The Pacific temperate rainforests of western North America is one of the largest temperate rain forest regions on the planet. The Pacific temperate rainforests lie along the western side of the Pacifi
Temperate rain forests, such as this in British Columbia's Vancouver Island, often grow right up to the shoreline.
Dense growths of epiphytes and mosses cover the trees, and the understory vegetation is lush.
A view of the West Coast Trail, one of the three regions of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
Great Bear Rainforest
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The Great Bear Rainforest is a temperate rain forest on the Pacific coast of British Columbia, comprising 6.4 million hectares. It is part of the larger Pacific temperate rainforest ecoregion, which i
Pacific temperate rainforests
…the Canada–US border. These forests have some of the largest concentrations of grizzly bears in the world due to the region's rich salmon streams. The Great Bear Rainforest in Canada is home to the rare white variant of the black bear known as the Kermode bear, which is also known as the "spirit bear." The endangered spotted…
Lowland forests of Kitlope Heritage Conservancy
A Kermode bear from the Great Bear Rainforest.
Coast Mountains along Grenville Channel