From plot 4 walk due east over the intermittent creek and up a steep Rhododendron-dominated slope to a ridge dominated by pitch pine and Kalmia latifolia. At UTM 367907 x 3903099 look for a 35-40 cm dbh Pinus rigida. Plot stake will be about 1 m to west of that tree (tree has tag #13 facing west).
Layout Fields:
Shape
Rectangular
Area
1000
m²
Permanence
not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation
792.175198795894
m
Slope Aspect
0
º
Slope Gradient
10
º
Topographic Position
Interfluve
Landform
ridge
Surficial Deposits
Granitic
Landscape Narrative
Environmental_Comments: Pine bark beetle; fire suppression; due to fire suppression and pine beetle damage stand is succeeding from pines to hardwoods.