1. Solar UV light entering Lodgepole pine,Pinus contorta (Loud.) canopy was measured by radiometer and polysulphone film.

2. Of the eight conifer tree species documented, Lodgepole Pine forests cover 80% of the total forested areas.

3. Other species associated with Arbutus communities include Garry oak, Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine, oceanspray, hairy manzanita (a type of low growing evergreen berry producing plant), salal and

4. Higher ignition probabilities were associated with the following cover types: subalpine herbaceous, alpine tundra, lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.), whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.), Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.), subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.)