Chapter II – Protection of particular places and territories
Division I – General
§2 – Strips of woodland
Section 7
A strip of woodland at least 60 m in width must be preserved around the following places and territories:
- an ecological reserve established under the Natural Heritage Conservation Act (chapter C-61.01), a proposed ecological reserve provided for in that Act or a national park established under the Parks Act (chapter P-9), except where the limit of the area is a road;
- an outdoor recreation centre;
- a scenic outlook;
- a developed campground;
- a wilderness campground;
- a cottage that offers lodging and operated on a commercial basis by the manager of an outfitting operation, a controlled zone or a wildlife sanctuary;
- an accommodation centre;
- a rest area;
- the facilities in place in an ecological or nature interpretation centre or a concentrated network of hiking trails;
- an observatory;
- a reception station;
- a refuge erected on land in respect of which a right has been issued under the Act respecting the lands in the domain of the State (chapter T-8.1) or under sections 88 and 118 of the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (chapter C-61.1) and used as a shelter by users of an outlying circuit of a concentrated network of hiking trails, an interregional trail, a concentrated network of hiking trails and users of a trail intended for motorized all-terrain vehicles;
- a dock site with a boat ramp;
- a restaurant or accommodation site;
- a complementary vacation site;
- an isolated vacation site;
- a grouped vacation site;
- a classified heritage site entered in the register of cultural heritage referred to in section 5 of the Cultural Heritage Act (chapter P-9.002).
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Objectives
- To preserve the integrity of a particular place or territory
- To maintain landscape quality
- To contribute to the quality of the experience in the forest
- To reconcile forest development activities with protection of the cultural heritage
Figure 7A Strip of woodland around an observatory
Figure 7B Strip of woodland around a reception station
Figure 7C Strip of woodland around a shelter for users of hiking trails