Les mini-forêts de Montréal (Montréal mini-forests)
This project calls for the creation of 15 mini-forests that will improve access to nature in the city. It was one of the winning projects in the first edition of the city’s participatory budget.
Description
These protected mini-forests, developed in local parks or underused municipal spaces, increase the size of the city’s green canopy and offer residents a place for quiet contemplation.
This project will be implemented in five boroughs, with a total budget of $1.4 million.
Benefits
- Add more than 6,100 m2 of forests in Montréal with more than 6,500 trees and shrubs.
- Offer islands of biodiversity that promote the survival of plant and animal species.
- Offer residents places to decompress and re-energize.
Progress update
Learn about the details of the project in each borough:
Under planning
Development of one mini-forest covering an area of 527m2 and made up of 740 trees and 60 shrubs.
- Location: 4079 Boulevard Henri-Bourassa Est (north-west of the corner of Boulevard Henri-Bourassa and Rue Pie-IX)
- Budget: $204,555
- Construction period: Fall 2023 and spring 2024
Delivery date: Summer 2024
Partially completed
Development of six mini-forests covering a total area of 2,500 m2, with different types of plants across a wide variety of species.
- Locations:
- Intersection of chemin de la Côte Sainte-Catherine, Côte du Vésinet and avenue McCulloch (North) - Completed in 2022
- Parc St-Viateur pool - Completed in 2022
- Intersection chemin de la Côte Sainte-Catherine, Côte du Vésinet and avenue McCulloch (South) - Completed in 2023
- Parc Beaubien - Completed in 2023
- Parc Pratt – Construction in 2024 or 2025
- Parc Joyce - Construction in summer 2024
- Parc Félix-Garneau - Construction in summer 2024
- Budget: $500,000
- Delivery date: Between fall 2022 and spring 2024
Completed
Development of three mini-forests covering a total area of 900 m2 and made up of 2,500 trees and shrubs.
- Location: Parc Deauville
- Budget: $206,700
- Delivery date: August 2023
Completed
Development of two mini-forests covering a total area of 600 m2 and made up of 1,730 trees.
- Location: Parc Père-Marquette (South), at the corner of Boulevard Rosemont and rue Marquette, and at the intersection of Boulevard Rosemont and Rue Garnier
- Budget: $88,000
- Delivery date: June 2022
Partially completed
Development of 3 mini-forests covering a total area of 1,400 m2 and made up of a wide variety of species.
- Location:
- Along the shoreline close to the Serres municipales - Completed in 2022
- parc Wilson - Completed in 2023
- thrird location to be completed in 2024
- Budget: $456,123
- Delivery date: Fall 2022, 2023 and 2024
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