Temperate Rain Forest

Temperate Rain Forest“Old Growth Forest” Climate Description

Cool Humid and moist Moderate temperature Tree branches covered with moss Lush ferns cover forest floor

Temperate ForestsPrecipitation

250 cm/year

Temperate Rain ForestsTemperature Range

Does not freeze 20°C - 2°C

Temperate Rain ForestAnimals

Specialists Don’t migrate Camouflage Northern Spotted Owl Elk Marbled murrelet (seabird)

Temperate Rain ForestPlants

Tall evergreens (300) feet Ferns, mosses, lichens Douglas fir, Spruce, Hemlocks

Temperate Rain ForestLocation

N. & S. America Australia New Zealand Pacific Northwest

Washington State- Olympic National Park 48° North latitude

Temperate Rain ForestFun Facts!

Second to tropical rainforests for biodiversity

Less than 10% of original 31 million acres of temperate rainforest is still around

Logging controversy