Historical forest maps

Historical forest maps __The link: *Access the data directory* is available in the section*Dataset Description Sheets; Additional Information*__. Formerly, forest maps were produced by the Land Survey Department of the Ministry of Lands and Forests. Some of these maps dating from 1924 to 1946 still exist and are carefully preserved in the National Archives of Quebec. The information they contain makes it possible to locate and characterize forest areas in certain regions of Quebec. Color codes were then assigned for each of the following classes: young forests, old forests, burned, logged, rocky, savannas, and colonization. These historical forest maps are available in two digital formats (PDF and TIFF).**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).** 2024-10-08 Government and Municipalities of Québec renseignements@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca Form DescriptorsNature and EnvironmentScience and Technology Province of Quebec - 1929GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/ProvinceQuebec_1929_geo.zip Southern part of Quebec - 1940GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/QuebecSud2_1940_geo.tif Southern Quebec Province - 1946GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/ProvinceQuebec_1946_geo.tif Abitibi Temiscamingue - 1932GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/Abitibi_Temiscamingue_1932_geo.zip Lac St-Jean and the western edge of Laurentides National Park - 1931GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/LacSt_Jean_1931_geo.tif Laurentides National Park - 1930GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/Parc_Laurentides_1930_geo.tif Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Charlevoix, Portneuf, Quebec - 1932GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/SaguenayLacStJean_Charlevoix_1932_geo.zip North shore of the St. Lawrence River - 1926GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/CoteNord_FLSTLaurent_1926_geo.tif North coast, between the Moisia and Manicouagan rivers - 1931GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/MoisieManicouagan_1931_geo.tif North Shore, Saguenay County - 1932GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/CoteNordSaguenay_1932_geo.tif Bonaventure, Gaspé, Matane, Matane counties, Matepedia - 1924GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/Gaspesie_1924_geo.tif Saint-Maurice - 1926GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/SaintMaurice_1926_geo.zip St-Maurice Basin, Tremblant Mountain Park - 1931GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/NordMontreal_1931_geo.tif Temiscouata, Kamouraska, L'Islet, Islet, Montmagny, Montmagny, Bellechasse, Dorchester, Lévis - 1930GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/RiveSud_StLaurent_1930_geo.tif Region north of Montreal, St-Maurice River basin - 1932GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/Laviolette_1932_geo.tif Region north of Montreal, St-Maurice River Basin - 1933GeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/Laviolette_1933_geo.tif Saguenay CountyGeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/Comte_Saguenay_geo.zip Chicoutimi - SaguenayGeoTIF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/TIFF/Chicoutimi_Saguenay_geo.zip Original metadata (https://www.donneesquebec.ca)HTML https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/fr/dataset/bf624ac6-4059-4cee-af1e-db3137a14ef9 Province of Quebec - 1929PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/Province_Quebec_1929.PDF Southern part of Quebec - 1940PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/Quebec_sud1_1940.PDF Southern Quebec Province - 1946PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/Province_Quebec_1946.PDF Abitibi Temiscamingue - 1932PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/Abitibi_Temiscamingue_1932.PDF Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Charlevoix, Portneuf, Quebec - 1932PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/SaguenayLacSt-Jean_Charlevoix_1932.PDF Lac St-Jean and the western edge of Laurentides National Park - 1931PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/Lac_St-Jean_1931.PDF Laurentides National Park - 1930PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/Parc_National_Laurentides_1930.PDF North Shore, Saguenay County - 1932PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/CoteNord_Saguenay_1932.PDF North shore of the St. Lawrence River - 1926PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/CoteNord_FleuveStLaurent_1926.PDF North coast, between the Moisia and Manicouagan rivers - 1931PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/Moisie_Manicouagan_1931.PDF Bonaventure, Gaspé, Matane and Matapédia counties - 1924PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/Gaspesie_1924.PDF Temiscouata, Kamouraska, L'Islet, Islet, Montmagny, Montmagny, Bellechasse, Dorchester, Lévis - 1930PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/RiveSud_StLaurent_1930.PDF Saint-Maurice - 1926PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/SaintMaurice_1926.PDF St-Maurice Basin, Tremblant Mountain Park - 1931PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/Nord_Montreal_1931.PDF Region north of Montreal, St-Maurice River basin - 1932PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/Laviolette_1932.PDF Region north of Montreal, St-Maurice River Basin - 1933PDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/Laviolette_1933.PDF Saguenay CountyPDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/Comte_Saguenay.PDF Chicoutimi - SaguenayPDF https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Cartes_forestieres_historiques/PDF/Chicoutimi_Saguenay.PDF

The link: Access the data directory is available in the sectionDataset Description Sheets; Additional Information. Formerly, forest maps were produced by the Land Survey Department of the Ministry of Lands and Forests. Some of these maps dating from 1924 to 1946 still exist and are carefully preserved in the National Archives of Quebec. The information they contain makes it possible to locate and characterize forest areas in certain regions of Quebec. Color codes were then assigned for each of the following classes: young forests, old forests, burned, logged, rocky, savannas, and colonization. These historical forest maps are available in two digital formats (PDF and TIFF).This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

Made available by the Government and Municipalities of Québec

These resources are not under the control of the Government of Canada and the link is provided solely for the convenience of our website visitors. We are not responsible for the accuracy, currency or reliability of the content of this website. The Government of Canada does not offer any guarantee in that regard and is not responsible for the information found through this link.

Visitors should also be aware that information offered by this non-Government of Canada site is not subject to the Privacy Act or the Official Languages Act and may not be accessible to persons with disabilities. The information offered may be available only in the language used by the site. With respect to privacy, visitors should research the privacy policies of this non-government website before providing personal information.

Data and Resources

Contact Information

Electronic Mail Address: renseignements@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca

Similar records