Towards backchannel is a Sycamore floodplain forest on a lower terrace. Upper terrace has some areas without hemlock dominated by tulip poplar. River edge has a steep, eroding bank.;Upper alluvial terrace along river with mixed hemlock deciduous forest. Undulating fluvial topography is present although this community type is probably only rarely flooded. Area of windfall is just outside plot next to river (a windy opening). Browseline evident on Rhododendron.
Representativeness
Areas of upper terrace with hemlock codominance. Canopy gap begins near edge of plot. Early visit for spring flora. Cover for deciduous woodies estimated as leaf on
Plot was revisited on Sept. 21, 2005 by Jim Vanderhorst and Brian Streets.