TD Forests Helps Protect 6,000 Hectares of Historic Kenauk Property in Quebec

June 6, 2017 /3BL Media/ - On the occasion of World Environment Day, June 5, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), with support from TD Bank Group through the TD Forests Program, announced the protection of 6,000 hectares (15,000 acres, representing a 3-kilometre wide and 20-kilometre long corridor) on the Kenauk property in Quebec. It consists of large wetland and forest areas, providing habitat for many plants and animals, including the Eastern grey wolf, a species of special concern under Canada's Species at Risk Act and American black bear. The site also once belonged to the famous Louis-Joseph Papineau and is located in the municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, near Montebello.

Since 2012, through the TD Forests program TD has helped protect 60,000 acres of critical forest habitat throughout North America.

To read the full press release, visit www.natureconservancy.ca.

To learn more about the TD Forests program, visit www.tdforests.com.