Les microforêts de Montréal (Montréal microforests)
This project calls for the creation of 15 microforests 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 microforests, 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:
Completed
Development of one microforest covering an area of 1,500 m2 and made up of 194 trees and shrubs, and 544 perennials.
- Location: 4079 Boulevard Henri-Bourassa Est (north-west of the corner of Boulevard Henri-Bourassa and Rue Pie-IX)
- Budget: $204,555
- 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
- Parc St-Viateur pool - Completed
- Intersection chemin de la Côte Sainte-Catherine, Côte du Vésinet and avenue McCulloch (South) - Completed
- Parc Beaubien along chemin de la Côte Sainte-Catherine - Completed
- Parc Pratt – Preliminary analysis
- Parc Joyce - Work planned in fall 2025
- Parc Félix-Garneau -Work planned in fall 2025
- Budget: $500,000
- Delivery date: Between fall 2022 and 2025
Completed
Development of three microforests covering a total area of 900 m2 and made up of 2,500 trees and shrubs.
- Location: Parc de Deauville
- Budget: $206,700
- Delivery date: August 2023
Completed
Development of two microforests 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 microforests 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
- parc Wilson - Completed
- Site to be determined at Île-des-Sœurs – work in fall 2025
- Budget: $456,123
- Delivery date: Betwwen fall 2022 and fall 2025
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