▁Mount ▁Baker ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Washington ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast , ▁V ancouver ▁Island ▁across ▁the ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Georgia ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁south west , ▁and ▁Bow en ▁Island ▁to ▁the ▁north west . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁The ▁veget ation ▁in ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁area ▁was ▁originally ▁temper ate ▁rain ▁forest , ▁consisting ▁of ▁con if ers ▁with ▁scattered ▁po ckets ▁of ▁map le ▁and ▁al der ▁and ▁large ▁areas ▁of ▁sw am pl and ▁( even ▁in ▁u pl and ▁areas , ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁d rain age ). ▁The ▁con if ers ▁were ▁a ▁typical ▁coast al ▁British ▁Columbia ▁mix ▁of ▁Douglas ▁fir , ▁western ▁red ▁ced ar ▁and ▁western ▁hem lock . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁the ▁largest ▁trees ▁of ▁these ▁species ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Coast . ▁Only ▁in ▁Elli ott ▁Bay , ▁Seattle , ▁did ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁trees ▁rival ▁those ▁of ▁B urr ard ▁In let ▁and ▁English ▁Bay . ▁The ▁largest ▁trees ▁in ▁V ancouver ' s ▁old - g row th ▁forest ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁Gast own ▁area , ▁where ▁the ▁first ▁logging ▁occurred ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁s lop es ▁of ▁False ▁Creek ▁and ▁English ▁Bay , ▁especially ▁around ▁Jer ich o ▁Beach . ▁The ▁forest ▁in ▁Stanley ▁Park ▁was ▁logged ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁evidence ▁of ▁old - f ashion ed ▁logging ▁techniques ▁such ▁as ▁spring board ▁not ches ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁there