Statistical data
Forest inventory
Boreal Plains
The Boreal Plains ecozone extends east from Peace River, British Columbia, through central Alberta and Saskatchewan, to the southeastern corner of Manitoba. It has fewer lakes and a higher percentage of non-forested land than the neighbouring Boreal Shield ecozone. The climate is strongly influenced by continental conditions, with cold winters and moderately warm summers.
The Boreal Plains are 57.4% forested. Fires are common, and most plant species are fire-adapted.
Forest area by classification (hectares) Footnote 1 | |
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Forest land | 38,454.65 |
Other wooded land | 4,277.86 |
Other land with tree cover | 5,549.88 |
Forest type (forest land only) Footnote 2 | |
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Coniferous | 55.1% |
Broadleaf | 27.6% |
Mixedwood | 13.5% |
Temporarily non-treed | 3.8% |
Predominant tree genus (forest land only)—volume | |
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Spruce | 38.3% |
Pine | 13.9% |
Fir | 0.3% |
Larch | 3.7% |
Cedar and other conifers | 0.0% |
Poplar | 42.4% |
Birch | 1.4% |
Maple | 0.1% |
Other hardwoods | 0.0% |
Unspecified hardwoods | 0.0% |
Unclassified | 0.0% |
Land use (thousand hectares) | |
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Agriculture | 12,750.1 |
Conservation | 7,181.1 |
Forestry | 39,514.5 |
Industrial | 724.9 |
Infrastructure | 409.1 |
National Defence | 1,054.5 |
Recreation | 71.4 |
Settlement | 999.0 |
Unknown | 4,413.5 |
Total | 67,118.1 |