Part of an 82 acre tract which has been protected from logging for water supply. Creek bottom to north becomes dominated by Tsuga. Some areas have younger forest with abundant coarse woody debris reflecting natural catostrophic disturbance. Forest as a whole is very patchy with complex structure and abundant legacy features. To the west is an old reservoir bed which was previously used for Morgantown water supply.;Old growth mixed forest with Quercus alba, Liriodendron and Acer saccharum, with Acer saccharum and Tsuga canadensis coming up in understory. Northeast aspect provides more mesic conditions compared to WVBG.1 and WVBG.2 reflected in abundance of Thelypteris noveboracensis and Acer saccharum and slightly higher herb diversity and cover.
Representativeness
Mesic aspect in block of virgin timber. Large trees with little coarse woody debris (for comparison see WVBG.2).