Plot is located about 100m from lightly traveled Allegheny Trail, and over a mile from the closest gravel road. This is a very lightly used part of the Mon Forest, although there are old mines and gas wells along the Shavers Fork at lower elevations.;Successional Northern hardwoods forest with Spruce regeneration and understory of hay - scented fern. Ridgetop forest with fairly young trees. Heavy deer herbivory. Many snags.
Representativeness
Ferny Northern hardwoods with Spruce regeneration on ridgetop within high wind resource polygon. This forest type mosaics with Spruce forest along Shavers Mtn.