Western Great Lakes forests

Western Great Lakes forests
Autumn colours in the Boundary Waters region of Minnesota and Ontario
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders	List Canadian aspen forests and parklands Central Canadian Shield forests Eastern forest-boreal transition Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests Midwestern Canadian Shield forests Northern tall grasslands Upper Midwest forest-savanna transition Southern Great Lakes forests
Bird species	216 [1]
Mammal species	64 [1]
Geography
Area	274,000 km2 (106,000 sq mi)
Countries	United States Canada
States/Provinces	Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Ontario Manitoba
Climate type	Humid continental (Dfb)
Conservation
Conservation status	Relatively Stable/Intact[2]
Habitat loss	2%[1]
Protected	32.4%[1]

The Western Great Lakes forests is a terrestrial ecoregion as defined by the World Wildlife Fund. It is within the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome of North America. It is found in northern areas of the United States' states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and in southern areas of the Canadian province of Manitoba and northwestern areas of the province of Ontario.