The Mech Fork runs ~100-150m east of the plot. The plot is on a southwest facing nose slope with an immature forest surrounding it for at least a radius of 750m.;Plot is in a relatively level midslope with a relatively thin overstory of whit oak and hickory. T3 is practically non-existent and the S1 crowded with red maple. The herb layer has been choked out by the light-impenetrable S1 layer.
Representativeness
Plot was placed to capture an oak/ericad southwest facing slope with some richer indicating hickories in the T2