Portneuf Regional Natural Park Explained

Portneuf Regional Natural Pack
Parc naturel régional de Portneuf
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Coordinates:46.8225°N -72.1533°W
Established:2014

Portneuf Regional Natural Park Parc naturel régional de Portneuf (French), is located on the territory of Portneuf City and the municipalities of Saint-Ubalde, Saint-Alban, Saint-Casimir and Rivière-à-Pierre, Portneuf RCM, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada.[1] [2]

Geography

Between territory affected by human activity and the great outdoors, between rocky escarpments, mountains, exceptional trees, peat bogs and flowering undergrowth, lakes, rivers and streams, the Portneuf Regional Natural Park, in all seasons in certain sectors, offers more than 70 km of walking trails, winding, sometimes very rugged, of easy, intermediate and difficult, lasting from 5 minutes to almost 4 hours.[3]

Hiking and Nature Observation

The territory of the Portneuf Regional Natural Park includes sectors distributed in disjointed areas.

The Portneuf Regional Natural Park manages the Spéléo Québec property and caving activities at Trou du Diable. From mid-May to the beginning of December, the Quebec Speleology Society (Speleo Quebec)[11] offers two routes: discovery and educational visits, for a fee (Reservation required).

The most popular outdoor activities in the different sectors of the park are cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, climbing and fishing.

Flora

A large part of the territory has been the subject of logging for more than 200 years. So, the harvest of Tamarack (Red spruce) and Allegheny birch (Yellow birch) was done without concern for regeneration, between 1870 and 1890 the harvest of the bark of Canadian tsuga (Tsuga) for its tannery properties led to the modification of the composition of all the ecosystem.[13]

Fauna

According to the Act respecting threatened and vulnerable species of Quebec,[14] [15] 5 species with precarious status have been identified in the park territory. A brood of Peregrine Falcon is regularly observed on the cliff and Lake trout (lake trout) in Long Lake. The Northern dusky salamander has been identified in the park, the Arctic char is present in the Cœur and Anguille lakes.

Also, due to its legal status, a reserved containment area ensures the protection of White-tailed deer in the park.

Accommodation

Portneuf Regional Natural Park provides visitors with:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portneuf Regional Natural Park, toponymy . Gouvernement of Quebec . Commission de Toponymy Quebec . 27 November 2024 . fr . 27 November 2015 . ... main ones are Lake Long and Lake Montauban. This regional park offers the practice of various outdoor activities, including cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, climbing and fishing..
  2. Web site: Portneuf Regional Natural Park . 16 November 2024 . fr . 2021 . …an area of 73 km2 made up of lakes, rivers, mountains and cliffs. The exceptional geomorphological attractions make this territory a unique place for observation, outdoors and learning..
  3. Web site: Parc naturel régional de Portneuf, map . PNRP . 28 November 2024 . 4 . fr . more than 70 km of hiking trails, winding, sometimes spectacular, of easy, intermediate and difficult levels, lasting from 5 minutes to almost 4 hours..
  4. Web site: Sainte-Anne River gorges sector . Portneuf Regional Natural Park . 29 November 2024 . fr . 2024 . The Sainte-Anne River Gorges Sector is the gateway to the Portneuf Regional Natural Park..
  5. Web site: Lac Long sector . Portneuf Regional Natural Park . 29 November 2024 . fr . 2024 . The Black River, its waterfalls, the majestic Chutes à Marcotte, the cliff of Lac Long, the beach of Anse à Beaulieu and the Montagne de la Tour are among the places to discover.
  6. Web site: Lac Carillon sector . Portneuf Regional Natural Park . 29 November 2024 . fr . This lake is very peaceful, no motorboats are allowed there..
  7. Web site: Devil's Hole, Toponymy . Gouvernement of Quebec . Commission de Toponymy Quebec . 21 November 2024 . fr . 7 May 1981 . .. it is one of the creatures most present in the imagination throughout the world, in all or almost all cultures and has been since time immemorial..
  8. Web site: Portneuf regional natural park, a territory of more than 70 km2 . Parc naturel régional de Portneuf . 14 November 2024 . fr . 2021 . Our activities take place mainly in Saint-Alban, Saint-Ubalde and Saint-Casimir and a portion of Lake Montauban is located in the Municipalities of Portneuf and Rivière-à-Pierre..
  9. Web site: Saint-Casimir, odynymy and maps . 23 November 2024 . 1 of 5 . fr . 5 June 2006 . To the east of the village, a cave more than 8000 years old called "Trou du Diable" is the second in importance in Quebec with a little more than a kilometer of underground galleries..
  10. Web site: The karsts of Eastern Canada . Department of Geography, Laval University . Quebec geography notebooks . 21 November 2024 . 11, 12 of 25 . en, fr . 1958 . It bas been deducted that some oj the most typical caves, such as the Saint-Casimir cave in Portneuj county, was jormed 3,500-4,000 years ago..
  11. Web site: Caving Quebec - Quebec Speleology Society . My community, Directory of organizations . 28 November 2024 . fr . 2024 . ...bring together people to promote and supervise a sustainable and safe practice of caving and canyoning through conservation, research, education and awareness of the underground environment among the general public..
  12. Web site: Devil's Hole Cave - Adventure course . Portneuf Regional Natural Park . 23 November 2024 . fr . 2024 . There is mud and sometimes very cold water. The temperature of the air and water underground is around 10°C and varies with the seasons. The relative humidity level is around 100%..
  13. Web site: Jessie Breton . Characterization and assessment of landscapes Portneuf Regional Natural Park . 17 November 2024 . 6, 13, 19, 20, 22 of 90 . fr . September 2018 . Today we find only remains of the mill, such as a concrete block left on the side of the waterfalls, west of the footbridge..
  14. Web site: Bernard Tardif . Gildo Lavoie . Yves Lachance . Atlas of Quebec biodiversity. Threatened or vulnerable species . Gouvernement of Canada . Ministry of Development Sustainable, Environment and Parks . 29 November 2024 . 62 . en, fr . September 2005 . The atlas clearly highlights the importance of systematically collecting and recording information on elements of biodiversity..
  15. Web site: Threatened or vulnerable species . Gouvernement of Quebec . Official publisher of Quebec . 29 November 2024 . fr . 31 August 2024 . This Act applies to threatened or vulnerable wildlife and plant species designated under this Act that live in Quebec or are imported into Quebec..
  16. Web site: David M. Bird . Report on the situation of the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in Quebec. . Ministry of Environment and Wildlife Quebec . National Library of Quebec . 29 November 2024 . 95 . 15 April 1997 . There are two subspecies of the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in Quebec, F. p. anatum and F. p. tundrius. The subspecies F. p. anatum disappeared from southern Quebec during the 1970s but was subsequently reestablished there. The population of the tundrius subspecies has also become rarer..
  17. Web site: Recovery Strategy for the Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus) – Carolinian population in Canada . Environment and Climate Change Canada . Species at Risk Act Recovery Strategy Series . 29 November 2024 . 75 . 2019 . The federal, provincial, and territorial government signatories under the Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk (1996)3 agreed to establish complementary legislation and programs that provide for effective protection of species at risk throughout Canada..
  18. Web site: Salvelinus alpinus L. - Arctic char . Gouvernement of Canada . Fisheries and Oceans Canada . 29 November 2024 . 2 August 2018 . Arctic char are similar in shape to salmon or trout, but vary tremendously in colour depending on time of year, location and stage of development. Usually, they will have a dark-coloured back (a dark blue, brown, or green) with silverish sides and a white belly..
  19. Web site: Adam Kowalski . Salvelinus namaycush - Lake Trout . U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service . Fish and Aquatic Conservation . 29 November 2024 . 2016 . Lake trout are the largest of the freshwater char. They have been reported to live up to 70 years in some Canadian lakes. They are native to northern North America, from Alaska to Nova Scotia and throughout the Great Lakes..

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