History of groomed trails for skiers spaces that you browse and find a property owners forty.
's Woods East Point (the Samarra area trail), consists mainly of old stands, maple, ash and red oak mixed stands, with white pine and hemlock. North-east there was the sugar bush Lalonde whose sugar shack (located at the origin Perrot Boulevard near the marina) has given way to condos a few years ago.
The Wooded Island Perrot, in which we have as many trails, is located between Boulevard St-Joseph and golf Ile-Perrot.
Ferré Creek rises in the forested marsh (north of Big Timber # 5) of the hill. You cross or walk along the creek at several locations in the northwest sector of the network. Including the entry boulevard Island, along the path # 1 (intersection of # 4, The beech) and # 2 north, meadows, and you step over on the trails near the # 2 and # 3 Érablière.
Trail # 1 Robert Best has been named as an honorary club founder Skiers Island in 1979.
Meadows in the path # 2 (The Meadows), are owned Family Mongrain (the largest) and Montpetit Family (2 small).
Trail # 3 in Maple Grove, home to the candy Mongrain, in operation since 1903.
Trail # 4 The Beeches, home to the sugar shack Leduc (South) operating on an irregular basis.
North Trail # 5, Big Timber, is a significant wetland harboring rare and endangered animal species (four-toed salamander, and spotted-necked snakes and several species of frogs.
Trail # 6 Perdriolle, sits on a unique geological formation of sandstone postdam Ile Perrot. The projections of sandstone can be seen in winter near the industrial park and especially in summer. One can observe the foundation of sandstone on almost the entire trail and more particularly the approach trail # 1 and near the district of Perdriolle. The forest stands consist mainly of oak red oak and hemlock, red pine white.
Planting Spruce Trail # 7 Katimavik, planted in the 1960s, housed between 1965 and 1980 camping used among others in `occasion of Expo 1967. In 1986, the plantation became the property of the center Katimavik (A volunteer program for Canadian youth) and in 1995, ownership of the center of Our Lady of Fatima (A work providing specialized services tailored to the needs of people with communication disorders).
Trail # 8 The Samarra, mostly on the right path connecting the school at Carrefour Samare Notre Dame, along the wooded northern tip of the east.
Trail # 9 Hill, was the most rugged trail network and was dedicated to the followers of the racket after abandonment by skiers. Residential development near the trails with confined corridors too narrow and excluding from the core network, it was made difficult to maintain with motorized equipment. To the north was there an important wetlands area, now occupied by Blue Oak School and the arena. A beautiful pond and marsh, home to many bird and animal species is ente the arena and the hillside.
At the center of Trail # 10 Le Marais, is another important wetland and nearby (near the Metro). This portion of the former Lake Summit now partly drained.
Trail # 11 Du Golf is situated on the golf Pincourt, fashioned out of the material removed exchangers Morgan and Woodland Highway 20.
Trail # 12, although bearing the name of wooded Marceau named street nearby, is actually owned by Mr. Charlebois.
# 13 In the trail, you ride effectively in orchards Farm Quinn.
In a not so distant past, our paths traversed forested areas now developed into commercial or residential areas. To Ile Perrot, our paths joined Michel Martin Park (now Park Area), La Belle Province (now IGA and domain Maricourt) and covered almost the entire plateau of Potsdam Sandstone Island Perrot (now the Perdriolle neighborhood, industrial park NDIP and in the near future, the Eco-center. On the side of Pincourt, trails joined the boulevard Cardinal Léger (now Forest area) and covered almost all Hill (now Hill area of Forest Street and east). The trails also joined the golf Ile-Perrot and Notre-Dame-de-l'Île Perrot (village). These trails have been abandoned for several years.
Diversity and historic trails / Aspect of the Protection of woodlands and trails.
To answer questions and concerns addressed to me year after year on the protection of woodlands and trails, take note:
Unless included in a specific area of an urban park, provincial park or nature reserve, no wooded trail is specifically protected. Agricultural areas (green areas), wetlands and recreational areas (golf, cycling) provide some protection by cons.
Unfortunately, like all woods in the metropolitan area, woodlands of Ile Perrot, including those on the hill do not have these statutes and may be dedicated to urban developments. What you have witnessed in recent years. Some plans development previously defined are considered forested, others not, with consequences that we know (losing heritage enclave, cut off lanes, excessive blasting, excessive development in areas that appeared green or vocation acquired , etc.). Although there are patterns of intervention and protection at the metropolitan level, the dream and the reality is quite different. Unfortunately, large areas previously designated to protect, will disappear forever.
way to ensure the sustainability of these areas for future generations, you must be interested in plans. Address your concerns to your elected officials.
