The Upper Liard River
The Upper Liard River is important because the area links two important habitats within the Yellowstone to Yukon region: the Greater Mackenzie Mountains and the Muskwa-Kechika Ecosystem, which includes B.C.'s Northern Rocky Mountains. Also there are a lot of glaciers in upper liard river which leads to water then to trees then to animals and that creates an ecosystem.
This important connection, across large areas of undeveloped land, is in the middle of the boreal forest. It features low-elevation hills and large valleys, which have lots of plant life and healthy wildlife and fish populations. If all this area wasn't protected then important animals and plants may be removed from construction or other things.
But since this area is protected the animals and plants have a safe area to call home.
This important connection, across large areas of undeveloped land, is in the middle of the boreal forest. It features low-elevation hills and large valleys, which have lots of plant life and healthy wildlife and fish populations. If all this area wasn't protected then important animals and plants may be removed from construction or other things.
But since this area is protected the animals and plants have a safe area to call home.
Our area is home to moose, caribou, wolves, wolverine, Lynx, grizzly bears and black bears.
Upper Liard Resources
1. Silver
2. Uranium
3. Led
4. Cadmium
5. Molybdenum
6. Zinc
7. Arsenic
Plants In Upper Liard Riverside
1. Willow Tree
2. Alder Tree
3. Rose
4. High Bush Cranberry
5. Ground Shrubs
6. White Spruce Tree
7. Log Pole Pine Tree
8. White and Black Spruce
Upper Liard Resources
1. Silver
2. Uranium
3. Led
4. Cadmium
5. Molybdenum
6. Zinc
7. Arsenic
Plants In Upper Liard Riverside
1. Willow Tree
2. Alder Tree
3. Rose
4. High Bush Cranberry
5. Ground Shrubs
6. White Spruce Tree
7. Log Pole Pine Tree
8. White and Black Spruce
Willow trees have other names like sallow & osiers. Willow tree is one of the many deciduous trees. Deciduous plants are commonly found in the northern hemisphere on moist soil in the cold. They have watery bark sap.
The white spruce is in our area, it is a large tree with a narrow crown and can grow up to 40 meters tall when mature. The needles on it are whitish green, this is how it got its name. The cones are light brown to purplish and hang from the top branches. Pollen cones are pale red. The bark is loose scaly and greyish brown. The aboriginals like using white spruce saplings for snowshoe frames and sometimes into bows, they heated the gum to make glue to fasten skins onto bows and arrowheads onto shafts. They used the decayed wood for tanning hides. Spruce bark was also used to make cooking pots and trays for gathering berries. E
The Canadian Lynx is North America mammal of the cat family. This Lynx is just larger than a bobcat. They commonly live in dense forest. The Canadian Lynx likes to hunt in snow covered areas.
Grizzly bears are important because they help ecosystems by distributing seeds and nutrients through there scat (poo).
This means that new plants will grow to help the ecosystem. Grizzly Bears have a distinctive hump on their shoulders, and long claws about two to four inches long. Both the hump and the claws are associated with grizzly bear’s great digging ability. Grizzly bears are omnivores and their diet can vary widely. They may eat seeds, berries, roots, grasses, fungi, deer, elk, fish, dead animals and insects.
This is why grizzly bears are important for the upper Liard area.
The upper Liard is unique because it contains many useful minerals, animals and plants such as the The Wolverine which is the largest and fiercest member of the weasel family. Our area has a variety of tree's like white spruce which was commonly used by the native people.
As well as log pole pine tree which is a very strong tree used for tipi's, houses and other things that require strong wood.
This is why this area is unique.