Protecting the forests of Mont Echo, forever.

Since 2004, MECA has conserved 2,500 acres of forest and habitat in the Sutton Mountains, together with local landowners and volunteers.

Where to start?

Donation, easement or sale: find the option that suits your family.

Patrol our lands, become a member or take part in our projects.

Our story since 2004, our mission and the volunteers behind MECA.

2,500acres of forest and habitat protected

1,880acres under easement on Mont Echo and Mont Gagnon

12properties patrolled in 2025

11easements on private land

As members of the Appalachian Corridor network, we protect one of the largest intact temperate broadleaf forests left in the world.

Donation, easement or sale: we work with each family to find the right way to protect their land.

Our volunteer monitors walk the properties every year.

Nest boxes, pollinator gardens and a booth at the Sutton market.

12 properties patrolled in 2025. In 2026, we aim to visit them all.

With the David Suzuki Foundation and Knowlton Academy students.

More than 125 nest boxes installed in the region's meadows.

Mount Echo Conservation Association

546 Turkey Hill Road
Brome, Quebec J0E 1K0