Moss-covered fallen tree
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A fallen moss-covered tree is slowly absorbed into the floor of a temperate rainforest along Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Glacier Bay’s forests consist of evergreen trees like western hemlock and Sitka spruce dripping with lichens and mosses. A thick layer of vegetation such as fungi, liverworts, and wildflowers covers the forest floor. According to the National Park Service, "the sheer quantity of things living or that once lived but are now decaying means that this type of forest produces some of the largest accumulations of organic material on earth."
Glacier Bay National Park is located in southeast Alaska. The park is also an important marine wilderness area known for its spectacular tidewater glaciers, icefields, and tall coastal mountains. The park, a popular destination for cruise ships, is also known for its sea kayaking and wildlife viewing opportunities.
Glacier Bay National Park is home to humpback whales, which feed in the park's protected waters during the summer, both black and grizzly bears, moose, wolves, sea otters, harbor seals, Steller sea lions, and numerous species of sea birds.
The dynamically changing park, known for its large, contiguous, intact ecosystems, is a United Nations biosphere reserve and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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