Bog-à-Lanières Ecological Reserve explained

Bog-à-Lanières Ecological Reserve
Iucn Category:Ia
Location:Lac-Édouard, Agglomération de La Tuque, Mauricie, Québec, Canada
Nearest City:Lac-Édouard
Coordinates:47.5891; -72.2492
Area:4.33
Established:April 8, 1992
Governing Body:Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques du Québec

Bog-à-Lanières Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve of Quebec, Canada. The ecological reserve aims to ensure the protection of ombrotrophic peatlands in the Laurentians region. It is also one of the rare thong bog in Quebec.

History

This Reserve was established on April 8, 1992 by a decree of the Government of Quebec.[1]

Toponymy

The name of the reserve comes from the scientific name of ombrotrophic peatland, a type of peatland fed only by precipitation or water table[2]

Geography

The reserve is located at Lac-Édouard, about sixty kilometres east of La Tuque.

External links

References

47.5928°N -72.2492°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/topos.html Commission de Toponymie Québec
  2. Web site: Bank of place names in Quebec: Bog-à-Lanières Ecological Reserve. Government of Quebec. Toponymy Commission. September 24, 2009. September 26, 2009.