UAPISHKA RESEARCH STATION

STATION NAME AND OWNER

Uapishka research Station. Owned by the Pessamit Innu Council and the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of Manicouagan-Uapishka..

LOCATION

The Station is located in Québec, Canada, region 09 (North-Shore-Manicouagan). Opening access to part of this previously little explored Nordic territory, the station is located in the heart of three protected areas, including the Uapishka BiodiversityBiological diversity. The many and varied forms of life on Earth (collectively known as biota). As well as diversity of species (species diversity), there is also diversity within populations of a... More Reserve. Provincial protected Area (IUCN Category II). The Station is located on the shore of one of the largest lake-reservoir of Québec and at the foot of the Uapishka mountain range (thirty peaks over 1000 meters). The range is the sixth largest for its altitude and the third largest alpine area in Quebec.

BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

The Station is located at the hearth of the BorealNorthern, from Boreas, the Greek god of the north wind.... More forest (large homogenous black spruce forests, where caribous, black bears, wolves and all typical animals from the borealNorthern, from Boreas, the Greek god of the north wind.... More could be encountered), in the largest protected natural area of this type in Quebec, within the traditional ancestral territory (Nitassinan) of the Pessamit Innus and a territory designated by UNESCO. As well, the Station is built right on the shore of the Manicouagan lake, formed about 214 million years ago by the impact of a major meteorite. With a diameter of about 100 kilometers, the Manicouagan Astrobleme is the fourth largest crater in the world.

HISTORY AND FACILITIES

Positioned north of the 51st parallel, Uapishka Station provides a framework for Northern Studies, from the point of view of both basic and applied research. The availability of duly equipped scientific facilities and adjacent housing infrastructure makes this the only research station of its type in operation on the North Shore. Our organization aims to facilitate the presence of researchers in the region. The research station is composed at the main building of 9 singles rooms, 4 double rooms and 2 triple rooms that can accommodate a total of 23 people. There is a dining hall, meal service, rest area, a conference room, a reception room, perfect for your strategic retreats. There is a wireless internet, cable, telephone and television and an accessible for people with reduced mobility and an infirmary. On site, there are as well 2 dormitories, 3 prospectors’ camps and 2 small cabins.

GENERAL RESEARCH AND DATABASES

Climate ChangeAccording to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change is change in the climate of the whole Earth or a region of the Earth that is believed... More; Ecological Integrity of Nordic Ecosystems; Traditional and Contemporary Native Occupation; BorealNorthern, from Boreas, the Greek god of the north wind.... More Forest; Social and Native Forestry; Energy Supply in Isolated Environments; Land Planning, Social Acceptability, and Northern Governance.

HUMAN DIMENSION

The nearest communities are Baie-Comeau (336 km south – 22 000 inhabitants) and Fermont (225 km North – 2500 inhabitants). There is also an Innu community (IndigenousBelonging to a certain place. Indigenous people are distinct ethnic groups that have historic connections to people who lived in a territory prior to the area being colonized or coming... More community – 390 km south west – 4500).

ACCESS

The Uapishka Station is accessible in all seasons from Baie-Comeau by Route 389 (336km – 4,5 hrs drive), followed by a two-kilometer managed forest road. There is an airport in Baie-Comeau, connecting to Montréal and so any world destination.