- Western part of north America
- Northern Colombia
- British Colombia
- The great lakes region
- Appala chain mountain
- Washington and Oregon states in USA
- Northern Europe
- Northern Siberia
Characteristics
- Trees are very tall from 30m and above
- Trees are evergreen with needle like leaves
- Most of the trees are soft wood
- Trees occurs in pure stands (the same species come together)
- Commercial species include: pine, spruce, fir
Method of timber exploitation
Four main stages are involved in timber exploitation:
- Preparation
- Felling
- Extraction
- Replanting(reforestation)
- Preparation
- foreign areas are to be exploited
- create tracks roads to the area
- establish a setup camp to the workers and store food
- felling
- engine and at time hand saws are used in felling
- branches are striped and trunked out into logs
- extraction
- logs are moved to collection points
- they are taken by tractors to either river sites or loaded in trucks
- they are then transported to sawmills/seaports for exportation
- replanting
- timber companies are completed to become new seeding after felling and replanted species for those felt
