Chapter III – Protection of aquatic environments, riparian areas, wetlands and soils
Division II – Open peat bogs (unwooded) with a pond, marshes, riparian shrub swamps, lakes and permanent watercourses
Section 31
Despite section 27, a maximum of 3 visual openings may be cleared in the strip of woodland where a forest camp is established near a peat bog with a pond, a marsh, a riparian shrub swamp, a lake or a permanent watercourse. 
The width of each opening must not exceed 10% of the length of the strip of woodland separating the camp from those environments.
1
Objective
- To contribute to the quality of the experience in the forest
Figure 31 Clearing of openings in the strip of woodland alongside a wetland or aquatic environment located near a forest camp
2
Objective
- To preserve the integrity of an aquatic, wetland or riparian environment
Figure 31 Clearing of openings in the strip of woodland alongside a wetland or aquatic environment located near a forest camp
The stumps, grass and advance growth must be preserved in those openings.
3
Objective
- To avoid carrying sediment into an aquatic, wetland or riparian environment
Figure 31 Clearing of openings in the strip of woodland alongside a wetland or aquatic environment located near a forest camp
Only one road not exceeding 5 m in width and leading to the environments referred to in the first paragraph may be developed for all the openings.
4
Objectives
- To contribute to the quality of the experience in the forest
- To reconcile the various activities that take place in the forest
Figure 31 Clearing of openings in the strip of woodland alongside a wetland or aquatic environment located near a forest camp
