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The

Bios

pher

e, M

ontré

al

Phot

o: ©

Env

ironm

ent C

anad

a

Fish

ing

fest

ival

in R

iche

lieu

Phot

o: ©

COV

ABAR

AN U

RBAN

EN

VIRO

NM

ENT

WOR

TH

EXPL

ORIN

G

Use

our B

ioKi

t to

help

you

exp

lore

the

rich

biod

iver

sity

of t

he

beau

tiful

Ric

helie

u Ri

ver V

alle

y. Th

e Bi

osph

ere

and

COVA

BAR

ar

e pl

ease

d to

pre

sent

this

fam

ily a

ctiv

ity to

olki

t for

you

r use

.

To im

prov

e th

e w

ater

qua

lity

of th

e Ri

chel

ieu

Rive

r and

its

tribu

tarie

s,

the

Com

ité d

e co

ncer

tatio

n et

de

valo

risat

ion

du b

assi

n ve

rsan

t de

la ri

vièr

e Ri

chel

ieu

(COV

ABAR

), in

coo

pera

tion

with

sta

keho

lder

s

in th

is re

gion

, wor

ks to

info

rm, e

duca

te a

nd ra

ise a

war

enes

s am

ong

all w

ater

use

rs in

ord

er to

pre

serv

e th

is p

reci

ous

reso

urce

.

ww

w.c

ovab

ar.q

c.ca

Envir

onm

ent C

anad

a’s B

iosp

here

enc

oura

ges c

itize

ns to

take

act

ion

and

to

bec

ome

invo

lved

in e

nviro

nmen

tal is

sues

. In

addi

tion

to o

rgan

izing

exh

ibits

an

d sp

ecia

l eve

nts,

the

Bios

pher

e of

fers

edu

catio

n an

d aw

aren

ess a

ctivi

ties.

w

ww

.ec.

gc.c

a/bi

osph

ere

Did

you

say

biod

iver

sity

? Ke

ep y

our e

yes

and

ears

ope

n—bi

odiv

ersi

ty

is e

very

whe

re! I

t inc

lude

s al

l liv

ing

orga

nism

s

and

ecos

yste

ms,

as

wel

l as

thei

r com

plex

an

d or

gani

zed

rela

tions

.

Unde

rline

d w

ords

are

defi

ned

in th

e gl

ossa

ry o

n pa

ge 3

3.

In th

e el

ectro

nic

vers

ion

of th

is d

ocum

ent,

avai

labl

e on

the

BioK

its w

ebsi

te,

high

light

ed w

ords

are

hyp

erlin

ks le

adin

g to

a w

ebsi

te.

Fam

ily F

un fo

r Al

l Sea

sons

2

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Imm

atur

e Bl

ack-

crow

ned

Nig

ht H

eron

Phot

o: ©

Jac

ques

St-J

ean

You

will

see

this

pic

togr

am

thro

ugho

ut th

e Bi

oKit.

It in

dica

tes

activ

ities

that

can

be

done

from

a b

oat.

Why

not

try

out t

he a

ctiv

ities

in

the

BioK

it fro

m a

can

oe

or p

edal

boa

t?W

arni

ngAl

way

s be

ver

y ca

refu

l nea

r the

rive

r an

d re

mai

n to

geth

er to

avo

id a

ccid

ents

!

How

to u

se th

e B

ioKi

t 1.

Sel

ect a

nea

rby

park

or g

reen

spa

ce (s

ee p

ages

34–

35).

2. G

athe

r you

r equ

ipm

ent (

optio

nal):

GPS

, mag

nify

ing

glas

s, b

inoc

ular

s,

cam

era,

poc

ket m

irror

, clip

boar

d, p

enci

l and

bla

nk p

aper

.

3. G

o to

you

r cho

sen

spot

and

beg

in y

our s

tudy

of t

he a

rea

by

doi

ng th

e pr

opos

ed a

ctiv

ities

.

4. O

nce

back

hom

e, d

iscu

ss y

our o

utin

g w

ith y

our f

riend

s an

d fa

mily

. Di

scov

er o

ther

Bio

Kits

and

com

plem

enta

ry a

ctiv

ities

on

th

e Bi

oKits

web

site

, at e

c.gc

.ca/

biot

rous

ses-

biok

its.

Eco-

frie

ndly

tips

fo

r hi

king

:

• Ref

rain

from

pic

king

pla

nts

.

• Sta

y on

the

pat

hs.

• Obs

erve

wild

an

imal

s fro

m

a di

stan

ce a

nd d

on’t

feed

them

.

• Thr

ow y

our g

arb

age

in a

tras

h

cont

aine

r or t

ake

it ho

me

with

you

.

• Lea

ve o

nly

foo

tpri

nts

an

d ta

ke o

nly

pic

ture

s!

Pictogram: © Evelyne Bélanger

3

Redis

cove

r yo

ur e

nviro

nmen

t!

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nm

nn

nc

ni

np

no

nj

nl

This

regi

on, w

here

rura

l and

urb

an w

orld

s m

ingl

e,

has

a un

ique

cha

ract

er. D

otte

d w

ith fi

elds

, hill

s an

d riv

ers,

th

e Ri

chel

ieu

Rive

r Val

ley

has

man

y su

rpris

es in

sto

re...

It’

s up

to y

ou to

dis

cove

r the

m!

Thro

ugho

ut y

our j

ourn

ey, c

heck

off

the

elem

ents

in

the

illus

tratio

n th

at y

ou s

ee a

roun

d yo

u. W

hat

role

do

they

pla

y in

you

r life

?

The

Rich

elieu

Rive

r Vall

ey

4

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na

ng

nb

nh

nd

ne

nk

nf

Illustration: © Evelyne Bélanger

a T

he

Ric

hel

ieu

Riv

er

o

r it

s tr

ibu

tari

esb

Fis

h

c T

he

Mo

nte

reg

ian

Hill

s d

Bu

tter

flie

s e

Mam

mal

s f

Flo

wer

s an

d

w

ild p

lan

ts

g A

mp

hib

ian

s h

Mu

shro

om

s i

A w

ater

sp

ort

j

Bir

ds

of

pre

y k

Du

cks

l S

om

eon

e fi

shin

g

m C

yclis

ts

n A

bri

dg

eo

An

ag

ricu

ltu

ral fi

eld

p A

n o

rch

ard

5

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Nam

e of

the

plac

e:

Date

: S

easo

n:

Tim

e of

dep

artu

re:

Tim

e of

arr

ival

:

Expl

orer

team

:

GPS

coor

dina

tes:

T

empe

ratu

re:

˚C

Illus

tratio

n: ©

Env

ironm

ent C

anad

a —

Arti

st: C

arol

ine

Brun

et

n S

unny

n P

artly

clo

udy

n C

loud

y

n R

ainy

n S

now

yn

Win

dy

WEA

THER

Acr

oss

th

e se

ason

s Th

e Ri

chel

ieu

Valle

y of

fers

a

feas

t for

the

eyes

in e

very

sea

son.

Re

trace

you

r ste

ps a

t a d

iffer

ent

time

of y

ear a

nd y

ou w

ill di

scov

er

othe

r asp

ects

of t

he p

lant

and

an

imal

life

in th

e re

gion

. So

alw

ays

keep

you

r eye

s op

en!

Illus

tratio

n: ©

COV

ABAR

Toda

y we

are

visitin

g

6

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Eco-

frie

ndly

tips

for

boa

ting:

As

som

eone

who

use

s th

e w

ater

, yo

u ha

ve a

n op

portu

nity

to c

hang

e so

me

habi

ts a

nd h

elp

save

ou

r wat

erco

urse

s:

• Ref

rain

from

pic

king

pla

nts

.

• Res

pec

t fis

hing

rest

rictio

ns

and

quot

as.

• Rel

ease

fish

bac

k in

to th

e

wat

er w

hen

they

are

sm

alle

r th

an th

e le

gal

lim

it.

• Res

pect

doc

king

re

stric

tions

. You

cou

ld b

e in

a

spaw

nin

g g

rou

nd

.

• Try

no

t to

wal

k o

n aq

uatic

pla

nts

to a

void

di

stur

bing

ani

mal

life

.

• Don

’t th

row

you

r g

arb

age

in th

e riv

er.

STO

P A

ND

TA

KE A

BRE

ATH

ER!

Bre

athe

dee

ply

and

take

a lo

ok a

roun

d. W

hat i

s yo

ur fi

rst i

mpr

essi

on?

Shar

e yo

ur o

bser

vatio

ns w

ith y

our c

ompa

nion

s.

CREA

KS, C

RACK

S A

ND

PEE

PS!

The

soun

d en

viro

nmen

t has

an

impa

ct o

n ou

r wel

l-be

ing.

Clos

e yo

ur e

yes

and

liste

n. N

ote

the

nois

es y

ou h

ear.

Com

ing

from

nat

ure:

Caus

ed b

y hu

man

act

iviti

es:

Wha

t sou

nds

do y

ou d

islik

e th

e m

ost?

Whi

ch o

nes

do y

ou li

ke?

Phot

o: ©

COV

ABAR

7

And

we’r

e of

f!

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Our l

akes

and

rive

rs a

re h

ome

to m

any

orga

nism

s.

Man

y m

icro

orga

nism

s, m

acro

inve

rteb

rate

s, p

lant

s

and

amph

ibia

ns h

ave

thei

r hab

itat i

n th

ese

ecos

yste

ms.

Th

ough

they

don

’t sp

end

thei

r who

le li

fe in

wat

er,

a la

rge

num

ber o

f ani

mal

s dr

ink

or fe

ed in

wat

erco

urse

s,

whi

ch a

lso

serv

e as

bre

edin

g ar

eas

for o

ther

spe

cies

.W

ATER

IS E

SSEN

TIA

L...

FOR

WH

AT?

Why

sho

uld

we

be c

once

rned

by

wat

er q

ualit

y?

Nam

e so

me

of y

our a

ctiv

ities

that

requ

ire

wat

er.

Did

you

know

that

...M

any

terr

estri

al c

reat

ures

beg

in th

eir l

ife

in w

ater

. For

inst

ance

, dra

gonfl

ies

can

spen

d

up to

four

yea

rs a

s la

rvae

in w

ater

bef

ore

they

ca

n fly

with

agi

lity.

Frog

s al

so liv

e th

ere

first

as

tadp

oles

bef

ore

they

are

abl

e to

mov

e

freel

y on

sol

id g

roun

d.

Phot

o: ©

iSto

ckph

oto/

kkym

ek

The

Aqua

tic W

orld

8

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Wat

er li

ly in

blo

om

Phot

o: ©

COV

ABAR

Sain

t-Our

s Can

al N

atio

nal H

isto

ric S

ite

Phot

o: ©

Par

ks C

anad

a / M

ario

Fau

bert

Nes

ting

site

w

ithin

a

ripar

ian

strip

Phot

o: ©

COV

ABAR

Biol

ogic

al c

orrid

ors

are

area

s th

at a

llow

ani

mal

s

and

plan

ts to

mov

e or

pro

paga

te fr

om o

ne h

abita

t to

an

othe

r in

sear

ch o

f foo

d, a

mat

e or

a p

lace

to re

st.

Ripa

rian

strip

s co

mpo

sed

of tr

ees,

shr

ubs

and

gras

ses

m

ake

exce

llent

bio

logi

cal c

orrid

ors.

Do

you

kno

w o

f any

oth

ers?

If y

ou w

ere

a sm

all h

are,

cou

ld y

ou e

asily

m

ove

alon

g th

e rip

aria

n st

rip t

hat

you

see?

Know

ing

your

rig

ht fr

om

your

left

– b

ank,

that

is!

Firs

t find

the

dire

ctio

n of

the

curr

ent b

y ca

refu

lly o

bser

ving

the

wat

er s

urfa

ce. S

tand

w

ith y

our b

ack

to th

e cu

rren

t, w

hich

mea

ns

that

if th

ere

was

an

obje

ct o

n th

e w

ater

, you

w

ould

see

it g

oing

aw

ay fr

om y

ou. T

he ri

ght

bank

is o

n yo

ur ri

ght a

nd th

e le

ft b

ank

is o

n yo

ur le

ft. I

t’s th

at s

impl

e.

Photo: © Jacques St-Jean

9

Biolo

gical

Corr

idors

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n3

poi

nts

n2

poi

nts

n0

poi

nts

1

Char

acte

rize

a rip

aria

n st

ripA

gree

n an

d va

ried

ripar

ian

strip

indi

cate

s th

at a

w

ater

cour

se is

pro

babl

y he

alth

y. T

his

next

act

ivity

w

ill h

elp

you

asse

ss th

e he

alth

of t

he s

trip.

Inst

ruct

ions

Sele

ct a

por

tion

of a

ripa

rian

strip

abo

ut 1

0 m

etre

s lo

ng.

This

stri

p w

ill b

e yo

ur s

tudy

site

.

• An

swer

the

ques

tions

on

the

obse

rver

’s sh

eet.

• Ca

lcul

ate

the

scor

e.

• Us

e th

e ey

e dr

oppe

r gra

phic

(bel

ow) t

o ev

alua

te

the

heal

th o

f you

r stu

dy s

ite.

Stat

e of

the

bank

: D

oes

the

bank

sho

w a

ny

sign

s of

hum

an a

ctiv

ities

(p

rese

nce

of a

law

n,

a ho

use

or a

low

wal

l)?N

o si

gn o

f act

ivity

A fe

w s

igns

Man

y si

gns

Mal

lard

Phot

o: ©

Jac

ques

St-J

ean

Scien

tist f

or a

Day

10

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n3

poi

nts

n3

poi

nts

n3

poi

nts

n2

poi

nts

n2

poi

nts

n2

poi

nts

n0

poi

nts

n0

poi

nts

n0

poi

nts

23

4

Land

use

: W

hat c

an b

e se

en o

n

the

piec

e of

land

bes

ide

yo

ur w

ater

cour

se?

Wild

veg

etat

ion

or fo

rest

Herb

aceo

us p

lant

s an

d sh

rubs

No

vege

tatio

n at

all

How

doe

s th

e w

ater

look

?Cl

ear

Slig

htly

tint

ed

Turb

id (c

loud

y)

Is th

ere

any

garb

age

in

the

wat

er o

r on

th

e ba

nks? N

o ga

rbag

e

Som

e sm

all b

its o

f gar

bage

Lots

of g

arba

ge

10 to

12

poin

ts

5 to

9 p

oint

s

0 to

4 p

oint

s

Very

goo

d si

te o

fferin

g an

exc

elle

nt

habi

tat f

or a

nim

als

and

plan

ts.

Site

of a

vera

ge q

ualit

y of

ferin

g a

limite

d ha

bita

t for

ani

mal

s an

d pl

ants

.

Dist

urbe

d si

te o

fferin

g a

poor

hab

itat

for a

nim

als

and

plan

ts.

Rapi

ds a

t the

Ch

ambl

y ba

sin

Phot

o: ©

COV

ABAR

11

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Play

det

ectiv

e.

Follo

w th

e cl

ues.

.. M

ost a

nim

als

are

caut

ious

or n

octu

rnal

, bu

t the

y le

ave

clue

s th

at th

ey’v

e be

en

ther

e. L

ike

a de

tect

ive,

car

eful

ly lo

ok

for i

ndic

atio

ns o

f the

ir p

rese

nce.

You

don’

t nee

d to

go

very

far;

anim

als

will

som

etim

es b

e hi

ding

nea

r you

...

THE

RED

FO

X Th

is v

ersa

tile

anim

al a

dapt

s to

a v

arie

ty o

f env

ironm

ents

. Fa

rmer

s lik

e it

beca

use

it ea

ts in

sect

s an

d sm

all m

amm

als

that

ar

e ha

rmfu

l to

crop

s. It

s ve

ry fi

ne h

earin

g he

lps

it to

acc

urat

ely

loca

te a

nd c

atch

a s

mal

l rod

ent h

idde

n in

the

tall g

rass

.

Wha

t is

the

smal

lest

noi

se th

at y

ou a

re a

ble

to h

ear?

THE

BEA

VER

Th

e la

rges

t rod

ent i

n N

orth

Am

eric

a ha

s a

vo

raci

ous

appe

tite.

A s

ingl

e be

aver

can

cut

dow

n

up to

216

tree

s ye

arly

to fe

ed it

self

and

to b

uild

its

lodg

e an

d da

m. A

lthou

gh c

lum

sy o

n la

nd, i

t is

an

exc

elle

nt s

wim

mer

than

ks to

its

web

bed

feet

and

its

tail,

whi

ch

it us

es a

s a

rudd

er.

If th

ere

was

a b

eave

r nea

r you

, cou

ld it

fin

d en

ough

tree

s to

get

a g

ood

mea

l?

Phot

o: ©

Mic

helle

Dur

and

Phot

o: ©

Nat

ure-

Actio

n Qu

ébec

Squi

rrel

trac

ks

Phot

o: ©

Nat

ure-

Actio

n Qu

ébec

Anim

al Di

vers

ity

12

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Ope

n yo

ur e

yes!

Ch

eck

off t

he c

lues

that

you

have

foun

d:

n A

nim

al tr

acks

in m

ud, s

and

or sn

ow

n B

ranc

h gr

azed

by a

dee

r,

or g

naw

ed b

y a h

are

or a

por

cupi

ne

n S

hell

of a

mol

lusc

n C

law

mar

ks o

n a

tree

n D

ropp

ings

n S

quirr

el’s,

bird

’s or

was

p’s n

est

n H

ole

bore

d by

a w

oodp

ecke

r

Not

e ot

her c

lues

that

you

have

foun

d (b

urro

w o

r hol

e, e

ggs,

hairs

, fea

ther

s,

bone

s, sm

ells

).

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

_

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

_

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

_

THE

DEE

R

This

mam

mal

is q

uite

com

mon

in th

e re

gion

. Hav

e yo

u

ever

see

n on

e? T

he b

abie

s, c

alle

d fa

wns

, giv

e of

f no

scen

t du

ring

thei

r firs

t wee

k of

life

. Thi

s m

akes

it h

arde

r for

pr

edat

ors

to fi

nd th

em. T

o w

arn

of d

ange

r, w

hite

-taile

d

deer

rais

e th

eir t

ail,

reve

alin

g a

patc

h of

whi

te fu

r th

at is

eas

y to

spo

t.

How

do

you

war

n

your

frie

nds

of d

ange

r?

Do y

ou k

now

of o

ther

way

s

that

ani

mal

s w

arn

each

oth

er

of d

ange

r?

13

Photo: © Jacques St-Jean

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Stra

nge-

look

ing

plan

ts

Have

you

eve

r not

iced

a g

reen

mas

s flo

atin

g on

the

wat

er?

Pe

rhap

s yo

u th

ough

t it w

as s

ome

form

of p

ollu

tion?

Not

at a

ll!

In fa

ct, t

hese

are

sim

ply

tiny

float

ing

aqua

tic p

lant

s! D

uckw

eed

is

ver

y of

ten

foun

d on

sta

gnan

t bod

ies

of w

ater

.

The

suga

r map

le is

the

one

we

know

bes

t,

but t

here

are

man

y ot

her m

aple

var

ietie

s

in th

e Ri

chel

ieu

Valle

y.

Have

you

see

n an

y of

th

e va

rietie

s be

low

?

Photos of maples: © COVABAR

Phot

o:

© N

atur

e-Ac

tion

Québ

ec

Duck

wee

d, o

r wat

er le

ntils

, flo

atin

g on

a b

ody

of w

ater

Phot

o: ©

COV

ABAR

Who

can

find

it fi

rst?

nM

anito

ba

m

aple

nS

tripe

d m

aple

n S

ilver

map

le

n R

ed m

aplePlan

t Dive

rsity

14

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Hel

icop

ter

Ber

ries

Expl

odin

g

caps

ule

Para

chut

eB

urr (

burd

ock)

Cone

Phot

o: ©

Pie

rre

Bona

MA

KE A

TRE

E B

ARK

RU

BB

ING

Pr

ess

your

she

et o

f pap

er a

gain

st th

e tru

nk o

f a tr

ee.

With

you

r pen

cil,

rub

the

shee

t and

pat

tern

s w

ill a

ppea

r.

By d

oing

so,

you

’ll b

e ab

le to

see

that

eac

h tre

e va

riety

ha

s its

ow

n sp

ecifi

c ba

rk.

Forg

ot y

our s

heet

of p

aper

? Do

this

act

ivity

upo

n yo

ur

retu

rn, u

sing

the

trees

nea

r you

r hom

e.

LOO

K A

ROU

ND

YO

U A

ND

UN

DER

YO

UR

SHO

ES.

DO

YO

U S

EE A

NY

SEED

S?

Wat

er is

ess

entia

l for

the

prod

uctio

n of

map

le s

yrup

. W

hen

it gr

ows,

the

map

le tr

ee p

rodu

ces s

ugar

s.

By a

bsor

bing

wat

er th

roug

h its

root

s, th

e tre

e di

lute

s sto

red

suga

rs a

nd c

reat

es th

e sw

eet

liqui

d w

e ca

ll map

le sa

p. A

ll you

hav

e to

do

is

boil t

he sa

p an

d en

joy t

he sy

rup!

Plan

ts u

se va

rious

stra

tegi

es fo

r spr

eadi

ng.

Anim

als c

an p

ropa

gate

seed

s and

frui

ts u

nkno

win

gly.

Sq

uirre

ls of

ten

bury

seed

s and

som

etim

es fo

rget

abo

ut th

em!

Do yo

u th

ink t

hat h

uman

s can

pro

paga

te se

eds?

Cone

and

bur

r illu

stra

tions

: © Is

abel

Jul

ian

Ot

her i

llust

ratio

ns: ©

Isab

elle

Gré

goire

Seed

s of

som

e pl

ants

lik

e bu

rdoc

k w

ill h

ook

onto

the

first

pas

serb

y!Ph

oto:

© C

OVAB

AR

15

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Cana

da G

eese

on

a fa

mily

out

ing

Phot

o: ©

Svd

mol

en

Wha

t’s th

e be

st w

ay to

id

entif

y a

bird

you

don

’t se

e?

By th

e w

ay it

sin

gs!

Clos

e yo

ur e

yes

an

d lis

ten

to

the

bird

cal

ls.

MIG

RATO

RY B

IRD

S D

urin

g th

eir

sprin

g an

d fa

ll m

igra

tions

, bi

rds

gath

er t

oget

her

in la

rge

flock

s to

mak

e th

eir

jour

ney.

Hav

e yo

u ev

er s

een

any?

n B

lue

Jay

Call:

Jaa

y

Phot

o: ©

Dar

ren

Swim

n A

mer

ican

Gol

dfinc

h

Call:

Per

-chi

k-or

-ree

, pe

r-ch

ik-o

r-re

e

Phot

o: ©

Mdf

n N

orth

ern

Card

inal

Ca

ll: K

yo K

yo K

yo

Ph

oto:

© K

en T

hom

as

n A

mer

ican

Rob

in

Call:

Che

erily

che

er-u

p,

chee

r-up

che

erily

che

er-u

p

Phot

o: ©

Jac

ques

St-J

ean

n R

ed-w

inge

d B

lack

bird

Ca

ll: Co

nk-a

-ree

Phot

o: ©

Jac

ques

St-J

ean

Dive

rsity

in th

e Ai

r

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Maj

estic

bird

s of

pre

y ar

e pr

esen

t thr

ough

out t

he R

iche

lieu

Rive

r Val

ley.

Th

ese

carn

ivor

es a

t the

top

of th

e fo

od c

hain

eat

mos

tly s

mal

l mam

mal

s su

ch a

s ha

res

and

rode

nts,

or e

ven

fish.

The

mai

n di

ffere

nce

betw

een

bird

s of

pre

y

and

othe

r car

nivo

rous

bird

s is

thei

r im

pres

sive

cla

ws

that

allo

w th

em

to c

atch

and

kill

thei

r pre

y. T

hey

also

hav

e ex

celle

nt v

isio

n an

d

are

able

to s

pot p

rey

the

size

of a

pig

eon

from

a d

ista

nce

of

mor

e th

an o

ne k

ilom

etre

. A P

ecul

iar F

oodi

eTu

rkey

Vul

ture

s ar

e ab

unda

nt in

the

reg

ion.

The

se b

irds

have

a v

ery

un

usua

l die

t. T

hey

are

scav

enge

rs, m

eani

ng t

hat

they

pre

fer

carr

ion,

or

dea

d an

imal

s. Y

ou c

an o

ften

see

them

flyi

ng a

roun

d th

e pe

aks

of th

e M

onte

regi

an H

ills.

Aft

er s

unse

t, t

hese

vul

ture

s ga

ther

at

a sp

ot n

ear

th

e R

iche

lieu

Riv

er, w

here

it’s

pos

sibl

e to

see

the

m a

rriv

e at

the

ir ro

ost

(see

Tur

key

Vultu

res’

nig

ht r

oost

, pag

es 3

4–35

).

Pay

atte

ntio

n,

espe

cial

ly w

hen

tree

s ar

e le

afles

s, b

ecau

se y

ou c

ould

see

a

bird

of

prey

per

ched

on

a tr

ee a

wai

ting

its m

eal!

Snow

y Ow

l in

fligh

tPh

oto:

© J

acqu

es S

t-Jea

n

Photo: © Dori

17

Bird

s of P

rey

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Whi

le fo

ragi

ng fl

ower

s fo

r fo

od,

polli

nato

r ins

ects

car

ry p

olle

n fr

om o

ne fl

ower

to a

noth

er. O

ver 7

0%

of o

ur c

rops

dep

end

upon

pol

linat

ion.

The

se in

sect

s ar

e es

sent

ial f

or

com

mon

frui

t and

veg

etab

le c

rops

like

app

les

or c

ucum

bers

. The

se

polli

nato

rs in

clud

e be

es, w

asps

, but

terfl

ies,

flie

s an

d be

etle

s.

Now

aday

s, p

ollin

ator

inse

cts

are

thre

aten

ed b

y :

• el

imin

atio

n of

thei

r hab

itat,

• th

e us

e of

pes

ticid

es,

• m

onoc

ultu

re,

• co

mpe

titio

n w

ith o

ther

spe

cies

(o

ften

alie

n sp

ecie

s), a

nd•

dise

ases

and

par

asite

s.

Agric

ultu

re is

at t

he h

eart

of th

e Ri

chel

ieu

Valle

y.

Fiel

ds c

reat

e sp

ecifi

c ec

osys

tem

s w

here

a la

rge

num

ber o

f sm

all c

reat

ures

find

food

and

she

lter.

The

wat

ersh

ed a

nd a

gric

ultu

re...

Runn

ing

wat

er c

arrie

s so

il su

bsta

nces

that

end

up

in w

ater

bo

dies

and

can

pol

lute

them

. For

tuna

tely,

ther

e ar

e so

lutio

ns.

Have

you

eve

r not

iced

tree

s an

d sh

rubs

alo

ng a

ditc

h in

a fi

eld?

Th

ey a

re th

e re

sult

of in

itiat

ives

by

farm

ers

to im

prov

e th

eir

ripar

ian

strip

s. S

uch

vege

tatio

n ac

ts a

s a

filte

r and

pre

vent

s po

lluta

nts

from

dire

ctly

reac

hing

the

wat

er.

Photo: © iStockphoto/Arlindo71

An A

gricu

ltura

l Hot

spot

18

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Soya

Ph

oto:

© C

OVAB

AR

Corn

Ph

oto:

© U

SDA

phot

o

App

les

Phot

o: ©

Mar

kus

Hage

nloc

her

Whe

at

Phot

o: ©

Jea

n-Pi

erre

Gui

llet

Stra

wbe

rrie

s Ph

oto:

© F

oeN

yx

Com

bine

har

vest

er

Phot

o: ©

COV

ABAR

Blu

eber

ries

Ph

oto:

© O

piol

a Je

rzy

Urb

an a

gric

ultu

rePh

oto:

© E

nviro

nmen

t Can

ada

Ear o

f cor

nPh

oto:

© S

tesc

haPu

mpk

ins

Phot

o: ©

Dan

ielle

Sco

tt

Bing

o!Du

ring

your

exc

ursio

n,

spot

the

diffe

rent

cro

ps a

roun

d yo

u...

Who

will

be th

e fir

st to

com

plet

e

a lin

e an

d ca

ll bin

go?

19

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Whe

ther

they

gro

w o

n th

e gr

ound

, on

tree

trun

ks o

r on

dead

woo

d, m

ushr

oom

s sp

eed

the

deca

y of

abu

ndan

t org

anic

mat

ter.

In th

is w

ay th

ey c

ontri

bute

to th

e pr

oduc

tion

of

rich

soi

l tha

t con

tain

s m

any

nutri

tiona

l ele

men

ts fo

r pla

nts.

So

me

mus

hroo

ms

are

edib

le, b

ut o

ther

s ar

e po

ison

ous.

So, u

nles

s yo

u ar

e an

exp

ert

myc

olog

ist,

don’

t tou

ch th

em!

Find

a m

ushr

oom

.Be

nd o

ver a

nd, w

ith h

elp

of y

our m

irror

, lo

ok d

elic

atel

y un

der i

ts c

ap. D

oes

it ha

ve

lam

ella

(bla

des)

, fol

ds o

r tin

y tu

bes?

Th

is is

whe

re th

e sp

ores

that

allo

w it

to

repr

oduc

e ar

e fo

und.

Mus

hroo

ms

com

e in

all

shap

es a

nd c

olou

rs.

Have

you

eve

r fou

nd a

sm

all b

row

n sa

c on

the

grou

nd th

at g

ives

off

dust

whe

n so

meo

ne s

teps

on

it?

This

is a

drie

d m

ushr

oom

cal

led

puffb

all.

Photo: © Nature-Action Québec

Photo: © Vigile verte

Photo: © Alexis Latraverse

Junio

r Myc

ologis

ts

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OB

SERV

E A

SN

AG

!Lo

ok a

t a s

nag

(dea

d tre

e st

ill s

tand

ing)

or g

ently

lift

up a

log

ly

ing

on th

e gr

ound

, and

you

will

see

that

it is

teem

ing

with

life

. Ho

w m

any

kind

s of

inse

cts

or s

mal

l cre

atur

es d

o yo

u se

e?

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

___

Don’

t for

get!

Af

ter y

ou’v

e m

ade

your

obs

erva

tions

, be

car

eful

to p

ut e

very

thin

g ba

ck

whe

re y

ou fo

und

it.Gr

assh

oppe

rPh

oto:

© J

acqu

es S

t-Jea

n

All e

nviro

nmen

ts a

re h

ome

to in

sect

s

and

othe

r inv

erte

brat

es th

at a

re p

reci

ous

al

lies

for n

atur

e an

d fo

r us.

The

y w

ork

co

nsta

ntly

to d

ecom

pose

dea

d le

aves

an

d ot

her o

rgan

ic m

atte

r. Th

ey a

re a

lso

a

maj

or s

ourc

e of

food

for m

any

spec

ies.

Mon

arch

but

terfl

y in

dev

elop

men

tPh

otos

: © J

acqu

es S

t-Jea

n

21

Thre

e Ch

eers

for B

ugs!

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HIB

ERN

ATIO

N O

F A

MPH

IBIA

NS

The

term

“am

phib

ian”

mea

ns th

at th

ese

anim

als

can

live

in

wat

er a

nd o

n la

nd. T

heir

body

tem

pera

ture

var

ies

acco

rdin

g

to th

e te

mpe

ratu

re o

utdo

ors.

Am

phib

ians

hav

e de

velo

ped

surv

ival

m

echa

nism

s. T

hey

need

to fi

nd a

pla

ce to

pro

tect

them

selv

es

from

the

cold

.

If yo

u ha

d to

pro

tect

you

rsel

f fro

m w

inte

r,

wha

t wou

ld y

ou d

o?

Frog

s an

d bu

llfro

gs

hide

at t

he b

otto

m o

f th

e w

ater

and

wai

t un

til th

e re

turn

of

war

mer

wea

ther

.

Tree

frog

s re

mai

n hi

dden

in

the

fore

st, a

mon

g th

e de

ad le

aves

or

in a

n ab

ando

ned

burr

ow,

and

prod

uce

thei

r ow

n

natu

ral a

ntifr

eeze

!

Imag

ine

yo

u ar

e a

frog

:A

t the

spo

t whe

re y

ou s

tand

, w

ould

ther

e be

a p

lace

to h

iber

nate

?

WH

Y D

ON

’T F

ISH

FRE

EZE?

Fish

don

’t fre

eze

in w

inte

r! S

ince

ice

float

s,

it fo

rms

an in

sula

ting

laye

r on

the

surfa

ce o

f wat

er b

odie

s.

Unde

r tha

t lay

er, t

he w

ater

doe

sn’t

freez

e, b

ut re

mai

ns

liqui

d. T

his

insu

latio

n al

low

s fis

h to

sur

vive

.

Phot

o: ©

Isa

belle

Gré

goire

Gra

y tr

eefr

og

Phot

o: ©

App

alac

hian

Cor

ridor

Durin

g w

inter

, life

car

ries

on! 22

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Photo: © Jacques St-Jean

Can

you

see

evid

ence

that

an

imal

s ha

ve b

een

here

?In

win

ter,

we

can

see

track

s in

the

snow

.

Obse

rve

the

diffe

rent

sha

pes

an

d ho

w th

e tra

cks

are

plac

ed,

and

follo

w th

e tra

il.

Draw

the

trac

ks y

ou fo

und

so th

at y

ou c

an id

entif

y

them

whe

n yo

u ge

t hom

e. An

swer

thes

e qu

estio

ns:

• W

hat i

s th

e di

stan

ce b

etw

een

the

track

s?

• Ho

w m

any

toes

do

you

coun

t?

• Ho

w a

re th

ey a

rran

ged?

• Ca

n yo

u fig

ure

out t

he a

nim

al’s

he

ight

by

the

size

of i

ts tr

acks

?

Trac

es le

ft by

a b

ird

of p

rey

afte

r it c

augh

t its

mea

l

Racc

oon

trac

ks

Phot

o: ©

Nat

ure-

Actio

n Qu

ébec

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If yo

u w

ere

one

of th

ese

anim

als,

cou

ld

you

mov

e ab

out

safe

ly f

or a

dis

tanc

e

of 10

ste

ps f

rom

whe

re y

ou s

tand

?

How

abo

ut 2

5 st

eps?

50

step

s?

Som

e pl

ants

and

ani

mal

spe

cies

are

at r

isk

be

caus

e th

eir h

abita

t is

disa

ppea

ring

or is

frag

men

ted.

W

hen

this

hap

pens

, the

ani

mal

s lo

se th

eir h

ome,

th

eir s

ourc

e of

food

and

thei

r bre

edin

g ar

ea.

Furth

erm

ore,

pol

lutio

n, d

isea

ses,

in

vasi

ve s

peci

es a

nd c

limat

e ch

ange

ha

ve a

hug

e im

pact

on

anim

al

and

plan

t pop

ulat

ions

.

Wes

tern

cho

rus

frog

Phot

o: ©

Nat

ure-

Actio

n Qu

ébec

Bo

bolin

kPh

oto:

© P

ierr

e Bo

nenf

ant

Shag

bark

hic

kory

Ph

oto:

© N

atur

e-Ac

tion

Québ

ec

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ts o

f the

sh

agba

rk h

icko

ry

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o: ©

Nat

ure-

Actio

n Qu

ébec

East

ern

spin

y so

ftshe

ll Ph

oto:

© C

laud

e D’

aigl

e

Littl

e br

own

myo

tis (b

at)

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o: ©

iSto

ckph

oto/

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Spec

ies a

t Risk

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Phot

o: ©

Sop

hie

Poiri

er

Phot

o:

© S

ophi

e Po

irier

Man

y m

easu

res

have

bee

n ta

ken

to im

prov

e th

e st

atus

of t

he

copp

er re

dhor

se. T

he V

iann

ey-L

egen

dre

fishw

ay in

the

Cana

l-de-

Sa

int-O

urs N

atio

nal H

istor

ic S

ite o

f Can

ada,

the

Pier

re-É

tienn

e-Fo

rtin

wild

life

sanc

tuar

y at t

he C

ham

bly r

apid

s, an

d th

e Île

de

Jean

notte

and

Île

aux

Cer

fs a

rchi

pela

go a

re g

ood

exam

ples

of e

fforts

to p

rote

ct

this

spe

cies

’ hab

itat (

see

the

map

on

page

s 34

–35)

.

Extr

actio

n of

egg

s fr

om

mat

ure

fish

for a

rtifi

cial

re

prod

uctio

n

Are

you

fam

iliar

with

th

e co

pper

red

hors

e?

It’s a

fish

uni

que

to Q

uebe

c; it

doe

sn’t

live

anyw

here

else

on

the

plan

et! U

nfor

tuna

tely,

its s

urviv

al is

thre

aten

ed.

Its n

ame

is du

e to

the

redd

ish-c

oppe

r col

our o

f its

scal

es.

Copp

er re

dhor

ses c

an b

e fo

und

in o

ther

Que

bec

river

s,

but t

he R

iche

lieu

is th

e on

ly on

e w

here

it b

reed

s.

25

The

Copp

er R

edho

rse

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Com

mon

reed

Phot

o: ©

COV

ABAR

Roun

d go

byPh

oto:

© P

eter

van

der S

luijs

Mul

ticol

oure

d A

sian

lady

beet

lePh

oto:

© M

APAQ

Euro

pean

St

arlin

gPh

oto:

© P

ierre

Sel

im

Of th

e sp

ecie

s be

low

, w

hich

one

s ar

e co

nsid

ered

to b

e in

vasi

ve a

lien

plan

ts o

r ani

mal

s

in th

e Ri

chel

ieu

Valle

y?

Answ

er:Em

eral

d as

h bo

rer

Phot

o: ©

Kla

us B

olte

, CF

S-SC

F, N

RCan

-RN

Can

All of them!

Comm

on reed: Originally from Eurasia, once it

appears in an area, this plant leaves no more room

for indigenous vegetation. Round goby: A fish from

the Caspian and Black seas, introduced accidentally by ships.Em

erald ash borer: An insect that penetrates under the bark of ash trees and kills them

.

Multicoloured Asian ladybeetle: An insect

introduced voluntarily into certain types of crops and w

hose reproduction is impossible to control.

European Starling: A bird that lives in flocks and w

hose reproduction cannot be controlled.

Invas

ive A

lien

Spec

ies

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Wat

er c

hest

nut c

orm

sPh

oto:

© C

OVAB

AR

INVA

SIVE

AN

D S

PIN

Y!W

hen

wat

er c

hest

nut i

nvad

es a

n ar

ea, it

pre

vent

s lig

ht fr

om re

achi

ng

the

botto

m a

nd re

duce

s th

e le

vel o

f oxy

gen

in th

e w

ater

, mak

ing

life

quite

di

fficu

lt fo

r oth

er s

peci

es. I

t als

o re

prod

uces

ver

y qu

ickl

y: a

sin

gle

plan

t ca

n pr

oduc

e up

to 3

00 c

orm

s pe

r yea

r! T

hese

num

erou

s sp

iny

“nut

s”

can

rem

ain

unde

rwat

er fo

r as

long

as

12 y

ears

bef

ore

they

ger

min

ate.

A se

ries

of c

ampa

igns

con

sist

ing

of p

ullin

g ou

t the

pla

nts

by h

and

or w

ith th

e

help

of b

oats

and

eve

n flo

atin

g po

wer

sho

vels

has

redu

ced

the

prob

lem

. How

ever

, ye

arly

mon

itorin

g is

nec

essa

ry to

kee

p th

is p

lant

und

er c

ontro

l. You

can

hel

p

by re

porti

ng a

ny s

ight

ings

by

emai

l: ser

vice

s@ci

meh

autri

chel

ieu.

qc.c

a

The

Euro

pean

wat

er c

hest

nut i

s a

high

ly in

vasi

ve

aqua

tic p

lant

that

was

firs

t obs

erve

d in

the

Rivi

ère

du

Sud

, a tr

ibut

ary

of th

e Ri

chel

ieu.

With

in a

few

ye

ars,

this

spe

cies

man

aged

to c

ompl

etel

y co

ver

who

le s

ectio

ns o

f the

rive

r, re

plac

ing

man

y in

dige

nous

pla

nt a

nd a

nim

al s

peci

es. T

his

has

wea

kene

d lo

cal b

iodi

vers

ity c

onsi

dera

bly.

Photo: © Michelle Durand

27

Euro

pean

Wa

ter C

hest

nut

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Porc

upin

ePh

oto:

© J

acqu

es S

t-Jea

n

Chec

k th

e

Pr

etty

Th

ings

ap

prop

riate

box

es:

Exce

llent

! go

od, b

ut…

m

ust i

mpr

ove!

Tree

s, bu

shes

, bal

cony

pla

nter

s and

ga

rden

s pro

vidin

g a

biol

ogic

al c

orrid

or

betw

een

your

hom

e an

d th

e pa

rk

First

impr

essio

n

of th

e pl

ace

Surro

undi

ng so

unds

Ai

r qua

lity

Biod

ivers

ity:

plan

ts

Now

that

you

’ve

ga

ther

ed a

n ab

unda

nce

of

obs

erva

tions

, use

them

to

reac

h yo

ur o

wn

diag

nosi

s ab

out t

he h

ealth

of y

our

urba

n en

viro

nmen

t by

fillin

g in

the

char

t opp

osite

.

You

can

easi

ly c

ompl

ete

it on

the

BioK

its w

ebsi

te a

nd

com

pare

you

r res

ults

with

ot

hers

! Cur

ious

?

Follo

w th

e lin

k:

ww

w.m

ybio

kit.c

om

My D

iagno

sis

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Pink

Lad

y’s S

lippe

rPh

oto:

© A

lexis

Latra

vers

e

Biod

ivers

ity:

anim

als

Pres

ence

of

pol

linat

ors

Cont

rol o

f in

vasiv

e sp

ecie

s

Wat

erw

ays,

po

nds o

r lak

es

Reco

mm

enda

tions

: Enj

oy y

our

envi

ronm

ent a

nd

help

sav

e sp

ecie

s at

ris

k in

you

r reg

ion.

Choo

se a

n el

emen

t yo

u w

ould

like

to

impr

ove

and

thin

k

of a

sol

utio

n th

at is

w

ithin

you

r rea

ch.

Man

y he

ads

are

bette

r tha

n on

e!

Talk

to p

eopl

e ab

out

your

con

cern

s; th

ey

coul

d jo

in y

ou in

you

r im

prov

emen

t effo

rts. 29

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Your

exc

ursi

on is

ove

r?

It’s

now

tim

e fo

r yo

u to

hel

p pr

otec

t bi

odiv

ersi

ty!

At h

ome

and

outs

ide,

the

re a

re lo

ts o

f th

ings

you

can

do.

Here

are

som

e po

ssib

ilitie

s:

Try

eco-

frien

dly

gard

enin

g.

Whe

n yo

u gr

ow p

lant

s at

ho

me,

be

sure

they

are

not

in

vasi

ve a

lien

spec

ies.

Ch

oose

indi

geno

us sp

ecie

s ins

tead

. An

d do

n’t u

se p

estic

ides

!

Use

a ba

rrel

to c

olle

ct

rain

wat

er, a

nd u

se it

to w

ater

yo

ur fl

ower

bed

s.

Plan

t fru

it bu

shes

to

attr

act b

irds

and

pr

ovid

e fo

od fo

r the

m.

Don’

t car

ry fi

rew

ood

fr

om o

ne p

lace

to a

noth

er.

You

coul

d in

adve

rten

tly tr

ansp

ort u

ndes

irab

le

trav

elle

rs li

ke e

mer

ald

ash

bore

rs.

Phot

o: ©

iSto

ckph

oto/

KariH

oglu

nd

Phot

o: ©

mym

Photo: © Environment Canada

Photo: © Kattenburg-Lindau

Back

Hom

e

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Photo: © Man vyi

Supp

ort l

ocal

farm

ers

an

d ch

oose

food

that

is

in s

easo

n.

Don’

t was

te p

otab

le w

ater

. Tu

rn o

ff th

e ta

p w

hen

you

brus

h yo

ur te

eth.

Don

’t le

t the

wat

er ru

n ju

st to

get

a g

lass

of w

ater

. Lea

ve a

jug

of w

ater

in th

e fri

dge

inst

ead.

Othe

r res

ourc

es o

f loc

al in

tere

st

(info

rmat

ion

avai

labl

e in

Fren

ch o

nly)

. • E

coM

arch

é de

sol

idar

ité ré

gion

ale

• Cen

tre d

’inte

rpré

tatio

n de

s én

ergi

es re

nouv

elab

les

• Fon

datio

n RH

A (R

econ

stru

ctio

n ha

rmon

ieus

e de

l’ag

ricul

ture

)

Tap

wat

er c

omes

fro

m

the

rive

r an

d re

turn

s to

the

rive

r th

roug

h th

e se

wer

sys

tem

.Be

car

eful

of w

hat y

ou p

our d

own

the

drai

n.

Som

e su

bsta

nces

can

’t be

rem

oved

and

w

ill th

eref

ore

end

up in

the

river

.

Take

reus

able

bag

s

and

avoi

d us

ing

plas

tic b

ags.

Yo

u co

uld

even

cre

ate

your

ow

n pe

rson

alize

d ba

g.

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o: ©

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ckph

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o: ©

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artJ

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Info

rmat

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avai

labl

e in

Fren

ch o

nly.

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Photo: © COVABAR

Crea

te a

sou

veni

r of

you

r ou

ting

in th

e fo

rm o

f a d

raw

ing,

text

, poe

m o

r col

lage

.

Jaco

b ho

pes

that

you

had

as

muc

h fu

n as

he

did

expl

orin

g bi

odiv

ersi

ty!

Think

Bac

k on

Your

Out

ing

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Glos

sary

Dock

ing:

To

anc

hor o

r ber

th a

boa

t.

Ecos

yste

m:

Biol

ogic

al c

omm

unity

com

pose

d

of o

rgan

isms i

nter

actin

g am

ong

them

selve

s an

d w

ith th

eir e

nviro

nmen

t.

Frag

men

ted:

Di

vide

d, s

epar

atio

n of

a w

hole

in

to s

mal

ler p

iece

s.

Herb

aceo

us p

lant

s:

Plan

ts w

hose

ste

m is

sof

t or fl

exib

le.

Indi

geno

us:

Plan

t or a

nim

al th

at is

nat

ive

or

occ

urrin

g na

tura

lly in

a re

gion

.

Inva

sive

alie

n sp

ecie

s:

Brou

ght i

nto

a re

gion

acc

iden

tally

or

on

purp

ose,

thes

e pl

ant a

nd a

nim

al

spec

ies

are

a m

ajor

thre

at to

bio

dive

rsity

an

d ar

e ve

ry d

ifficu

lt to

con

trol.

Inve

rteb

rate

s:

Anim

als

with

out a

spi

nal c

olum

n.

Larv

ae:

Inte

rmed

iate

form

of d

evel

opm

ent

amon

g ce

rtain

ani

mal

s, b

etw

een

the

egg

and

the

adul

t sta

ge.

Mac

roin

vert

ebra

tes:

Sm

all o

rgan

ism

s w

ithou

t an

inte

rnal

sk

elet

on, v

isib

le to

the

eye,

that

live

at

the

botto

m o

f wat

er b

odie

s.

Mic

roor

gani

sms:

Li

ving

bei

ngs

that

can

’t be

see

n

with

the

nake

d ey

e.

Mon

ocul

ture

: Ag

ricul

ture

bas

ed u

pon

a

sing

le p

lant

spe

cies

.

Mon

tere

gian

Hill

s:

Line

of h

ills

in th

e M

onté

régi

e re

gion

, in

Mon

tréal

and

in th

e Ea

ster

n To

wns

hips

.

Myc

olog

ist:

A pe

rson

who

stu

dies

fung

i (m

ushr

oom

s).

Ripa

rian

str

ip:

Porti

on o

f lan

d be

side

a w

ater

cour

se.

Spaw

ning

gro

und:

Ar

ea w

here

fish

repr

oduc

e.

Spor

e:

Repr

oduc

tive

elem

ent o

f mos

s,

of s

ome

plan

ts a

nd o

f mus

hroo

ms.

Trib

utar

y:

Wat

erco

urse

that

feed

s in

to a

noth

er.

Wat

ersh

ed:

Terr

itory

thro

ugh

whi

ch w

ater

runs

to

war

d a

wat

erco

urse

or a

lake

.

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Sore

l-Tra

cy

Sain

t-Roc

h-de

-Ric

helie

uSa

int-O

urs

Sain

t-Mar

c-su

r-Ri

chel

ieu

Sain

t-Cha

rles-

sur-

Rich

elie

u

Sain

t-Bas

ile-

le-G

rand

Mon

t-Sa

int-H

ilaire

Rich

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u

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te-A

nne-

de-S

abre

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bly

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t-Jea

n-su

r-Ri

chel

ieu

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t-Pau

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