New Brunswick has the greatest diversity of forest communities and tree species found anywhere in North America of the same latitude. This is Acadian forest. It is a forest of 32 different types of trees from red spruce and hemlock to the yellow birch and ash. And it is a forest of life. Here you find moose and wildcats, fisher and marten, songbirds and raptors, salmon and otter. The ghostly eastern cougar is said to still haunt these woods, although their numbers are few and sightings are fleeting. (Click for larger image view) The change in elevation from New Brunswick’s southern lowlands to northern highlands creates significant differences in temperature, rainfall and growing seasons between the south and north - which in turn influence the forest type and species to be found in any particular corner of the province To maintain and restore the natural diversity of forest species and forest communities, means ensuring that the composition and structure of our forests is as natural as possible.  Low impact forestry concentrates on maintaining a more natural mix of trees in terms of species, age, and size. This provides the conditions and habitats necessary to support the rest of forest life.

Biodiversity   /    Forest Types   /   Species Diversity    /   Species at Risk