2. By the group of Joe, Mary, Ted and Louise

3.  Coniferous biomes are located south of the tundra biomes.  The soil thaws every spring making the floor wet and swampy. This biome is also called taiga, a Russian name that means swamp forest.  The locations of coniferous forest biomes are Alaska and the higher elevations of the Rocky Mountains.  Coniferous forest are cold and receive 50-125 cm of rainfall.

4.  Needle-leaved trees/conifers such as firs, spruce, pines and Redwoods  Wolves  Deer  Beavers  Hares  Bears  Moose

5.  The word moose comes from the Algonquin Indians. They called the animal mooswa, which means “twigeater”.  The moose is the worlds largest deer. They can run 35 mph and swim 10 miles.  Moose eat leaves, twigs, buds and bark of some woody plants. They can also feed underwater.

6.  Redwoods tower over all the other trees in the world.  A team of researchers have found about 135 redwoods that reach higher than 350 ft.  Coast redwoods can survive to be over 2,000 years old.

7. Resources North American Moose Foundation- www.moosefoundation.org Land Biomes of the United States- www.cgrove417.org/fry/Science/Biomes/USBiomes.html Exploring the Eel River Valley, Redwood Facts and Details- http://sunnyfortuna.com/explore/redwoods_facts.htm