jacob's-ladder domain
With its upright stem that can reach heights of 140 centimetres, and its blue-mauve bell-shaped flowers and delicate, alternating leaves, Van Brunt's Jacob's-ladder is a real eye-catcher. This plant thrives in wetlands, such as riparian meadows, marshes and clearings, and evokes both a country and fairytale life.
