This area comprises of approximately 8.2 million hectares, stretching from Clinton, north to the Cottonwood River, east to Wells Gray Provincial Park, and west to Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, divided into two main climatic belts: the western dry belt and the eastern wet belt.As a result, a mixture of thinly grassed meadows, sagebrush and lone coniferous trees and well-spaced forests are found in the west of the region. In the east, there are extensive forests of cedar, hemlock, spruce and balsam trees, with a milder climate lying between the two belts.