Aspen parkland refers to a very large area of
transitional biome between
prairie and
boreal forest in two sections, namely the
Peace River Country of northwestern
Alberta crossing the border into
British Columbia, and a much larger area stretching from central
Alberta, all across central
Saskatchewan to south central
Manitoba near the
United States border. Aspen parkland consists of groves of
aspen poplars and spruce interspersed with areas of prairie grasslands, also intersected by large stream and river valleys lined with aspen-spruce forests and dense shrubbery. This is the largest boreal-grassland transition zone in the world and is a zone of constant competition and tension as prairie and woodlands struggle to overtake each other within the parkland.