The forests are comprised of a mix of coniferous and deciduous stands, the common tree types being spruce, pine and aspen. Another predominant land cover type in this area is the bog or wetland found in depressions. The image also shows an area that was burned by a forest fire. Intense logging and oil extraction activities are quite evident at both dates of imaging. Look closely and you will see several different cutover patterns, the result of changing logging practices over the past few decades.
Oil extraction is evident from the many pumping stations and pipeline tracts.