Conifers are making a comeback in Quebec's forests, study shows

An analysis of Quebec's forest inventory data developed by Concordia researchers reveals that the conifer population is on ...
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Quebec’s disastrous forest reform bill was killed, but the threat remains

Innu and Nehirowisiw members of the Mamo Alliance protesting in Mashteuiatsh in July 2025 [Franklin López/Amplifier Films] Last month, the right-leaning populist government of Canada’s French-speaking ...
The Conversation

How Québec’s abandoned logging roads are damaging lakes, rivers and streams — and putting wildlife at risk

For more than 25 years, the Québec Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks has had a very effective tool to make its forest industry more competitive than other provinces. Québec has not implemented a ...
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Why Quebec's forestry reform is facing backlash from Indigenous groups, conservationists

Quebec's sweeping reform of how forests are managed is causing concerns among Indigenous leaders, conservation groups and unions, who warn the changes prioritize logging over long-term health of the ...
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Fire ban issued for western and northern Quebec

The ban on open-air fires near forests includes the entire Outaouais and Laurentides regions.
Digital Journal

As the heat creeps north, Quebec’s forests may become a refuge

The new study, published in the journal Science last week, showed that forests in far northern latitudes could one day act as a climate refuge for the all-important black spruce, the foundation tree ...
Business Insider

Forestry: Leaving hundreds of millions of dollars on the table

MONTREAL, Oct. 29, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - With the Quebec government about to review the province's forest regime, environmentalists are busy trying to reduce the development of this natural resource. A ...
The Conversation

What log driving can teach us about forests, past and present

The log drive is an integral part of Québec culture. Specifically, log driving refers to the use of waterways to float and transport logs from harvesting sites to sawmills or ports where they are ...
The Guardian

Quebec’s Lake Rouge vanished – but was it a freak natural event or caused by human actions?

Experts and community trying to untangle mystery of outburst that saw water travel almost 10km overland into a bigger lake Manoel Dixon had just finished dinner one night last May when a phone dinged ...