Gorge slopes in Sugar Creek drainage have many skid roads, most were logged at least once. Nearby communities include successional Tulip Poplar and Oak - Hickory - Sugar Maple forests.;Dry upper gorge slopes support second or third growth forests with oaks, hickories, beech and magnolia with few herbs.
Representativeness
Upper - middle slope deciduous forest on warm aspect - grades to areas with Beech and Tulip Poplar dominance with few oaks.