...type comprises approximately 6 percent of Alaska's land area. The coastal forests are composed mainly of western hemlock and Sitka spruce with a scattering...western red cedar, and Alaska cedar. Red alder is found along streams, beach fringes, and on soils recently disturbed by logging and landslides. Shrubs...

...Cook Inlet. It extends from sealevel to an altitude of 2,000 to 3,000 feet. This forest is comprised primarily of western hemlock and Sitka spruce, with a scattering of mountain hemlock, western redcedar, and Alaska cedar. Red alder is common along streams, beach fringes, and on recently disturbed...