geography

Can You Find a Rainforest in the Continental United States?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • The Hoh Rainforest in Washington state receives up to 140 inches of annual rain.
  • It is a temperate rainforest, unique in the Lower 48.
  • Massive Sitka spruce and western hemlock trees dominate.
  • Mosses and ferns carpet the forest floor, creating a lush ecosystem.

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