Wetland Project and Ash Inventory Fieldwork begins this week

08/21/2017

The Kahnaw�:ke Environment Protection Office (KEPO) has initiated a wetland study in order to update the wetland inventory carried out ten (10) years ago in order to assess the changes and threats to the wetlands and to develop a Wetland Protection Plan that will help with decision-making.

AECOM, an environmental consulting firm, will be leading the study and will be accompanied by KEPO�s environmental employees Kenneth Canadian and Lance McComber. The inventory of wetlands began today (Monday, August 21) and ends on Friday, August 25th. The main areas of the inventory include; OCR, Jurassic Park, Route 207, the New Development Area (South Texas) and the general outskirts of Kahnaw�:ke.

From Monday, August 28th to Friday, September 22nd, KEPO�s environmental technicians, accompanied by Environment Consultants Biodiversit� Conseil, will carry out an inventory of ash trees with an emphasis on finding all the last remaining black ash stands in Kahnaw�:ke. They will be assessing their health and proposing stands for treatment and seed collection.

If you have any questions about the inventories please contact KEPO at 450-635-0600.