Helmick Run wetland is to the W. Open pitch pine shrubland is on the summit of the Allegheny Front. To the N & S this community of pitch pine w/ spruce and hemlock covers the plateau area W of the front.;Conifer woodland with dense heath understory on the northern part of the Allegheny Front. Probably a post-burn community, moving toward eventual dominance by spruce, which is the primary regenerating tree species. This community fills the gently western-sloping plateau adjacent to the Helmick Run open wetland.
Representativeness
Plot was placed in area where spruce dominance was noted. Some parts of this woodland have greater dominance of pitch pine, especially as you approach the summit of the Allegheny Front
