Central British Columbia Mountain forests

The Central British Columbia Mountain forests is a temperate coniferous forest ecoregion in north-central British Columbia, as defined by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) categorization system.

Low elevations host forests dominated by western red cedar and western hemlock in the northwest, and forests of lodgepole pine, quaking aspen, and black and white spruce in the southeast.

Mid to high elevations throughout the ecoregion host forests of alpine fir, lodgepole pine, and Engelmann and white spruce.

[2] Mammals found throughout this ecoregion include woodland caribou, elk, moose, black-tailed deer, beaver, wolverine, marten, red fox, wolf, and large populations of black bear and grizzly bear.

[3][4] Birds that take residence in this ecoregion include goose, grouse, loon, ptarmigan, and a variety of owl species.