About 300 m is the Gauley river, which can be heard from the plot. Powerline cut is nearby, about 150 m away where Rubus sp. (blackberry) are growing along cut. In draw to the N ca. 150 m the forest is Hemlock/Rhododendron. Lots of noise pollution from Rt. 129.;Quercus rubra - Q. prinus over Rhododendron, sparse beneath tree canopy with lots of open area. Deer trails running through. Near powerline cut 150 m away, both edge and forest bird spp. can be heard. Little herbaceous cover, deer grazing.
Representativeness
Large patch of mixed deciduous forest over Rhododendron, similar to a plot sampled near Meadow River Bridge.