Plot is above Forest Service picnic area and highway 92 with infrequent high speed traffic.;Southwest facing lower slope with forest of white pine and white oak with some medium - large trees. Diverse herb understory and patches of white pine regeneration. Big down pine uprooted just outside plot. White pine slightly overtopping oak.
Representativeness
White oak - white pine matrix forest on lower slope. This plot has higher herb diversity compared to one sampled nearby in 2003.