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Travel to Washington Olympic National Park's temperate rainforest to see various tree species and vegetation

Travel to Washington Olympic National Park's temperate rainforest to see various tree species and vegetation
Travel to Washington Olympic National Park's temperate rainforest to see various tree species and vegetation
Views of the temperate rainforest in Olympic National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S.
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Transcript

NARRATOR: The western mountain slopes and valleys of Olympic National Park, in northwestern Washington, are covered with a temperate rainforest.

The mild coastal climate, frequent fog, and heavy annual rainfall support the dense growth of Douglas fir, western red cedar, hemlock, and Sitka spruce. These trees grow to great heights, draped in mosses and vines and surrounded at their bases by large ferns.