Salon de la Forêt 2024: The CRMR will have a stand!
The « Semaine des sciences forestières » committee is pleased to invite you to the 45th edition of the « Salon de la forêt (Forest Expo) », with the theme « Forêt pas jouer avec le feu » ! This unifying event is open to a public of all ages, and will bring together various players from different fields related to forestry. Sharing knowledge and exchanging ideas will take centre stage, while raising visitors’ awareness of the many resources, functions and uses of Quebec’s forests.
This year’s edition returns with a host of successful activities, including a photo contest, forestry games, student stands, a youth area, a wooden bridge-building competition and a variety of conferences. All the conditions will be in place to convey to visitors our passion for the forest in a fun and captivating way.
The event will take place on March 23 and 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins, Université Laval
Admission and parking are FREE FOR ALL.
The CRMR will be well represented with a booth at the show! Many thanks to our three students who will be representing the CRMR on site:
- Saturday March 23: Assira Keralta , Antoine Harel and Amirouche Sadaoui
- Sunday March 24: Assira Keralta and Amirouche Sadaoui
During the event, numerous conferences will be offered, and the speakers will be happy to answer all your questions with enthusiasm!
Saturday, March 23, 2024
- 10am – Press conference
- 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Alexandre Morin-Bernard – FFGG, Université Laval – “Observing the forest from the sky: how remote sensing technologies have revolutionized the way we study and understand forest ecosystems”
- 12:15 to 12:45 – Marcel Poiré – President and Founder, PurNat “Together we can make a difference for nature”.
- 1pm to 3pm – Guillaume Moreau – AKOR Expeditions: “Combining science and adventure to better understand the ability of boreal forests to adapt to global warming”.
Sunday, March 24, 2024
- 10 to 11 a.m. – Norbert Lacroix – Club des ornithologues du Québec – « What do birds do at night? »
- 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Yan Boulanger – Canadian Forest Service – « A year of fire: 2023, a collective awakening for Quebec’s forestry sector ».
- 12:30 to 2:30 pm – Pierre Racicot – PurNat « How does the carbon cycle integrated circular economy (CCCE) meet the challenge of the climate emergency? ».
- 2:15pm to 3pm – Richard Berthiaume – SOPFIM – « After the fires, « forest » is about protection against forest insects».
