Page 31 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Pacific Northwest

A POR TR AIT OF THE P A CIFIC NOR THWEST  29

Deciduous Forests
Deciduous trees grow in
river valleys in the Pacific
Northwest. In the fall,
these trees provide a
brilliant show of color, all
the more dramatic
because the multihued
leaves are usually set
against a backdrop of
evergreen trees.

Ferns
Lady’s fern, maidenhair fern, and deer fern are among
the many species that grow in the region. In the Hoh
Rainforest, ferns grow taller than the hikers.

Pines and
Junipers
Ponderosa pines,
lodgepole pines,
and junipers have
long roots that
tap subterranean
water tables. With
flat needles that
retain moisture,
junipers can
survive on just
8 inches (20.5 cm)
of precipitation
a year.

Rainforests
Rainforests carpet much of the Pacific
Northwest, on British Columbia’s
Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii
archipelago, and along the Pacific
coast. These lush green forests of Sitka
spruce, Douglas fir, red cedar, Pacific
silver fir, western hemlock, and yew
can receive more than 150 inches
(381 cm) of rain per year.

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