Between Rt 7 and open wet meadow, with old roads and a "toesloped" stream on either side. Along the linear gut, the forest changes to disturbed sycamore on either end of the patch. Adjacent to Greer limestone quarry. Alder swamp ~ 200 m south east.;Remnant beaver-chewed black ash swamp in Deckers Creek floodplain. Many sprouted stumps of ash show former more closed canopy. Small beaver dam in plot with mudflat behind. Beaver lodge nearby. Some road litter in plot (plastic bottles). A few decaying logs. Understory of spicebush with abundant sedges and grasses in sunny openings. Small stream runs through plot below beaver dam.
Representativeness
Small linear patch of black ash swamp, probably much smaller than original extent.