Field Trip on the North Shore Mitigating the impacts of peatland extraction

North Shore – Innovative Approaches to Peatland Management
Demonstration of the moss layer transfer technique after extraction, and of the new technique of harvesting the acrotelm

With:
• Line Rochefort – Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG), Université Laval and Co-president of SER-EC
• Pierre-Olivier Jean – Natural Resource Management Specialist, Premier Tech
• Valérie Lavoie – Natural Resource Manager, Premier Tech

 Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
 Location: Pointes-aux-Outardes and Pointe-Lebel (near Baie-Comeau, Quebec)
 Transportation: Travel to the meeting point using your own means of transportation, then continue the trip by carpooling with the other participants
 Meeting Point: Coming soon
 Fee: $10

 Registration

 Program

Morning

• Defining peatland degradation states
• Overview of peat extraction steps for horticultural substrates
• Demonstration of the moss layer transfer technique
• Visit to restored sites and analysis of success trajectories

 Lunch: Parc Nature de Pointe-aux-Outardes

Afternoon

• Presentation of peat extraction through acrotelm harvesting (MAC)
• Discussion on reference sites and their comparison with the trajectories of restored post-industrial sites
• Discussion on different revegetation techniques

 What to bring: Lunch, tall rubber boots and weather-appropriate clothing.