Mid-Boreal Uplands

South of the Canadian Shield, rolling uplands and broad peatlands form a varied northern landscape. Aspen grows across the higher ground, sometimes mixed with white spruce, while black spruce and tamarack occupy the wet lowlands. Sandy soils near the Shield often drain poorly, leaving lakes and marshes among the woods. Moose, woodland caribou, wolves and beavers inhabit this forest country, and its waters support pike, whitefish and other fish.