Tofino, B.C., Canada

Temperate rainforests can be found in: Coastal British Columbia,Chile, New Zealand, and AustraliaClimate (annual averages): • Precipitation: > 200 cm• Temperature: 5 to 25°CPlants: tall trees with epiphytes, forest floor: ferns, fungi, mossese.g., coastal redwood, fireweed, western skunk cabbageAnimals: mostly live on floor, eat seeds insects in bark (e.g., cougars, black bears, squirrels) Extra Info: Soil is usually acidic and low in nutrients. Ocean winds drop moisture on the windward sides of mountain ranges. There are natural hot springs on a nearby island that are truly incredible to relax in on a cold day.

Temperate RainforestMiss Johannson

* Tofino, B.C.

Why I chose Tofino: It’s one of my favourite places to go, and I grew

up fishing on the west

coast with my dad.

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