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Gault Nature Reserve, Mont Saint-Hilaire

  • "Ruisseau des Moulins" in spring

  • Sampling lake Hertel, ecology 331 field course 2010 (http://alextranphotography.com)

  • Salamander (http://alextranphotography.com)

  • Small mammal sampling, ecology 331 field course 2010 (http://alextranphotography.com)

  • Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)

  • Geography field class UQAM 2009

  • Lake Hertel in summer

  • Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

  • White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

  • Small mammal sampling, ecology 331 field course 2010 (http://alextranphotography.com)

  • Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

  • Forest fire at the Gault Nature Reserve Spring 2009 (Mellanie Thibeault)

  • Gault Nature Reserve Open House, 50e Anniversary Gault Donation 2008

  • Lake Hertel in spring

  • Spider (http://alextranphotography.com)

  • Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

  • Nature Center restoration crew 2011

  • Boardwalk in Fall

  • Small mammal sampling, ecology 331 field course 2010 (http://alextranphotography.com)

  • Sampling lake Hertel, ecology 331 field course 2001

  • Gault House in Fall

  • Female Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

  • Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) on lake Hertel

  • Black-capped Chicladee (Parus atricapillus)

  • Research Infrastructure devoted to the study of aquatic ecosystems

  • Pic-nic area in winter

  • McGill University science managers meeting 2004

  • Fall colors

  • Aquatic research back in the days

  • Panorama from Pain de Sucre

  • Pain de Sucre in winter

  • Hemlock carr soil core

  • Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) (http://alextranphotography.com)

  • Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)

  • Lake Hertel in fall

  • Aquatic plants survey, ecology 331 field course 2010 (http://alextranphotography.com)

Gault Nature Reserve, Mont Saint-Hilaire

Gault Nature Reserve of McGill University is a private Reserve which protects 1000 hectares of natural primeval forests of the St. Lawrence Valley. Situated at Mont-Saint-Hilaire approximately 40 km from Montreal, this panoramic natural landscape is ideal for discovering nature, teaching and university research. The public sector with 25 km of trail network is open 365 days per year for visitors' enjoyment.

Affiliated with the Faculty of Science of McGill University, the Gault team offers support to research and teaching of natural sciences while providing a wide range of services to the university community and the general public.

 

 

Mission 

1. To preserve the ecosystem of the entire mountain as nearly as possible in its natural state and to work with local communities to minimize any adverse impacts on the mountain ecosystem that would be associated with activities or developments at the perimeters of the Reserve.

2. Within the reasonable constraints of preservation, to encourage the use of the mountain for the widest possible range of University research and teaching programs.

3. Within the reasonable constraints of preservation, to work in partnership with the Nature Conservation Centre to emphasize the special character of the mountain and to foster public enjoyment of its amenities.

4. Within the reasonable constraints of preservation and with cognizance of budgetary constraints in the University, to allow use of the Reserve by carefully selected enterprises that are in keeping with the tranquility and conservation status of the mountain.

 

Updated on Thu, 2011-12-15 12:02
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