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Canadian Rockies

Ecoregion in Rocky Mountains, MT

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As its name indicates, most of this region is located in Canada. It straddles the border between Alberta and British Columbia in Canada and extends southeastward into northwestern Montana. The region is generally higher and more ice-covered than the Northern Rockies, and portions are strongly influenced by moist maritime air masses. Vegetation is mostly Douglas-fir, Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir, and lodgepole pine in the forested elevations, with treeless alpine conditions at higher elevations. A large part of the region is in national parks where tourism is the major land use. Forestry and mining occur on the nonpark lands.

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