Our Name and History |
Landforms |
Timber Woods was named in honour of all the forests and jungles that were cut down to help humanity's selfish needs. It was newly created two years ago to protect the wildlife along the coast. Many endangered animals (see Nature) live here, and must be protected. The government noticed that there weren't many parks along the windward side of mountains, and realized the importance of protecting places like these. This park officially opened in March 2016 this year, and is still quite unknown. We are hoping to bring more visitors to our park.
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The coast where our park is located is composed of huge mountain ranges and temperate rain forests. Our park is located in the Western Cordillera land form region of Canada. Because of all the mountains and valleys the terrain is rocky and has great height and a rugged appearance. The mountain range closest to us is the Coast Mountains. Part of the mountains are covered in temperate rain forest and the top is covered with snow and has glaciated peaks. Our park does not extend all the way to the end of the Coats Mountains but at the end of the mountains is where it switches into the Interior Plains land from region.
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Soil |
Climate
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Our park is located in the “complex soils of mountain areas” soil region of Canada. The most common soil in here is Brunisol. It is normally found in well forested ecozones and can be recognized for its brownish colour. This soil though is not very good for growing vegetation because it is very acidic. It is acidic because of pine needles broken down into the soil. The second most common soil is called Luvisol. This soil is also found in forested areas and has a very high amount of calcium in the parent material. Luvisol has a lot of clay in it and has a very hard topsoil. The deeper you go the more nutrient it has.
Brunisol Soil
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Our park is located in the Pacific Maritime climate region. Our climate is affected by latitude, our mountainous shape, and our location, which is right by the Pacific Ocean. It is normally quite mild in the winter and balmy in the summer. Because we are near the coast we receive a lot of precipitation which ranges from 600 to 2000 mm. Since we have such huge rainfalls it leaches minerals deep into our soil. Our prime growing season lasts from about 200 to 260 days. Whether is be rainy or nice and sunny, Timber Woods is always open for visits!
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