Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve
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| Location | Antoine-Labelle and Matawinie, Quebec, Canada |
| Nearest city | 46° 51' 0" N, 74° 31' 0" W |
| Coordinates | 46°51′00″N 74°31′00″W / 46.85000°N 74.51667°WCoordinates: 46°51′00″N 74°31′00″W / 46.85000°N 74.51667°W |
| Established | 1935 |
| Governing body | Sépaq (Society of outdoor facilities in Quebec) |
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Mont-Tremblant and Rivière-Rouge
The Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve (French: Réserve faunique Rouge-Matawin) is a Quebec Wildlife Reserve located to the north of Mont-Tremblant National Park, in Quebec, Canada.
This reserve covers unorganized of Lac-de-la-Maison-de-Pierre in the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality. Territory of the reserve straddles under the administrative regions of Lanaudière and Laurentides. In addition to the Mont-Tremblant National Park, the Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve is bordered by ZECs of Maison-de-Pierre, Boulé and Collin.
This reserve is divided between two watersheds: in the west, Rouge River and its tributaries; in northeast, the Matawin River and its tributaries. The reserve is bounded to the west by the Rouge River.
Host post of Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve are:
Major lakes of the Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve are:
The name of the reserve comes from the rivers Rouge and Matawin that originate therein. The name "Rouge-Matawin Wildlife" was recorded on May 28, 1985 at the Bank of place names in Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec)
The history of the territories of Mont-Tremblant National Park and Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve is closely related. By the 19th century, forestry was the main economic activity in these territories. In the 20th century, tourist activities have grown.
Since its inception, the limits of Wildlife Rouge-Matawin have been amended several times.
In 1924, the "Ministère des Terres et forêts du Québec" (Department of Lands and Forests of Quebec) adopted new goals to further protect wildlife, regulate rivers and better order in logging concessions. Consequently, a legislative amendment begat the creation of the Forest Reserve Mountain-Tremblant (3108 km²), adjacent to the Park-Tremblant Mountain (60 km²), at that time. In 1925, the status of "Forest Reserve" has been attributed to the park. The new reserve is now under the jurisdiction of the Ministère des Terres et Forêts (Ministry of Lands and Forests), and the Park, in the one of the é au parc. Cette nouvelle réserve relève dorénavant de la juridiction du Ministère des Terres et Forêts, et le Parc, sous la celle du Ministère de la Colonisation, des Mines et des Pêcheries (Ministry of Colonization, Mines and Fisheries).
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