http://www.shrineofsainttherese.org/ - For information about the place we stayed please use the link given here.
The following two links will assist you with informatoin about the biome Borel Forest.or sometimes called taiga.
http://www.borealbirds.org/resources/factsheet-IBCC-globalwarming.pdf
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/boreal.htm
The Borel Forest is usually found in higher latitudes where there is an extreme between the seasons. There is a lot of precipitatoin and poor drainage causing the soil to be poor. The trees in this forest are not diverse and usually only have from 2-5 species. These trees are mostley coniferis and contains one or two decidiuos trees. Some shrubs and ferns grow but are only seen during the warmer seasons just like the flowering plants thrive until the colder season starts. The forest floor is covered with moss and lichens through out the year.
Places we visited.
Mendenhall Glacier - http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/districts/mendenhall/index.shtml
Alaska State Museum- http://www.museums.state.ak.us/asm/asmhome.html
University of Alaska - http://www.alaska.edu/
NOAA - http://www.gc.noaa.gov/
Jacob Palof, Vincent Jimenez, and Matthew Young
VinPalofjb at my.hiram.edu, Jimenezvm at my.hiram.edu, and Youngm at my.hiram.edu
Last Updated 10 July 2010