The boreal or northern coniferous forest can be found dominating the west coast of Beaver Island.
Emergent trees are important to large birds of prey such as bald eagles, northern harriers and osprey, all of which can be seen on our tours.
Emergent white pine in a boreal forest
The center of Beaver Island consists of a mixed hardwood forest.
Mixed hardwood forests on Beaver Island consist mainly of American beech and sugar maple.
Mixed hardwood forest
A boreal forest is circumboreal, meaning the community of trees grows around the world in northern latitudes.
On Beaver Island, the boreal forest is made up of mostly white spruce and balsam fir. It may also include white pine, red pine, and northern white cedar.
Various conifers, mostly northern white cedar