This program involves several projects carried out to acquire knowledge, build capacity and design evidence-based decision-support tools within the Uapishka biodiversity reserve.
Objectives
- Acquire scientific data to enhance understanding of the environment and inform decision-making
- Track the number of visitors to the Uapishka (Groulx) Mountains and measure the impact
- Contribute to the conservation of the protected area
Achievements
- Installation of a search and emergency shelter (2021)
- Set up of an alpine weather station in the Uapishka Mountains (2021)
- Installation of Leave No Trace signs to raise awareness (2021)
- Set up of eco-counters on trails leading to the Uapishka Mountains (2021 and 2022)
- Installation of repeater stations as part of the network of climate monitoring instruments in the Uapishka Mountains (2022)
- Set up of an alpine precipitation measuring station (2022)
Ongoing projects
- Drone monitoring of the impact of trampling on arctic-alpine vegetation
- Monitoring of changes in arctic-alpine vegetation in the Uapishka Mountains in response to climate change (GLORIA)
- Upgrading of climate and weather monitoring instruments for data acquisition and sharing, including the set up of two weather stations and a forest precipitation measuring station
Partners
- Conseil des Innus de Pessamit
- Ressources Naturelles Canada
- Service Canadien des Forêts
- Beyond Kaatdn
- IDDPNQL
- Université Concordia
- Université du Nouveau-Brunswick