Our website discusses ideas and topics that help us understand just how important the BOREAL biome is globally, nationally and provincially. Many people may not realize that the BOREAL occurs globally around the northern hemisphere, making up more than 1/3 of Canada's land mass – and about 10% is found within Newfoundland and Labrador. In St. John's all we have to do is look to Pippy Park, our own incredible urban BOREAL park. Many of our rural communities are surrounded by BOREAL forest. The BOREAL biome has been the backbone of our rural communities, providing crucial economic, historical, cultural and ecological functions, from the paper we write on (and toilet paper!!!), to the wild blueberries and moose we eat and the air we breathe.