Carex and Hypericum are in the "flat" next to the stream, below the plot. Upslope from the plot, forest is mixed with hardwood and openings of Dennstaedtia, also inclusions of thick conifer regeneration.;Forest starts as the slope rises out of the flats. Large DBH downed fir in and near the plot.
Representativeness
Plot representative of the narrow band of thick young fir and spruce with fir/spruce canopy adjacent to stream.
Beaver active in this area: fresh gnawings, appear to be newly flooded areas. Balsam woolly adelgid on stem and with nodules. Heavy browse on some fir here.