Upslope is a larger 10m tall cliff break. Above that is the oak - pine / mt. laurel community sampled @ plot MORG.1. Beyond that down in the drainage is a Betula lenta rock river (MORG.3).;Open mature oak forest growing on a south facing midslope. The forest floor is covered w/ large truck sized and smaller boulders. There is little to no seedling or herb cover within the stand. There are a few herb species growing on the tops of the boulders. This is a sign of deer herbivory. Fire scars on bases of larger trees.
Representativeness
Large patch of boulderfield forest dominated by rock and black oak. Plot was placed to sample windy ridge polygon located on Sideling Hill.