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OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST
Year 10
Landscape has a diverse array of plant species. Animal species begin fully establishing by way of access to more food and habitat from large growth of plant species.
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Year 20
Landscape becomes a fully biodiverse ecosystem. Plant and animal species thrive, work together, and give each other optimal resources for survival.
Soil Type
Clay Loam – 70% clay, 10% sand, 20% silt
Water Level – 190-210 in. rain per year array of tree and shrub species, as well as habitats for numerous native animal species . Gifford Pinchot National Forest is one of many National Forests in Washington and stretches over 1.3 million acres within the state.
Located entirely on the Olympic Peninsula, the Olympic National Forest is one of the largest and ecologically diverse forests in Washington. Much of the forest is classified as a tropical rainforest, seeing over two-hundred inches of rain annually, making it the rainiest forest in the contiguous United States. This unique landscape is home to a vast array of plant and animal species that have lived there for centuries.
Year 5
Year 10
Year 20
Year 0
Landscape starts off with mostly grasses and low-growing vegetation. As soil begins to establish fertility, tree saplings begin to sprout and grow.
Forest landscape starts off with mostly grasses and lowgrowing vegetation As soil begins to establish fertility, tree saplings begin to sprout and grow
Saplings sprout up throughout forest and grow quickly. Other plant species grow and diversify as well, and small nesting animal species begin to populate.
Year 5
Saplings sprout up throughout forest and grow quickly Other plant species grow and diversify as well, and small nesting and burrowing animal species begin to populate.
