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Projects Supported by the Foundation

Projects 2008

In 2008, the Foundation received 48 project-funding requests. Twenty projects, in ten of Québec's administrative regions, were selected and granted funding of over $1,300,000.

Lands and Forests

1. Protection of the Prévost cliffs (p.11)
2. Conservation and enhancement of Bois de Contreco (p.11)
3. Protection, restoration and enhancement of Dorwin Falls Park (p.13)
4. Environmental education campaign on the Pointe-du-Buisson biophysical environment, near Beauharnois (p.13)
5. Restoration and enhancement of disturbed coastal ecosystems – Phase II (Côte-Nord region) (p.13)

Wetlands

10. Restoration and protection of the Ruisseau de Feu site: marsh phase (p.19)
11. Construction of observation platforms on Baie McLaurin (p.19)
12. Enhancement of the wetland adjacent to Ruisseau McFee (p.21)
13. Protection and enhancement of Anse de la roche à Cailla on Isle-aux-Coudres (p.21)
14. Enhancement of Barachois de Malbaie and Pointe Saint-Pierre (p.21)

 

Rivers and Lakes

6. Rehabilitation of a stretch of Rivière Hibou and public awareness (p.15)
7. Protection and restoration of Rivière à Mars riparian environment (p.15)
8. Protection of Rivière aux Brochets in Frelighsburg park (p.17)
9. Protection and enhancement of the banks alongthe north shore of Lac Saint-Pierre (p.17)

Education and Awareness

15. Simple actions for sustainable tourism on the Îles-de-la-Madeleine (p.23)
16. Production of educational materials on invasive alien plant species (p.23)
17. Give bats a chance! (Témiscamingue) (p.25)
18. Protection and enhancement of environmental heritage in Nord-du-Québec (p.25)
19. Awareness campaign to protect coastal habitats near Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (p.25)
20. Protection of the Manicouagan mud flats and clam beds (p.25)