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Maxence Martin, Écologie et aménagement forestiers, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)

The future is uncertain for our last old-growth boreal forests

Old spruce and fir forest, over 300 years old. (Maxence Martin)

Driving along the Trans-Canada Highway, with its endless succession of spruce, aspen, fir and birch trees, it’s easy to assume that our country is bursting with forests.


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