From the main visitors center parking lot, take the trail S towards the old town. Trail curves to the E. Stay on trail until it intersects with historic route of Charleston Road. Continue due E off trail for 200 m. Plot is in large successional Pinus taeda stand. Tag tree is a 45-cm dbh Pinus taeda with tag #75 facing E. Conduit is 1 m E of tag tree. Vegetation plot is laid out at a bearing of 175 degrees from the conduit to its 50 m end.
Layout Fields:
Shape
Rectangular
Area
1000
m²
Permanence
not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation
170
m
Slope Aspect
135
º
Slope Gradient
2.5
º
Topographic Position
Midslope
Landform
slope
Landscape Narrative
Environmental_Comments: Exotic plants; agriculture; old agricultural field; possibly also logging operation.