The Zec des Martres is a "

zone d'exploitation contrôlée A ''zone d'exploitation contrôlée'' (; acronym ZEC) is a "Controlled harvesting zone" located in public lands areas of Quebec, in Canada. ZECs are a system of territorial infrastructures set up in 1978 by the Government of Quebec to take over fro ...

" (controlled harvesting zone), in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in

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, in the administrative region of

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. The Zec is located in public lands. It is managed by the Association de plein air des Martres, which is a non-profit organization. The Zec has a mission to develop the land and make it available to the general public for outdoor activities including: hiking, quad/snowmobile, camping, hunting, fishing and watching scenery, flora and fauna.

Geography

Founded in 1978, the Zec des Martres covers 424 square kilometers and includes 219 lakes. The Zec is entirely in forested area. The Zec is bordered by the

Laurentides Wildlife Reserve Réserve faunique des Laurentides (), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a List of protected areas of Quebec, wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This r ...

to the west; the

Grands-Jardins National Park Grands-Jardins National Park (, ) is a provincial park, located in the Unorganized Territory of Lac-Pikauba, Quebec, Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, an administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, Canada. T ...

(Parc national des Grands-Jardins), to the south-west; the Municipality of Saint-Urbain, to the southeast of

Zec du Lac-au-Sable Zec du Lac-au-Sable is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (zec) located in the unorganized territory of Mont-Élie, in Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, Quebe ...

, to the east; and the

Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park The Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park (, ) is a provincial park in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, Canada. Centring on the Malbaie River Gorge, it is the centrepiece of the UNESCO Charlevoix biosphere reserve. It is administere ...

to the north. Route 381 linking Baie Saint-Paul to Saguenay runs more or less along the western boundary of the Zec . A segment of the road in the Hautes-Gorges crosses the eastern part of the Zec , in the north-south direction. The Zec offers a hosting service at "Chalet de la Cheminée" (Villa of the Fireplace) and 17 campgrounds, all accessible by car. Many lakes in the Zec are equipped with a ramp to the water.

Toponymy

The name "Zec des Martres" takes its name from Lac des Martres (Lake of Martens) which is the largest lake of the Zec . A

marten A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus ''Martes'' within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark brown, depending on ...

is a carnivorous mammal with a long, supple body, a bushy tail and brown fur. In 1886, Lac des Martres was described by the land surveyor F. Vincent, who noted that it was surrounded by fir and spruce, and that there was

trout Trout (: trout) is a generic common name for numerous species of carnivorous freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of which are members of the subfamily Salmoninae in the ...

in the lake. The name "Zec des Martres" was formalized on August 5, 1982.Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Quebec) - Bank of place names - names: zec des Martres
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Features

The main rivers of the Zec include: * du Gouffre, * Malbaie * Malbaie-Est * Chouinard * Porc-Épic * des Érables * Rivière Chemin des canots * Ruisseau du Pont Major lakes of the Zec are: * des Américains * de la Baie * Barley * Beaulieu, * Belle Truite * du Bouchon * Boulianne * de la Cabane * Caribou * des Cavernes * du Coeur * en Coeur * du Coq * Côte à Côte * Croche * à l'Écluse * des Employés * des Érables * Équerre * Évanturel * Favre * Froid * Premier lac du Foulon * Deuxième lac du Foulon * Deuxième lac Paul * Gabriel * de la Galette * du Gros Castor * de la Grosse Femelle * de la Hache * Jérôme * Lesclache * Long * Lunettes * à la Main * des Martres * de la Mésange * Nazaire * Oscar * du Pied des Monts * Petit lac Barley * Petit lac de la Baie * Petit lac Barley * Petit lac Long * Petit lac Malfait * Petit lac des Martres * Petit lac de la Savane * Petit lac Malbaie * Pouliot * Prime * Resche * Rétréci * Rameau * Robbé * Rosa * Tité * du Tonnerre

References

External links

* of Zec des Martres {{DEFAULTSORT:Martres, ZEC des Protected areas established in 1978 Protected areas of Capitale-Nationale

Geography

Toponymy

Features

See also

References

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