Although it is classed as part of the big Canidae (or canid) family – which includes wolves, coyotes and dogs – the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is related to cats…

The star-nose condylure (Condylura cristata) is a remarkable little creature which evolved in the wetland habitats of North America. Its characteristic nasal appendage and its anatomical and behavioural adaptations allow…

As usual since 2012, this month Mont-Tremblant hosts the full-distance Ironman. This time, however, the Ironman 70.3 – which had to be cancelled on June 25 because of poor air…

Known colloquially in French as the merisier, the yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) is a tree native to northeastern North America. Due to its rapid growth, long life, beauty and wide…

Twenty years ago, there were more than a billion monarch butterflies worldwide. Less than a decade later, the number had fallen dramatically to 35 million in around 2014-2015. The National…

In French, the name of the familiar Christmas carol is (translated) “My beautiful fir, king of the forests”. Why such praise? If you choose a natural tree at Christmastime, chances…

Stretching south of Mont du Daim in the heart of a virgin forest, the Domaine Johannsen is made up of 54 wooded lots ranging in size from one to four…

Deer are essentially the charming homewreckers of the ecosystem. Don’t believe me? Read on. A natural regrowth forest has many strata of growth: flowers, ferns, perennials, annuals, shrubs, plus trees…

Motionless in the tall grasses, a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) gazes fixedly at the surface of the water, patiently awaiting a prey. With a rapid movement, it spears the…

The Station piscicole provinciale of Saint- Faustin – the provincial fish-farm operation of Saint-Faustin (now Mont-Blanc) – educated and delighted generations of visitors from 1933 until its closing in 1992;…