Atlas of Bank Restoration Sites of the St. Lawrence River - Sites Distribution
| Distribution of sites in the study area | |
|---|---|
| Corwall-Boucherville | 80 |
| Boucherville/Trois-Rivières | 65 |
| Fluvial Estuary | 40 |
| Middle Estuary | 75 |
| Maritime Estuary | 30 |
| Upper North Coast | 9 |
| Middle North Coast | 13 |
| Lower North Coast | 3 |
| Gaspésie | 21 |
| Baie-des-Chaleurs | 33 |
| Magdalen Islands | 71 |
| Tributaries (River) | 9 |
| Tributaries (Estuary) | 15 |
| Total | 464 |
| Distribution of sites by theme | |
|---|---|
| Improving access to flooded plains for fishes (installation of culverts, reshaping of banks, removal of sediments within some watercourses…) | 41 |
| Dismantling of embankments | 77 |
| Stabilization of eroding banks | 36 |
| Recuperation of diked spartina marshes | 8 |
| Setting up sills on drainage canals drying out spartina marshes | 33 |
| Creation of openings within emergent freshwater marshes too densely colonized | 5 |
| Restoration of existing man-made ponds for waterfowl | 10 |
| Eelgrass plantation | 9 |
| Planting in rip-rap shores | 41 |
| Planting in disturbed dunes | 64 |
| Planting of trees and shrubs in anthropic green spaces (parks, rest areas, cycle paths…) | 97 |
| Planting of trees and shrubs in agricultural lands (windbreaks, plantation along dikes) | 42 |
| Controlling of invasive plant species in wetlands | 1 |
| Total | 464 |
