Lac-à-la-Tortue Ecological Reserve

IUCN Category Ia - Strict Nature Reserve

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The Réserve écologique de Lac- à -la- Tortue is an ecological reserve in the south of the Canadian province of Quebec in Shawinigan.

It is in the field since 2002 annexed by the city of Shawinigan communities Lac- à -la- Tortue and Shawinigan -Sud, 6 km south of Grand-Mere. The reserve was established in 1992 on an area of ​​565.69 ha.

It protects and represents one in French " Tourbière ombrotrophe ", in English " bog" said Moor form the peat bog. The eastern section of moorland extends over 11 km between the Lac à la Tortue and the Lac Troptôtchaud, while the second portion extends from Troptôtchaud to Saint -Mathieu northwest. The reserve covers only a portion of the western section. In the core area there are numerous ponds. Thus, two raised bog forms, namely to one of these small to very small lakes, and the. Waters without such

There where no pools exist is spreading shrub -like vegetation, mainly of ericaceous and peat moss (French: sphaignes ) is marked. There are also areas that are occupied by sedges and marked here and there by open forest areas, where about Tamarack grows, and the gray birch.

Where pools exist that are more than 2 m deep on average, grow black spruce, larch and Kalmia angustifolia from the kind of laurel roses ( Kalmia ), Torfgränke ( Chamaedaphne calyculata ). Especially on the shores of the small lakes are numerous Herbaceous plants.

Endangered or threatened plants provide a refuge Moore: Platanthera blephariglottis from the kind of wood bluebells, Xyris montana of the genus Utricularia Xyridaceae or geminiscapa from the kind of water hoses.