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The Interior
Douglas-fir Zone lies in the heart of British
Columbia's southern interior. Often described
as "cattle country," it is a land of rolling
hills and valleys covered by dry grasslands
and open forests. Although it is best known
for cattle ranching and forestry, this zone
also supports a rich diversity of natural
communities and wildlife species.
The Interior Douglas-fir Zone spreads
across low- to mid-elevations in the east
Kootenays, the Okanagan-Similkameen and
Thompson region, and southern parts of the
Chilcotin and Cariboo. Most of the zone
occupies the southern part of the Interior
Plateau. To the west, the zone works its
way up the leeward slopes of the Coast Mountains.
In the east, it covers the southern portion
of the Rocky Mountain Trench. Cranbrook,
Vernon, Chase, Princeton, Boston Bar, Clinton,
and Williams Lake all lie within the Interior
Douglas-fir Zone.
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