Plan St-Laurent - Pour un développement durable

Plan for the protection of rainbow smelt spawning grounds in the Saguenay River

Promoter: Comité Zip Saguenay

Plan for the protection of rainbow smelt spawning sites in the Saguenay River between Chicoutimi and Saint-Fulgence

Integrated action plan for the conservation and enhancement of the Betsiamites River estuary

Promoter: Comité ZIP de la rive nord de l’estuaire

Implementation of an integrated action plan to promote the harmonious development of the potential environmental, economic and social impacts for the eastern shore of the Betsiamites River estuary

Upper St. Lawrence Blue Route

Promoter: Comité ZIP du Haut-Saint-Laurent

Identification of the best locations for small shallow draft boats to stop on the St-Lawrence River, the Soulanges Canal, and the Beauharnois Canal between the Ontario border and Lake St. Louis

Implementation of community-based mollusc management in Bonaventure and Saint-Siméon

Promoter: Association des pêcheurs sportifs de la rivière Bonaventure

Reclamation of softshell clam harvesting activities by Bonaventure and neighbouring communities through community-based mollusc management

Stabilization and protection of the shores of Île à Napoléon and Île à Tambault

Promoter: Société d’aménagement du parc des Îles de la Paix

Stabilization of the Îles de la Paix island group which provides shelter for birds and is home to sensitive animal and plant species. Protection of these islands will also facilitate the maintenance and creation of spawning grounds between the islands and the shore

Restriction of the influx of sediment in the spawning sites of Atlantic salmon in the Bonaventure River in the wake of the torrential rains of October 28 and 29, 2008

Promoter: Association des pêcheurs sportifs de la rivière Bonaventure

Replace culverts or sections of the forest access roads in 24 damaged sites along the Bonaventure River near salmon spawning grounds

Improvement of the protection and restoration of sensitive habitats, pertaining to various forms of bank erosion

Promoter: Fondation québécoise pour la protection du patrimoine naturel

Improvement of the protection and restoration of the river’s sensitive habitats, pertaining to various forms of bank erosion. Increase the interaction between the shore and the foreshore along a 2-kilometre stretch

Reduce sand losses and slow erosion in priority areas

Promoter: Mouvement pour la valorisation du patrimoine naturel madelinot

The breach restoration project includes a characterization phase followed by population mobilization and training

Beach cleanup measures and the installation of trash collectors are also planned