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Hoh River Valley Rain Forest
Photograph by Sarah Leen
Moss-draped trees, shrubs, and ferns adorn the Hoh River Valley, a temperate rain forest in Washington State's Olympic National Park. Its trees include big leaf maples, western hemlock, and Sitka spruce.
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Olympic National Park
Photograph by Ryan McVay/Getty Images
Moss-draped conifers and ferns populate Quinault, a Pacific rain forest in Washington State's Olympic National Park. The Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Mushrooms in British Columbia Rain Forest
Photograph by Ian McAllister/Getty Images
Colorful toadstools spring from the forest floor of a Vancouver rain forest. Toadstools like this Amanita muscaria are known for their hallucinogenic powers.
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Sitka Spruce Trees
Photograph by Sarah Leen
Moss drapes a stand of Sitka spruce in the Hoh River Valley, a U.S. temperate rain forest. Trees here often host plants that grow on other plants, such as moss.
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Skunk Cabbage
Photograph by Sam Abell
Foul-smelling skunk cabbage bloom along the Quinault River in Washington's Hoh River Valley temperate rain forest. The Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Pacific Rain Forest Fog
Photograph by Taylor S. Kennedy
Fog crowns towering conifers, such as Douglas fir and yellow cedar, in the Pacific temperate rain forests of Vancouver, British Columbia. Temperate rain forests get much of their water from moisture-laden ocean winds.
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Moss-Covered Trees, Hoh River Valley
Photograph by Sam Abell
A U.S. temperate rain forest, the Hoh River Valley is part of Washington State's Olympic National Park. Its trees include big leaf maples, western hemlock, and Sitka spruce.
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