Environment Nature and animals
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2022
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"There are those who lose themselves in the woods. Others, like me, find themselves". Storyteller and writer, Fred Pellerin shares his passion for nature, explaining all the advantages its slow tranquillity offer him. An immersion in his local forest in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton.
Environment | Nature and animals
Episode 1
42 min
The lake
With a true passion for his forest, Fred Pellerin also wants to care for it. The storyteller and writer is particularly interested in its lake, said to be polluted. How revive it an environmentally-friendly way. He tackles the problem with biologist Pierre Magnan, his cousin Georges and ethnologist Isabelle Picard.
Episode 2
43 min
The wood
Composed of a diversity of broad-leaved trees and conifers, Fred Pellerin's forest is typical of Mauricie. With Gilles Séguin, he wants to discover its origins and its species, before tackling two challenges: providing heating for some of those living in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton and mapping the forest trails.
Episode 3
42 min
The forest as a source of food
Forests are too often considered simply in terms of their trees. Yet they are also home to an incredible wealth of flora and fauna, a living larder for both man and animal. We go exploring with Ariane and Gérald, woodsmen, and chef Samy Benabed.
Episode 4
42 min
Sugar
It's the sugar season. An opportunity for Fred Pellerin to follow the production process, from tapping the maple trees to bottling the syrup. Historian René Beaudoin explores the importance of this Canadian tradition. Meanwhile, the forest is gradually waking up after winter, the first buds appear, the snows are melting...
"There are those who lose themselves in the woods. Others, like me, find themselves". Storyteller and writer, Fred Pellerin shares his passion for nature, explaining all the advantages its slow tranquillity offer him. An immersion in his local forest in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton.
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