The Réserve écologique André-Linteau (André-Linteau Ecological Reserve) is an ecological reserve in Quebec, Canada.
It protects a high quality forest of white pine growing beside the Ottawa River.
Location
The Réserve écologique André-Linteau is located in the northwest of the Outaouais region in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims.
It has an area of 91.13 hectares (225.2 acres).[1]
It is roughly rectangular, bounded by Ferris Brook to the northwest, the Ottawa River to the southwest and southeast, and a straight line to the northeast.[2]
The region is a peneplain of hills with elevation of 250 to 500 metres (820 to 1,640 ft) above sea level.
The ecological reserve is on a terrace 50 metres (160 ft) above the Ottawa River.
The bedrock is mostly made up of crystalline gneiss, quartzite and limestone.
There are covered with glacial tills of varying thickness.
The thick sandy and silty surface deposits are mostly recent, formed as terraces at the mouth of the Ferris stream.[1]
Vegetation
The reserve protects a high quality forest of white pine growing on a deposit of thick sand.
The site is dominated by white pines, including large diameter trees and excellent regeneration of pines in the gaps, with some occurrences of red pine, large-tooth aspen, trembling aspen and red maple.
Forests of this type were once common in the region, but are now rare.[1]
Réserve écologique André-Linteau (in French), MDDELCC - Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, retrieved 2018-06-07
