In Canada alone, the boreal forest (also called the taiga) covers more than 1.5 million square miles, fully one-third of the country and 20 percent of the entir

Explore the taiga of Canada and learn all about what it's like to live in this biome, from what kinds of plants and animals are found there to what kinds of wea

Taiga forests occupy a larger area than all the tropical rain forests. These dark, mostly coniferous, forests grow in a band of extreme weather circling the nor

The information presented in this book is the result of combined research efforts of scientists at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, the Institute of Norther

Life in the Taiga is severely restricted by weather and geography. Temperatures drop early and stay low in for nearly eight months, making the growing season sh