North Central Rockies forests

North Central Rockies forests
Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Temperate coniferous forests
Borders	List Alberta Mountain forests Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests Canadian aspen forests and parklands Central British Columbia Mountain forests Fraser Plateau and Basin complex Montana Valley and Foothill grasslands Okanagan dry forests Palouse grasslands South Central Rockies forests
Bird species	219[1]
Mammal species	79[1]
Geography
Area	245,700 km2 (94,900 sq mi)
Countries	United States Canada
States/Provinces	Idaho Montana Washington British Columbia Alberta
Rivers	Columbia River
Climate type	Highly variable
Conservation
Conservation status	Vulnerable[2]
Habitat loss	2.1976[1]%
Protected	39.72[1]%

The North Central Rockies forests is a temperate coniferous forest ecoregion of Canada and the United States. This region overlaps in large part with the North American inland temperate rainforest and gets more rain on average than the South Central Rockies forests and is notable for containing the only inland populations of many species from the Pacific coast.^[3][4]