TNC preserve transferred to USFS then declared wilderness. Downslope is a fairly large fen. Across drain is an area burned about 10 years ago.;Rolling plateau along the Eastern Continental Divide. Rocky windswept plains impacted by past clearing, burning, and grazing , now on the edge of wilderness. Community is a shrubland of knee to shoulder high huckleberry and mountain laurel. Blueberry grows under the shade of the taller shrubs. Exposed conglomerate boulders support lichens. Area is criss-crossed by tourist trails to rocks and berry picking.
Representativeness
Small - medium size hickleberry patch. Plot placed to represent shrub physiognomy and minimize cover by trails.