�鶹�� News - Gault Nature Reserve

�鶹��’s Gault Nature Reserve: Serving biodiversity and the community

webfull — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:40:42 +0000

Located in the heart of the Montérégie region, in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, �鶹��’s Gault Nature Reserve comprises more than 1,000 hectares of lush old-growth deciduous forest, just 40 km from Montreal. A refuge for migratory birds, Gault is at the heart of Canada’s first UNESCO-recognized biosphere reserve.

Published: 15 April 2024

Eclipse events abound at �鶹��

webfull — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:46:12 +0000

�鶹�� will be hosting three solar eclipse events on April 8, one downtown, one at Macdonald campus, and another at the Gault Nature Reserve.

At approximately 3:20 p.m. on April 8, the sky above Montreal will go dark during a total eclipse of the sun. A rare celestial occurrence, the next total solar eclipse won’t happen in Montreal until the next century. “A total eclipse of the sun is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” says Carolina Cruz-Vinaccia, Outreach Program Administrator at �鶹��’s Trottier Space Institute (TSI). “You really don’t want to miss it.”

Published: 21 March 2024

�鶹�� Takes Part in 24 Hours of Science

webfull — Tue, 16 May 2023 18:08:44 +0000

24 Hours of Science—Quebec’s biggest science and technology festival—took place May 5 and 6. �鶹��’s many science outreach programs joined in on the annual event again this year, with the Chemistry, Physics, Trottier Space Institute, Earth and Planetary Sciences, STEMM Diversity, Science Outreach, and Gault Nature Reserve teams contributing to the fun.

Published: 16 May 2023

Artists Among Us

webfull — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:48:53 +0000

Gault Nature Reserve special edition

Calling all scientist-artists:

Does the FOREST inspire you? In honour of the 60th anniversary of the Gault Nature Reserve in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, a special edition of the Artists Among Us art exhibition will take place during the months of July and August 2018 at the Alice Johannsen Pavilion of the Reserve.

Artists Among Us is a �鶹�� event in which students, faculty, staff, alumni and retirees display their artwork, reminding the campus community how many of our members have parallel creative pursuits.

Published: 26 March 2018