Laurel lake is 20m downslope from the plot center and the Lakeside Trail is just outside the plot. Old WW Railroad Bed Road is ~125m across the lake and the traffic is visible from the plot. Large area of blow down above the plot.;Moderately sized patch of mixed coniferous/deciduous forest. The overstory is primarily Fagus grandifolia and Magnolia acuminata with Tsuga canadensis and Rhododendron maximum below. The S2 and herb cover is very sparse. The hemlock appears stressed, missing needles on many branches. Adelgid not found.
Representativeness
Plot placed to sample conifer signature on a north slope. Similar to plots at GARI and MONF.