Statistical data

Forest inventory

Hudson Plains

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The Hudson Plains ecozone curves around Hudson Bay and James Bay, extending from northeastern Manitoba to western Quebec, with the largest portion in northern Ontario. A lowland rising slowly from sea level, and rarely reaching more than 500 metres in elevation, this ecozone is poorly drained and contains the largest continuous wetlands on the planet. It has a cold continental climate, with short, cool summers and long, very cold winters.

The landscape is dominated by peatlands. Trees are relatively few, often occurring in sparse stunted stands. However, on better drained sites, such as beach ridges, river levees and raised glacial deposits, black spruce (occasionally with white spruce) often attains very good growth.

Forest area by classification (hectares) Footnote 1
Forest land 9,857.72
Other wooded land 10,861.20
Other land with tree cover 66.83
Forest type (forest land only) Footnote 2
Coniferous 75.4%
Mixedwood 18.5%
Temporarily non-treed 5.1%
Broadleaf 1.1%
Predominant tree genus (forest land only)—volume
Spruce 88.0%
Pine 2.9%
Fir 0.5%
Larch 6.5%
Cedar and other conifers 0.0%
Unspecified conifers 0.0%
Poplar 1.7%
Birch 0.4%
Other hardwoods 0.0%
Unclassified 0.0%
Land use (thousand hectares)
Agriculture 1.3
Conservation 21,015.1
Forestry 12,949.6
Industrial 31.2
Infrastructure 14.8
Settlement 194.2
Unknown 346.2
Total 34,552.4