Lick Run runs orange with Acid Mine Drainage. Several old strip mines and shaft mines are upstream of this plot. This plot lies in a relatively level area within the drainage. Compare with plots 6 and 7, where rhododendron and hemlock were present.;The area along the drainage was highly disturbed due to mining. Slag piles, old roads, and garbage were found throughout the drainage. This mixed hardwood community appears homogenous for the creek-side community, if the area had been less disturbed.
Representativeness
The plot represents the least disturbed forest community found along Lick Run.