Cascade Mountains leeward forests

Cascade Mountains leeward forests
Cascade Mountains leeward forests
	Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Temperate coniferous forests
Borders	List British Columbia mainland coastal forests; Central and Southern Cascades forests; Eastern Cascades forests; Fraser Plateau and Basin complex; Okanagan dry forests; Palouse grasslands;
Bird species	187
Mammal species	81
Geography
Area	46,300 km2 (17,900 sq mi)
Countries	Canada; United States;
States	British Columbia; Washington;
Conservation
Conservation status	Relatively Stable/Intact
Habitat loss	67.07%
Protected	43.48%

The Cascade Mountains leeward forests are a temperate coniferous forest ecoregion of North America, as defined by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) categorization system.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.