Releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Stem Observation Area
400
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
10
%
Field Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: At western edge of Lake Anna State Park. Along Pamunkey Creek. See form for Habitat sketch.
This steep NE-facing hemlock ravine slope is of quite good quality and condition (hemlocks look healthy, the largest Quercus montana has a lightening scar) and occurs next to an inlet of the manmade Lake Anna. The water defines the northeastern edge of the plot and the plot extends to the upper slope of the ravine (technically the lower slope is submerged). Upslope on the ridge crest is a forest of Quercus alba, Quercus montana, Kalmia latifolia.