Hudson Plains

Landform and Climate

The Hudson Plains embraces 25%
of the world's wetlands

Is a gateway to central Canada,
and is known as Polar Bear Provincial Park

Flat lowland can reach up to
120m in elevation

There are many mineral deposits
with silt clay and rarer sandstone

Organic soils are known to have web
-like patterns

Wildlife

It is associated with nesting and resting
for Canada and snow geese

Other birds nesting here are Black Duck,
Oldsquaw, King Eider, Pintail and Whistling
Swan

Some animals living here are Woodland Caribou, Moose, Black Bear and Timber Wolves, Other species include the Canada Lynx, Snowshoe Hare, and Striped Skunk

Some other animals near the coast are Polar Bear, Arctic Fox; Marine mammals include Walrus, Bearded, Ringed and Harbour seals, along with Beluga Whale and the rare Bowhead whales

Human Activities

The first person to come
was Henry Hudson in
1611

Other humans to come out of
interest in fur; there were many
English and French

To people that lived there, the
surrounding lowlands were called
the "land of bog and fog"
or the "insect-infested swamp."

Settlements of Churchill and Moosonee
are the most recognized in the ecozone;
they both lie at the end of a railway line.
Fort George, Eastmain, Fort Albany,
Attawapiskat, Lake River, Winisk,
Fort Severn and Shamattawa are less known

Plants

In the Hudson Plains plants follow
latitudinal and soil drainage patterns

Where tundra and grasslands meet
the plants start to look like the tundra
itself

The treeless areas go about 30
kilometres south of the coast but
stands of trees can penetrate further
north where sheltered sites or
better drainage and deeper soil are
available

Some common plants are White
Spruce, Black Spruce, Larch,
Balsam and Poplar, while Willow
and Dwarf Birch are typical shrubs