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The ZEC Owen is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC) in the municipality of Lejeune in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in Quebec, in Canada. Owen Controlled harvesting zone was established in 1978 by the Government of Quebec, in the process of attribution of public lands to nonprofit organism instead of private clubs. In 1978, the "Fédération de Chasse et Pêche Owen" (Owen Hunting and Fishing Federation) was constituted as a non-profit organization bringing together four sports associations. Only two of these associations remain today: "Association de Loisir, Plein air, Chasse et Pêche Baseley inc" and the "Club sportif des Biens de Même inc". The headquarters of the Federation is located at the Squatec City Hall〔(website ZEC Owen - Section "Our organism" )〕 == Geography == ZEC is located in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, near the borders of New Brunswick and Rimouski Wildlife Reserve. The border Quebec-New Brunswick serves as the boundary to the east limit of the ZEC. The Madawaska River serves as southern boundary of the ZEC. The route 185 between Dégelis with Edmundston in New Brunswick along the southern boundary of the ZEC. Raymond Lake is the northernmost territory. ZEC is surrounded by municipalities in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality. Covering an area of 615 square kilometers, the ZEC Owen has 35 lakes with 32 available for recreational fishing. The territory includes 10 rivers (or river segments) including 9 operated for recreational fishing. The two main rivers are: Owen and Madawaska. The watershed of the Owen River drains about 50% of the territory. ZEC has several streams (or stream segment): Lizotte, Languedoc, the Birches, Iroquois, Plourde, Benedict, Horseback, Ritchie, Lajoie, Asselin and Morrison. The territory of the ZEC comprises: * Two rare forest ecosystems: Owen River (black Frênaie to American elm) and Madawaska River (white pine sugar maple); * Old forest ecosystems Creek Baseley (Balsam fir-yellow birch) and Brook Teed (Sugar maple-yellow birch). Located near the provincial border, Mount Benedict reaches 385 m. altitude. Both home Zec positions are located: * Southern part of the ZEC: Baseley the Chalet, located at Lake Beazley; accessible by car Degelis. * North of Zec: Lake Sugarloaf; accessible by car from the city Saint-Michel-du-Squatec. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zec Owen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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