Company Overview

FORAMEC inc., a firm of environmental consultants founded in 1985, has a professional staff whose expertise is based on over twenty years of experience in carrying out environmental studies. FORAMEC works in conjunction with different levels of government, Crown corporations, several public bodies and private corporations. The services it offers are associated especially with development projects aiming to harmonize natural resources valorization and biodiversity preservation.

FORAMEC's expertise includes:

1-Environmental synthesis studies: Synthesis of knowledge and description of environments; localization of infrastructures and of equipment; impact assessment; environmental analysis; environmental supervision of work.

2-Botany and plant ecology: Floristic studies; identification of plants; analysis of plant communities (remote sensing, inventories, mapping); studies of vegetation dynamics (terrestrial and aquatic environments, riparian habitats, peatlands); conception and monitoring of management projects (stabilization, restoration of degraded sites).

3-Wildlife and Habitats: Inventories of wildlife resources; classification of habitats (remote sensing, inventories, mapping); analysis of management tools; wildlife management projects (improvement and creation of habitats, monitoring).

4-Forestry and geomatics: Agroforestry (intervention plans, surveys and sampling; agro-forestry (intervention plans, surveys and sampling); conception and monitoring of management projects (restoration, sylvicultural prescriptions); image processing (cutting, creation of mosaics, editing); interpretation and thematic classification; spatial integration of digital data; digitization and scanning; thematic cartography.

FORAMEC possesses the knowledge and tools necessary for computer-assisted design, image analysis and operation of geographic information systems. The firm also operates various types of software for text editing, mapping, graphics and statistics. Use of those instruments, together with the experience of the staff, ensures the presentation of quality products which give FORAMEC its reputation.

FORAMEC has successfully executed projects in different Quebec regions, but also in foreign countries, notably in Africa (Mali, Mauritania and Senegal). FORAMEC is furthermore interested to develop joint venture or alliance, as well as here or in foreign parts.

Company Information

Additional Details

Legal Name: FORAMEC Inc.

Number of Employees: 15

Total Sales ($CDN): $100,000 - $200,000

Contacts

Services

• Consulting Engineer - Environment-impact Studies
• Consulting Engineer - Environment-other
• Consulting Engineer - Forest/Fish/Agrltr-fisheries
• Consulting Engineer - Forest/Fish/Agrltr-forestry
• Consulting Engineer - Forest/Fish/Agrltr-irrigation
• Environmental Consultant - Agriculture, Soil And Water Conservation
• Environmental Consultant - Arctic Resources Management
• Environmental Consultant - Biological And Ecosystem Studies
• Environmental Consultant - Coastal Areas And Shoreline Management
• Environmental Consultant - Consulting
• Environmental Consultant - Environmental Audits
• Environmental Consultant - Environmental Impact Assessments
• Environmental Consultant - Erosion Control/Landslide Protection
• Environmental Consultant - Field Sampling And Monitoring
• Environmental Consultant - Flood Plain Control
• Environmental Consultant - Gis Applications
• Environmental Consultant - Integrated Resource Management
• Environmental Consultant - Mapping Of Resources/Land Types
• Environmental Consultant - Natural Area Parks, Recreation And Tourism
• Environmental Consultant - Regulations And Standards Consulting
• Environmental Consultant - Remote Sensing & Image Analysis
• Environmental Consultant - Research
• Environmental Consultant - Rural Land Management
• Environmental Consultant - Silviculture And Other Forestry
• Environmental Consultant - Site/Land Reclamations
• Environmental Consultant - Wildlife And Natural Habitat Enhancement
• Environmental Consultants: Environmental And Impact Studies,...

Products

• Environmental Impact Study Or Assessment To Obtain The Necessary Authorizations.

  FORAMEC Inc., an environmental consulting firm, brings together a team of professionals offering expertise in impact and environmental studies based on over twenty years of experience. The services offered by the company in this area relate particularly to the management of multidisciplinary teams associated with projects and integration and analysis of the elements related to the physical, biological and human environment, that is: Integration of knowledge and environmental description; location of infrastructures and facilities; impact studies; environmental assessments and analyses; bibliographical summaries; environmental monitoring of projects.

  Since its establishment in 1985, FORAMEC has completed numerous environmental impact studies and assessments relating to the installation of various infrastructures, such as: Hydroelectric development projects (power stations, dams, reservoirs); repair and optimisation of hydroelectric structures; location of electric power transmission lines (49 kV, 120 kV, 315 kV, 735 kV); location of electric transformer stations; location of road corridors and alignments.

  While most of these projects were executed in various regions of Quebec, in both inhabited and isolated areas, FORAMEC has also conducted environmental assessments outside Canada, particularly in Africa (Senegal, Mauritania and Mali).

• Environmental Products And Services
• Environmental Studies.

  FORAMEC Inc., an environmental consulting firm, brings together a team of professional and technical personnel offering expertise in environmental studies based on over twenty years of experience. The services offered by the company in this area are recognized and include: Identification of vascular plants; location of habitats which may shelter rare species; determination of phytogeographic context and precarious status; analyses of plant communities; studies of aquatic, riparian and land vegetation dynamics; remote sensing, inventories and mapping.

  Since its establishment in 1985, FORAMEC has conducted various vegetation studies, for example: Inventory of species likely to be designated threatened or at risk under a power transmission line; inventory of species likely to be designated threatened or at risk for a road alignment; studies on rare species at the NBR and Grande Baleine developments; representativity of the sugar maple-hickory stand in provincial parks; monitoring of impacts of the use of sensitive environments in the Archipel-de-Mingan.

• Geomatics And Mapping Products.

  FORAMEC Inc., an environmental consulting firm, brings together a team of professional and technical personnel offering expertise in environmental studies based on over twenty years of experience. The services offered by the company include the following: Image processing (sectioning, mosaic creation, assembly); interpretation and thematic classification; spatial integration of digital data; digitization and scanning; map updating; thematic mapping.

  Since its establishment in 1985, FORAMEC has produced various geomatics and mapping products, including: Digitization of boundaries of management unit forest satellite image maps (1: 250 000); vegetation classification and digital mapping of the territory of the Grande Baleine development using LANDSAT (TM) imagery; vegetation classification and digital mapping of the territory of the Eastmain development using LANDSAT (TM) imagery; photo-mapping of municipalities of the Quebec City region; georeferenced mosaics of various wildlife and riparian development sites; production of maps accompanying impact studies; thematic and georeferenced mapping related to various environmental studies.

• Resource Quality And Trend Study And Participating In Project Design And Monitoring.

  FORAMEC Inc., an environmental consulting firm, brings together a team of professional and technical personnel offering expertise in environmental studies based on over twenty years of experience. The services offered by the company in forestry, agroforestry and urban forestry include the following: Surveys and sampling; environmental analyses and intervention plans; environmental rehabilitation; woodland requirements; vegetation control; agroforestry use of wood chips.

  Since its establishment in 1985, FORAMEC has conducted various forestry studies, for example: Inventory, classification and mapping of the forest cover of the Grande Baleine development; inventory, classification and mapping of the forest cover of the Eastmain development; management and use of wood chips derived from maintenance of electric power lines; notices regarding control of incompatible vegetation in electric power transmission corridors; identification of potential park sites; large-scale planting and release cutting projects; mechanical maintenance of electric power transmission line rights of way.

• Site Characterization Study, An Exploitability Study Or A Wildlife Habitat Development.

  FORAMEC Inc., an environmental consulting firm, brings together a team of professional and technical personnel offering expertise in environmental studies based on over twenty years of experience. The services offered by the company in this area are varied, for example: Inventory of wildlife resources; habitat classification; remote sensing, sampling, mapping; project design and monitoring; wildlife habitat improvement; creation of habitats conducive to wildlife.

  Since its establishment in 1985, FORAMEC has conducted various studies of wildlife and its habitats, for example: Biodiversity classification in power transmission line rights of way in mixed forests; exploitability of sport fishing of Atlantic salmon in 12 outfitting camps on the North Shore; monitoring of wildlife projects on the banks of La Grande River (James Bay); study of the American marten in Quebec; effect of power transmission line rights of way on beaver habitats; inventory and diagnosis of many lakes.

NAICS Categories

• 541330 Engineering Services
• 541620 Environmental Consulting Services

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