Small seep just below plot with similar canopy composition. Other areas have pure deciduous canopies. Adjacent to proposed wilderness area and to private property boundary.;Broad high - elevation ridgetop on acidic sandstone. Forest is Northern hardwoods with Hemlock, with abundant intermediate fern in herb layer. West flank receives wind force, resulting in abundant coarse woody debris and somewhat open canopy. Flying squirrel box #104 in plot. No sign of woody adelgid yet.
Representativeness
Placed plot to include Hemlock in canopy, which is repeated in patches throughout stand - Hemlock is prominent throughout in subcanopy.