Bog-à-Lanières Ecological Reserve

Bog-à-Lanières Ecological Reserve
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Location	Lac-Édouard, Agglomération de La Tuque, Mauricie, Québec, Canada
Nearest city	Lac-Édouard
Coordinates	47.5928°N 72.2492°W / 47.5928; -72.2492
Area	4.33 ^[clarification needed]
Established	April 8, 1992
Governing body	Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques du Québec

Bog-à-Lanières Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve of Quebec, Canada. The ecological reserve aims to ensure the protection of ombrotrophic peatlands in the Laurentians region. It is also one of the rare thong bog in Quebec.

History

This Reserve was established on April 8, 1992 by a decree of the Government of Quebec.[1]

Toponymy

The name of the reserve comes from the scientific name of ombrotrophic peatland, a type of peatland fed only by precipitation or water table[2]

Geography

The reserve is located at Lac-Édouard, about sixty kilometres east of La Tuque.

External links

• Official website from Government of Québec

References

1. Commission de Toponymie QuébecArchived April 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
2. Government of Quebec (September 24, 2009). "Bank of place names in Quebec: Bog-à-Lanières Ecological Reserve". Toponymy Commission. Retrieved September 26, 2009.