Today is International Day for Biological Diversity–the best kind of day to celebrate the Boreal Forest. 🌲 As the largest intact forest on the planet, the boreal is home to incredible biodiversity. From the lichen that covers arctic tundra, and the moss that spreads across forest floors, to iconic species like wolves, moose, and caribou that roam through the trees, and the birds that grace the skies above – the boreal is one of the last strongholds of wild nature left on the planet. Take a mome

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Boreal Forest Initiative: North America's Boreal Forest is the world's largest remaining intact, productive ecosystem, encompassing more than a billion and a half acres of pristine forests, wetlands, lakes, rivers and streams. A keystone habitat for the hemisphere's migratory waterfowl and songbird populations, it also supports vast populations of fish and other wildlife. Moreover, as the world's most extensive terrestrial carbon sink and largest reservoir of surface water, North America's Borea