Louise Gratton

Honorary Life Member

Louise Gratton is a consultant in ecology and conservation. She holds a master’s degree in biology from UQAM (1981) and has 50 years of experience, including 12 (2001 to 2013) with the Nature Conservancy of Canada as director of science for the Quebec region. Over the years, she has carried out more than 200 projects on behalf of federal and provincial governments, municipalities, non-governmental organizations, developers and landowners, as well as participating in several government committees, including those on national parks and threatened and vulnerable flora. She is the author or co-author of some thirty publications.

Louise is a co-founder of Appalachian Corridor and has served on its Board of Directors for 20 years. She is also a founding member of Deux pays, Une Forêt and, between 2003 and 2018, held various positions on its Board of Directors. From 1995 to 2000, she sat on the board of Nature Québec. She returned as President from 2017 to 2023. Prior to that, she served on the Board of Nature Canada for 13 years, including 3 as President. Although retired since 2024, she continues to give lectures, offer her advice and services to conservation organizations, and get involved in projects and causes that are close to her heart and where she believes she can make a difference.

Over the course of her career, she has received several awards in recognition of her contribution to the protection of natural environments, including in 2011, the Prix Pierre-Dansereau from the Association des biologistes du Québec in recognition of her outstanding contribution to communication on biological biodiversity; in 2014, the Prix Consciensia Hommage from the Conseil régional de l’environnement de la Montérégie; and in 2019, the Feuille d’or award from the Canadian Council on Ecological Areas. In 2022, she was recognized in La Presse’s list of true influencers.