The plot is located very near the Cheat River. The area is currently a training site for the National Guard. It may also have some historical disturbances. Either by the Manganese Plant which once operated near the site or other historical disturbances.;This plot is located within a mid-successional floodplain forest, with Fraxinus americana, Carya cordiformis, and Prunus serotina. The diffusely lit forest floor was dominated by Rosa multiflora and Glechoma hederacea.
Representativeness
Representative of the alluvial flood plain along the Cheat River, with a mid-successional flood plain forest.