The largest plateau/ridge within the GARI proclamation boundary. There is an old jeep trail about 50 meters west from plot center. Another 50 meters past that is a S-SW facing cliff break below. That is the gorge slope we walked up (mixed oak, more mesic than here);Sub-xeric mixed oak forest growing on a large plateau. Low diversity. The trees seem even aged and relatively young, around 60 yrs. Well lit forest floor. Lots of low shrub cover, good oak regeneration.
Representativeness
Large patch of mixed oak forest. Plot was placed to sample ELU