Ecoregions

An ECOREGION is an area of similar environmental factors, in particular climatic conditions, that help define the ecosystems, geographic landscapes, and ecological environments within an ecoregion in which particular species of flora and fauna exist and thrive.

Click on an ecoregion name below to learn more about the four ecoregions of the United States’ parks and natural areas:

POLAR

HUMID TEMPERATE

ARID

HUMID TROPICAL