In order to fully honor our commitment to a safe and respectful development of Mount Foster, Appalachian Corridor is announcing an updated timeline and postponing the official opening of the new trail system on Mount Foster to the summer of 2022.
Several municipalities in Appalachian Corridor’s territory are home to the Chimney Swift. Since 2009, Chimney Swift counts have been conducted so that voluntary conservation actions can be taken to protect its habitat.
Each year, Appalachian Corridor monitors the peregrine falcon on two known nesting sites. The objective is to confirm the presence of a nesting pair, but also to ensure that the conservation measures put in place are respected. The biologists look for the presence of falcons on the sites and collect information on their behavior, nesting, and possible threats.
In the Montérégie region, Appalachian Corridor has taken on the restoration of a known warbler nesting habitat over the past seven years by helping to control the invasive buckthorn.
Eastman, Quebec (February 26, 2021) – Appalachian Corridor received a Grand Prize at the 27th Eastern Townships Environmental Excellence Awards Gala, held virtually and organized by the Fondation estrienne en environnement.
Bolton-Est, Quebec (February 11, 2021) – Appalachian Corridor is pleased to announce the perpetual protection of 124.58 hectares in Bolton-Est. The property is located in a mountainous area on the northern slope of Mont Place and contributes to the protection of a large forest area of over 26 km2 in the region. Its conservation will help protect the habitat of several species at risk in Quebec and Canada.
Eastman, Quebec (July 27, 2020) – Appalachian Corridor is launching a fundraising campaign to raise $175,000 needed to complete the…
Appalachian Corridor celebrates its 15th anniversary. At the origin of the organization, three nature lovers – ecologist Louise Gratton, conservation biologist Francine Hone and the late Terri Monahan, project manager. These three women created and implemented an ambitious conservation project to protect the natural corridor in the Appalachians of southern Quebec. What was then called the Appalachian Corridor Project came to being in response to growing pressures on the territory.
