It's already been 25 years since the Bois-des-Bel peatland (BDB) in Quebec was restored using the Moss Layer Transfer Technique (MLTT). It was the very first large-scale experimental research station on Sphagnum-dominated peatland restoration to be set up. Many researchers, students and research professionals carried out research projects there, in order to measure the success of the restoration and find ever more ways to promote the return of a peat-accumulating ecosystem and to increase biodiversity.
On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, we're planning an indoor presentation period at Rivière-du-Loup's Auberge de la Pointe, followed by a mid-afternoon visit to the Bois-des-Bel peat bog, including speeches, a guided tour and a cocktail reception. To view the preliminary program, click here. It is also possible to register only for the half-day portion at Bois-des-Bel.
Conferences will be held in both French and English.
REGISTRATION
- Full-day rate: $140 (+ taxes + platform fees). Rate includes lectures, coffee break and buffet lunch at Auberge de la Pointe + round-trip bus to Bois-des-Bel site, guided tour of the station, festive activity and on-site cocktail reception.
- Afternoon rate: $65 (+ taxes + platform fees).
Rate for the day at Bois-des-Bel station only (2:30 to 6:30 p.m.). This includes a guided tour of the site, speeches, a festive activity and a cocktail reception. You must arrive by your own means at 2:30 p.m., at 1630 rue du Patrimoine, Cacouna, QC, G0L 1G0 (Cacouna Shell station on Highway 132).
To register click here.
ACCOMMODATION
You can book your nights at a preferential rate* at the Auberge de la Pointe (click on this link). This preferential rate is valid from May 31 to June 4, 2025. To obtain it, you must book by April 29, 2025.
To extend your dates or for special booking requests, please contact Auberge de la Pointe directly: auberge@aubergedelapointe.com or 1-800-463-1222
* Use the code SER-EC. The preferential rate can ONLY be granted on reservations made via the internet using the link above, or by telephone, specifying that you are booking for the SER-EC Symposium.
JOINT EVENT
The BDB25 event will be preceded by the SER-EC / CLRA / DUC Symposium 2025 - Ecological Restoration in Eastern Quebec and the Acadian Peninsula. There will be a choice of two excursions on Sunday, June 1, and indoor conferences at Auberge de la Pointe on Monday, June 2, which you can also attend if you wish. For more information: https://chapter.ser.org/easterncanada/symposium2025/
