Spruce - Rhododendron forest surrounds this acidic beaver-impacted wetland. No exotic species or human disturbance noted within 1000m of wetland. No trails, difficult access.;Kept open by seepage; a headwater basin
Representativeness
These two communities repeat throughout the two Falls Run wetlands on Cheat Mountain. The examples we surveyed are of typical size for these wetlands. The cottongrass peatland of the South Fork of Falls Run (see drawn polygons) has significantly greater S