The seep is surrounded by a mixed northern hardwoods forest in a wilderness environment. The area was logged 100+ years ago.;Herbaceous seep community overhung by a sugar maple - yellow birch - black cherry / New York fern forest. A few of the yellow birch stems are in the plot. Although the seep is in almost full canopy cover only a few of the trees are actually in the plot. This plot is relatively undisturbed. The seep has a small amount of surficial flow at the time of survey. All of the downed wood and rocks in the seep are moss covered.
Representativeness
This is one of several patches. The plot was placed here to sample a small patch of seep community. This seep is on a steeper slope than any I have surveyed thus far. The community occurred in small discontinuous patches up and down the "cove bottom" bro