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Zec Mars-Moulin
The Zec Mars-Moulin is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) of , located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Kinistuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada. Since inception of the zec, the main economic activities of the area are forestry and recreational activities such as fishing, hunting, camping, canoeing, kayaking... Geography Located in the Saguenay, Zec Mars-Moulin is at distance of only 15 km south of La Baie, a sector of Saguenay City. ZEC has an area of 805.10 square kilometers. Bounded on the west and south by the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. Zec covers townships Lapointe, Lartigue, Laterriere, Cimon, Ferland and Dubuc. The territory of Zec Mars-Moulin turns out to be the entrance gate of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. Mars River, recognized as one of the salmon rivers of the region, along much of the eastern boundary of the ZEC, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay (''The Fjord of the Saguenay iver') is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Saint-Honoré, which is also its most populous municipality. It is named for the fjord part of the Saguenay River, protruding out of the Saint Lawrence River into the southern section of the RCM. It is located adjacent to the city of Saguenay and practically surrounds it. It has a land area of and a Canada 2011 Census population of 20,465 inhabitants. Le Fjord-du-Saguenay is one of the few regional county municipalities in Quebec that does not constitute its own census division; instead, it is grouped with Saguenay as the single census division of Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord; the territory of the census division corresponds exactly to that of the old pre-2002 Le Fjord-du-Saguenay regional county municipality. Subdivisions There are 16 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Saint-Honoré ;Municipalitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moulin River
Moulins or Moulin ( French for ''mill'') may refer to: Places France * Diocese of Moulins * Moulins, Allier, in the Allier department (the largest Moulins) * Moulins, Aisne, in the Aisne department * Moulins, Ille-et-Vilaine, in the Ille-et-Vilaine department * Moulins-Engilbert, in the Nièvre department * Moulins-en-Tonnerrois, in the Yonne department * Moulins-la-Marche, in the Orne department * Moulins-le-Carbonnel, in the Sarthe department * Moulins-lès-Metz, in the Moselle department * Moulins-Saint-Hubert, in the Meuse department * Moulins-sur-Céphons, in the Indre department * Moulins-sur-Orne, in the Orne department * Moulins-sur-Ouanne, in the Yonne department * Moulins-sur-Yèvre, in the Cher department * Moulin-Mage, in the Tarn department * Moulin-Neuf, Ariège, in the Ariège department * Moulin-Neuf, Dordogne, in the Dordogne department * Moulin-sous-Touvent, in the Oise department Scotland *Moulin, Scotland, a small settlement just outside Pitlochry, in Perth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zone D'exploitation Contrôlée
A ''zone d'exploitation contrôlée'' (in French; acronym ZEC) is a "Controlled harvesting zone" located in public lands areas of Quebec, in Canada. ZECs are a system of territorial infrastructures set up in 1978 by the Government of Quebec to take over from private hunting, fishing and trapping clubs (as a result of "Operation wildlife management") to provide timely access to recreational activities to the general public like hunting and fishing. Administration They are non profit organisations managed by honorary administrators whose primary responsibility is to manage fishing and hunting activities and see to wildlife conservation on their respective territories. ZEC objectives: # Wildlife conservation (hunters and anglers must report their catch) # Access to wildlife resources # User participation # Operations must be financially self-sufficient ZECs fill a much larger economic place than fishing and hunting clubs did as they also promote all types of recreational and tourism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parc National Du Fjord-du-Saguenay
Saguenay Fjord National Park (french: parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay) is a provincial park located in Quebec, Canada. In the regions of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Charlevoix, Côte-Nord, and Bas-Saint-Laurent, the park is situated along the eastern end of the Saguenay River and adjoins the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park for over 100 km (60 mi.). The park, originally named Saguenay National Park, was renamed on April 20, 2011.Le parc national du Saguenay devient le parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs. Retrieved 11 May 2012. History Aborigi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zec De La Rivière-à-Mars
The Zec River to Mars is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC) in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada. Established in 1995, the ZEC is administered since May 2008 by the non-profit organization "Contact Nature Rivière-à-Mars", whose mission is the operation of this river that runs through public lands. On May 1, 2008, the "Association des pêcheurs sportifs de la Rivière à Mars" (Association of anglers Rivière à Mars) and "Centre Plein-Air Bec-Scie inc" were merged into the new organization which was registered on May 5, 2008. Geography The "rivière à Mars" (Mars River) is a river in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, which pass through the "Arrondissement La Baie" (Bay district), in Saguenay city. From its source in Lake Mars in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, the river flow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saguenay River
__NOTOC__ The Saguenay River () is a major river of Quebec, Canada. It drains Lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands, leaving at Alma and running east; the city of Saguenay is located on the river. It drains into the Saint Lawrence River. Tadoussac, founded as a French colonial trading post in 1600, is located on the northeast bank at this site. The river has a very high flow-rate and is bordered by steep cliffs associated with the Saguenay Graben. Tide waters flow in its fjord upriver as far as Chicoutimi (about 100 kilometres). Many Beluga whales breed in the cold waters at its mouth, making Tadoussac a popular site for whale watching and sea kayaking; Greenland sharks also frequent the depths of the river. The area of the confluence of the Saguenay and Saint Lawrence is protected by the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park, one of Canada's national parks. History The Saguenay River was used as an important trade route into the interior for the First Nations people of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Quebec
L'Anse-Saint-Jean, French for "The Cove of Saint John" is a municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 1208 in the Canada 2011 Census. L'Anse-Saint-Jean was founded in 1838 by the Société des Vingt-et-un, a group of lumber prospectors and investors from Charlevoix which was responsible for opening up the Saguenay region to colonization. Le Royaume de L'Anse-Saint-Jean / Kingdom of L'Anse-Saint-Jean It achieved a certain notoriety when its citizens held a referendum on January 21, 1997, to turn the village into the Le Royaume de L'Anse-Saint-Jean (The Kingdom of L'Anse Saint Jean), the continent's first "municipal monarchy." The monarchists won 73.9% of the vote, with Denys Tremblay becoming King Denys I. The king was crowned on June 24, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, in the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, and announced plans to build a "vegetable oratory," Saint-Jean-du-Millénaire (Saint John of the Millennium). This micronational pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mill River (Saguenay, Quebec)
Mill River may refer to: Rivers in the United States *Mill River (Connecticut), in New Haven County *Mill River (Fairfield, Connecticut) *Mill River, in Stamford, Connecticut, part of the Rippowam River * Mill River (Harrington Bay), in Washington County, Maine *Mill River (Saint George River tributary), in Thomaston, Maine *Mill River (Massachusetts–Rhode Island) *Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts) *Mill River (Springfield, Massachusetts) *Mill River (Taunton River tributary), in Taunton, Massachusetts *Mill River (Otter Creek tributary), in Rutland County, Vermont Other uses *Mill River, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. *Mill River, Massachusetts, U.S. **Mill River Historic District *Mill River East, Prince Edward Island, Canada *Mill River Union High School, in Clarendon, Vermont, U.S. See also * *Mill (other) *Mill Creek (other) *Mills River The Mills River is located in Transylvania and Henderson counties, North Carolina, United States is a tributar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mars River
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere (less than 1% that of Earth's), and has a crust primarily composed of elements similar to Earth's crust, as well as a core made of iron and nickel. Mars has surface features such as impact craters, valleys, dunes and polar ice caps. It has two small and irregularly shaped moons, Phobos and Deimos. Some of the most notable surface features on Mars include Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and highest known mountain in the Solar System and Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System. The Borealis basin in the Northern Hemisphere covers approximately 40% of the planet and may be a large impact feature. Days and seasons on Mars are comparable to those of Earth, as the planets have a similar rotation period and tilt o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brook Trout
The brook trout (''Salvelinus fontinalis'') is a species of freshwater fish in the char genus ''Salvelinus'' of the salmon family Salmonidae. It is native to Eastern North America in the United States and Canada, but has been introduced elsewhere in North America, as well as to Iceland, Europe, and Asia. In parts of its range, it is also known as the eastern brook trout, speckled trout, brook charr, squaretail, brookie or mud trout, among others. A potamodromous population in Lake Superior, as well as an anadromous population in Maine, is known as coaster trout or, simply, as coasters. The brook trout is the state fish of nine U.S. states: Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia, and the Provincial Fish of Nova Scotia in Canada. Systematics and taxonomy The brook trout was first scientifically described as ''Salmo fontinalis'' by the naturalist Samuel Latham Mitchill in 1814. The specific epithet "''fontina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moose
The moose (in North America) or elk (in Eurasia) (''Alces alces'') is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the only species in the genus ''Alces''. It is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most adult male moose have distinctive broad, palmate ("open-hand shaped") antlers; most other members of the deer family have antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like") configuration. Moose typically inhabit boreal forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ... in temperate to subarctic climates. Hunting and other human activities have caused a reduction in the size of the moose's range over time. It has been reintroduced to some of its former habitats. Currently, most moose occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec City
Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec, metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is the eleventhList of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, -largest city and the seventhList of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, -largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is also the List of towns in Quebec, second-largest city in the province after Montreal. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers coupled with cold and snowy winters. The Algonquian people had originally named the area , an Algonquin language, AlgonquinThe Algonquin language is a distinct language of the Algonquian languages, Algonquian language family, and is not a misspelling. word meaning "where the river narrows", because the Saint Lawrence River na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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