Presqu'île-Robillard Ecological Reserve

IUCN Category Ia - Strict Nature Reserve

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The Réserve écologique de la Presqu'ile - Robillard is furnished in 2000, 84 hectares of protected area in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec.

The nearest town is located 15.5 km north of Lachute, a town which is situated 75 km north-west of Montreal. The nearest town is Saint -André- d'Argenteuil. He, in turn belongs to the municipality of Argenteuil County (administrative region Laurentides ) in the Laurentian Mountains. The protected area on the island is located almost at the extreme western edge of the 150 -acre Lac des Deux Montagnes in the river delta of the Rivière du Nord.

The focus of conservation efforts are in addition to the silver maple, especially the endangered plant species Western Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) and nettle trees of the genus Cardamine bulbosa from the kind of foam herbs.

Among fishes especially the Lepomis megalotis is extremely rare, the large-eared sunfish, called analog crapet à longues oreilles site.

The parking area is located 24 meters above sea level and is mainly influenced by the flooding of the Rivière du Nord, which takes place every spring. From the Carillonbucht ( Baie de Carillon ) with their low slope terrain is almost more than a meter rises to the dune-like sand deposits.

In addition to the silver maple is found the Rotesche and the American elm and Saule noir (Salix niger) from the kind of willow. Only a few herbs growing in the park area, such as Laportea canadensis from the family of Nettle family. In inaccessible areas also grows Onoclea bilis from the family of Wurmfarngewächse or ostrich fern, the matteuccie in Quebec fougère -à- l'autruche or fougère allemande (, ostrich 'or' German fern ') is called. Certain aisles, going back to well past impact, provide reed canary grass ( phalaris roseau ) Impatiens capensis and a refuge. Shrubs such as the Western button bush ( Cephalanthus occidentalis ), a hardy woody plant of the family Rubiaceae, can be found as well as Salix cordata and Salix nigra.