Forest

British Columbia, Canada

Approximately 60% of British Columbia is covered by forests, and close to one-seventh of those 200,000 square miles of wooded land is protected.^{1 2} British Columbia boasts a wide variety of trees and forest types; among the most notable are a quarter of the world’s temperate rainforests, which are home to the province’s official tree, the western redcedar.³

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References

1. Forest Facts. Council of Forest Industries. Accessed 26 Mar. 2014.
2. British Columbia Forest Facts. Canada’s Log People Inc. Accessed 26 Mar. 2014.
3. British Columbia’s Forest Diversity. Naturally:wood. Mar. 2011. Accessed 26 Mar. 2014.

Published 2018-06-18