Forêt-la-Blanche Ecological Reserve

{{Short description|Ecological Reserve in Québec, Canada}}

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| name = Forêt-la-Blanche Ecological Reserve

| iucn_category = Ia

| photo = Forêt-la-Blanche - Lac aux Hérons.JPG

| photo_caption = Forêt-la-Blanche Ecological Reserve

| location = Mayo / Mulgrave-et-Derry / Saint-Sixte, Papineau RCM, Quebec, Canada

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| coordinates = {{coord|45.7314|N|75.28|W|source:kolossus-frwiki_scale:50000|display=title,inline}}

| area = {{Convert|2,057.52|ha|abbr=on}}

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| established =October 8, 2003

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Forêt-la-Blanche Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in Quebec, Canada. It was established on October 8, 2003.[http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/recherche.aspx?s=For%C3%AAt-la-Blanche+Ecological+Reserve&x=0&y=0 Commission de Toponymie Québec] {{in lang|fr}}

The reserve is notable for its exceptional forest ecosystem, that include stands of mature trees that never been affected by human activity and have suffered very little natural disturbance (e.g. natural decline, windfall, fires).{{cite web |title=Réserve écologique de la Forêt-la-Blanche |url=https://www.environnement.gouv.qc.ca/biodiversite/reserves/foret_lablanche/res_69.htm |website=www.environnement.gouv.qc.ca |publisher=Ministère de l'Environnement, Gouvernement du Québec |access-date=9 September 2021}}

File:Forêt-la-Blanche.JPG

File:Forêt-la-Blanche Lac la Blanche.JPG

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