The drier areas to the northeast and southwest of the channel are herbaceous with Carex canescens / Sphagnum and a variety of herbs. Active beaver ponds to the northwest and southeast.;Mid-succesional with active beaver ponds / channels to the northwest and southeast (within 100 m). The ponds have changed water levels this year and in past years, but this channel area is probably more stable as evidence by the shrub community. A few spruce trees and snags line the channels, and abundant herbaceous fingers are included in the community.
Representativeness
This shrub community lines channels between beaver ponds in the northern half of this wetland. The plot is situated along a channel with shrub islands and shrub shores. It is a good representative of the type.