Sentinelle is Quebec’s free platform for reporting invasive alien plants and animals. Alien species damage biodiversity, agriculture, forestry, sometimes human health — and even property values. All of us can help to protect the local lac Manitou environment, by submitting geotagged, photo-documented observations, thus alerting the Quebec Ministry of the Environment. You can also look over the reports others have submitted using a map interface.
You can use Sentinelle online or download a mobile app for your iOs (Apple) phone or Android.
To Use Sentinelle:
Create an account
Submit a new observation:
Select species (listed, unlisted, or unknown).
Add date, up to 6 photos, and exact location (GPS or map).
Optional fields: area covered, abundance, or survey protocol.
Send immediately or save to upload later (mobile offline mode).
On the web: You can download reports as Excel files, view maps, and access fact sheets.
Confidentiality & validation: Data remain confidential. Validation relies on photos.
Plant Identification Apps
There are lots of mobile apps available that can help you to identify the plants around you. For plants, we suggest:
Picture This: https://www.picturethisai.com/app
My Plantum: https://myplantum.com/
Pl@ntNet: https://plantnet.org/
