The ZEC Chapeau de Paille is a "

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 ...

" (controlled harvesting zone) (zec), located in the Mekinac Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of

Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...

, in

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(

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). This Zec which was created in 1978, is administered by the Association Nature inc.

Toponymy

The name of the hunting and fishing from Lake Chapeau de Paille to which the surrounding terrain remind the shape of the

straw hat A straw hat is a wide-brimmed hat woven out of straw or straw-like synthetic materials. Straw hats are a type of sun hat designed to shade the head and face from direct sunlight, but are also used in fashion as a decorative element or a ...

Geography

ZEC Chapeau de Paille covers an area of . It shares its boundaries with the

Zec du Gros-Brochet The ZEC du Gros-Brochet is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting area) (ZEC), located in the region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. This public hunting and fishing area is managed by the "Association Sportive du Gros-Broche ...

at the north,

Zec Wessonneau The ZEC Wessonneau is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC), located on the west bank of the Saint-Maurice River, in the La Tuque (urban agglomeration), in the region the Mauricie, in Quebec (Canada). This public ...

in northeast,

Saint-Maurice Wildlife Reserve The Saint-Maurice Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife reserve to the north of Shawinigan, Quebec. The reserve is located west of the Saint-Maurice River in the territory of the Mekinac Regional County Municipality. Like all wildlife reserves, this ...

in the east, La Mauricie National Park southeast and

Mastigouche Wildlife Reserve The Mastigouche Wildlife Reserve is a Quebec Wildlife Reserve located in the administrative regions of the Mauricie and Lanaudière, Quebec, in Canada. Comprising 1556 square kilometres, it includes 417 lakes and 13 rivers. Like all wildlife reser ...

to the south. It also enclaves

Ecological Reserve Irénée-Marie Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ...

. The territory of the Zec covers cantons (townships): Badeaux, Arcand, Lordship of Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Brehault, Livernois and Normand. Lakes of the Zec subject to regulations on fishery by

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are: Lakes des Aigles (Eagles lake), Bill, Bouchard, Bon-Air, Boulter, "de la Buse" (the Hawk), Cadotte, "à la chienne", "des Chaussées" (Roadways), Clara, "Grand lac du Couteau" (Grand Lake Knife), "de la Culbute Sud" (the South Somersault), Descoste, Descoteaux, Duff, "au Glacier", Godin, Hilda, Lafleur, Lessard, "à la ligne", Loa, Madelon, Montagne, Narrow, Grand Lake Pepin, Râteau (rake), Regis, Rusty, Ruth, Siffleux, Willard and Winfield.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapeau de Paille, Zec Mékinac Regional County Municipality Protected areas of Mauricie

Toponymy

Geography

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