BLM, Salmon Falls area of Pine Hill Preserve. Located off of Kanaka Valley Road, outside of El Dorado Hills. Plot is approximately 2 miles from gate; Go approximately 1.5 miles on road (over 2 gates) then E on smaller wash/trail. Hillside faces NNW. Mature open stand of Q. kelloggii, with very early phenology. Understory mostly 1-2 meters tall. Small drainage/creek runs to the N of plot.; Roads nearby, not heavily maintained. Quercus kelloggii generally one age cohort, mature.