Downslope ca. 25 m is an old skid trail. Upslope the forest is mixed-deciduous / giant rhodidendron. The Meadow River is ca. 200 m below the plot. The R. R. tunnel is located 300 m W of the plot.;Mid-successional forest community growing on a moderatly steep S slope. The canopy is dense allowing little light to reach the forest floor. The herb and shrub layer are heavily browsed out by deer. The ground is covered with basketball sized sandstone colluvium.
Representativeness
Large patch of mixed deciduous forest. Plot was placed to sample what appeared on the photo as deciduous forest on the aerial photography.