Downstream there are interrupted patches of Betula alleghaniensis - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum.;A fisherman's trail passes through plot. There is a nearby train track. Old mining on slope above. Mid to late successional forest.
Representativeness
Higher elevation stream side forest community. Community is intact. The plot covers the stream side cobble and up the bank to the edge of a bench. The plot probably cross a couple of ecotones.