Natural Resources of Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park, near the Pacific coast, is located on the Olympic Peninsula at the northwest end of Washington State, USA. The coastline is 80 kilometers long. It was built in 1938 to protect the forest and all kinds of wild animals here. 1946 officially opened, with a total area of 3628.54 square kilometers. It is a famous temperate rainforest ecological environment protection zone. The park has high mountains and deep valleys, abundant rainfall, and the annual precipitation is as high as 4,000mm (this is the data of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site Photo Map Edition by Huaxia Publishing House), which has created vast temperate forests and alpine glaciers. The geological structure and climate environment in the park are excellent, with dense temperate rain forest in the west and glacier-covered peaks in the east. There are vast grasslands, swift streams and crystal-clear lakes. Looking from the top of the mountain, there are many mountains, clear lakes and dazzling glaciers, and the scenery is particularly charming. There are many steep rock walls along the coastline. The constant impact and erosion of waves have formed coastal landscapes such as sea caves, sea cliffs and sea arch bridges.

Three scenic valley rainforests in the southwest of the park are the characteristics of the park. The air here is fresh and natural, and the environment is extremely beautiful. It is the first choice for people to spend their holidays. The abundant rainfall of 1.42 inches per year (this is the data in the Color Map of World Cultural and Natural Heritage published by China Literature and History Publishing House and Guangming Daily Publishing House), and the fertile soil here is a good place for trees to grow. The plants in the park are epiphytes, such as spruce, fir, hemlock, hemlock, cedar, lichen and liverworts, showing visitors a typical map of rainforest plants. Maple trees with vines, giant ferns rising from the ground and thick moss ground add to the mysterious atmosphere of the forest area. The lush jungle is mixed with thick curtains woven with moss, and the sunlight is filtered into yellow-green, which is even more eerie.

Olympic National Park is a park featuring rain forest, which is composed of three mountains with completely different ecosystems in the long and narrow coastal areas of the Pacific Ocean, so it is often called "three parks in one". The Olympic National Park includes not only the snow-capped Mount Olympus, mountainous grasslands and rocky coastlines, but also the few temperate rain forests in the world. Mild and humid air meets the hillside and produces a lot of rainfall. The annual precipitation exceeds 12 feet, and the lush temperate rain forest here thrives. The cool and humid climate makes it look like a lush rainforest. The rugged mountain top is covered with glaciers. A variety of ecosystems still maintain primitive characteristics, and the original wild characteristics are as high as 95%-this is a gift from nature given by the Olympic Park to mankind.

The rainforest is located in three valleys in the southwest of the park, which is fascinating and is the characteristic of the park. The fertile land and abundant rainfall here are suitable for the growth of trees. Abies, spruce, hemlock, cedar, lichen grow together with bacteria and algae, forming a typical rainforest plant map. Thick moss ground, huge ferns pulled up from the ground and maple trees with vines add a mysterious atmosphere to the forest area. The dense forest is covered with thick moss-woven curtains, which filter the sunlight into yellow-green, which looks terrible. However, in this deep silence, there is green everywhere, which makes people feel like diving in the green ocean and being in the glass world. In the east of the park, there are glacier-covered peaks, grasslands dotted with colorful wildflowers, swift streams and crystal-clear lakes. In some places here, there is no path of snow or moss. Hundreds of miles of narrow paths in the park provide opportunities for horseback riding and hiking.