Carmanah-Walbran watershed

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The Carmanah-Walbran watershed is a coastal rainforest drainage basin on southwestern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, renowned for its ancient temperate rainforests and some of the world’s tallest spruce and cedar trees.

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instanceOf coastal temperate rainforest ecosystem
drainage basin
watershed
associatedWith environmental activism to protect old-growth forests
climate maritime
contains Carmanah River NERFINISHED
Walbran Creek NERFINISHED
ancient temperate rainforest
drainsInto Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
coastal marine environment of southwestern Vancouver Island
ecoregion Coastal Western Hemlock zone (biogeoclimatic classification of British Columbia) NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic coastal fog influence
high biodiversity
high rainfall
old-growth forest
hasConservationStatus partially protected within a provincial park
hasEcosystemType temperate rainforest
hasFeature large fallen nurse logs
moss-covered forest floor
multi-layered forest canopy
steep forested valleys
hasManagementAuthority BC Parks (for protected portions) NERFINISHED
hasSoilType nutrient-rich forest soils
hasTreeSpecies Douglas-fir NERFINISHED
Sitka spruce NERFINISHED
western hemlock
western redcedar
importantFor carbon storage
conservation of old-growth coastal rainforest
habitat for forest-dependent wildlife
watershed hydrological regulation
knownFor ancient temperate rainforests
some of the world’s tallest Sitka spruce trees
some of the world’s tallest western redcedar trees
locatedIn British Columbia
Canada
Vancouver Island NERFINISHED
southwestern Vancouver Island
partOf Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park NERFINISHED
Pacific temperate rainforest ecoregion NERFINISHED
threatenedBy industrial logging in surrounding areas
usedFor hiking and nature-based recreation
scientific research on temperate rainforests

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Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park partOf Carmanah-Walbran watershed