Forests are basically a complex mixture of living things such as animals, trees, shrubs, plants, fungi and many more, as they cover around 40 % of Canada's land. As forests play an important role in this complex community, we need them to survive to build shelter, food for animals, and the most important thing is fresh air. There are many types of forests that include different types of trees such as conifers and deciduous trees, such as boreal forests, mixed forests, deciduous forests, grasslands, cordillera vegetation, coastal forests west and many more. Conifers are a type of tree also called a needleleaf tree, which drops its needles in the fall. ; this special tree grows in a triangular shape, which makes it grow upwards. Thanks to their flexible needles and branches, snow can easily settle on trees without any damage. Needles can stay on trees for years thanks to their waxy needles, and the thick bark can prevent moisture loss during periods of drought. Deciduous trees are basically the opposite of what a conifer would be, just as when the conifer tree grows in an upward path, deciduous trees grow in an outward path, leaving the branches and the leaves hang away from the tree itself. Deciduous trees have flat leaves that need sunlight and water to survive. The leaves begin to fall during the fall seasons, and all the leaves fall from the tree at the time of winter, when it is cold and not enough warmth from the sun, but the leaves begin to grow again in the spring, when it's warmer. warmer and when there is more precipitation. As trees are one of the most important things in our lives, people have different types of harvesting methods...... middle of paper ...... many ways in our economic lifestyles, There are ways these methods can affect the environment, both good and bad, even for clearcutting and selective methods of harvesting trees. Harvesting trees can have major impacts on the environment, for example when loggers clear-cut, they can create deforestation and leave many animals and living organisms homeless and suffering. Deforestation means fewer trees will absorb carbon dioxide from the air, which can create more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Not only can clearcutting lead to deforestation, it can also lead to soil erosion, as the plants act as a barrier to slow the process. water as it drains from the ground. The roots fix the soil and prevent it from being washed away by water. Lack of vegetation causes topsoil to erode more quickly, making it difficult for plants to grow in soil of less nutrient quality..