Eastern Temperate Forests (Mixed Wood Plains) · Zones 4–7
Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Lowlands
The mixed hardwood heartland of Ontario, Quebec, the Great Lakes states and northern New England. Four real seasons and rich soils.
Maple-beech-oak forests, farmland and lake-effect weather around the largest freshwater system on Earth.
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Places in this region
Gardening
Everything temperate: tomatoes, corn, squash, apples, grapes and a strong fall garden; lake moderation lengthens fall near the water.
About gardening guides →Fishing
Great Lakes salmon and steelhead, trophy smallmouth, walleye and perch, pike and muskellunge, brook trout inland.
About fishing guides →Foraging
Ramps, fiddleheads, morels, wild leeks, berries, black walnuts, hickory nuts, hen of the woods and chicken of the woods.
About foraging guides →The weekly note for the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Lowlands
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