Boreal Lake Plateau Natural Region Boreal Lake Plateau Natural Region Large interconnected lakes cover much of the region. The topography is gentle and undulating, broken occasionally by hills.
Black spruce is the dominant tree species.
Closed crown forests are restricted to lowlands around lakes and along rivers. Most of the land is covered by a drunken chequerboard pattern of open black spruce woodland, low shrubs, open muskeg and string bogs. As one moves towards the north of the region, the spruce become progressively more stunted and the stands more open. Shrubs as dwarf birch, willow and Labrador tea cover a greater percentage of the land. Characteristic wildlife include caribou, moose, black bear, red fox, arctic fox, snowshoe hare, spruce grouse, wolf, coyote, beaver, and mink, among other typical wildlife of the northern regions.