Boreal Forest

The Boreal Forest Natural Region is the largest in Alberta.  It consists of broad lowland plains and extensive hill systems.  The bedrock is buried deeply beneath glacial deposits and outcrops occur only rarely along major stream valleys.  Major surficial features are moraines in the uplands, and glaciofluvial and glaciolacustrine deposits in the lowlands.  The land generally slopes to the north and east but the most prominent highlands are located in the northern part of the Region.