Canadian National Parks
By Madeline Stover
La Mauricie National Park, Quebec, Canada
The La Mauricie National Park is located in the Laurntian mountain range in the Canadian shield.
La Mauricie National Park has lakes, forests and rolling hills, with rivers, streams, and waterfalls
Tourist Attractions
- Hiking
- Swimming
- Canoeing
- Biking
- Cross-country Skiing/ Snowshoeing
- and the beautiful scenery and animals
There are over 40 species of mammals and over 180 species of birds sighted. Here are some of them.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
The Ruby-crowned Kinglet live in the coniferous forest
Wolf
The wolf is one of the most representative mammals. They live in the northern limit of the area.
White-tailed Deer
The white-tailed deer is a shy animal, so you wont see it very much, but it lives in the northern limit of the area.
Waterways of the park
There are many water ways of this park including rivers, ponds, waterfalls, and numerous lakes. Here are some pictures of them.
A awesome picture of a frozen waterfall
A great picture of a lake.
A picture of a beautiful lake and scenery.
Plants/Vegetation
There are many kinds of plants and a couple of kinds of vegetation. Here are some of them.
The parks dense forest is composed of at least 30 species of trees that cover 93% of the parks area. The 440 species of plants include some 70 species of rare or uncommon plants found mostly on rocky cliffs and around swampy areas. Underneath all of those trees there is a blend of mosses and lichens.