Much of WMA appears fragmented by logging roads and pipelines. Skid trails on this hillslope are covered with stiltgrass, but also have patches of Stachys cordata syn. S. nuttallii.;Cool aspect of hillside in shaley, dissected plateau landscape. Small sandstone ledge in plot. Forest is mixed-mesophytic, deciduous, with lots of hickory and sugar maple. Herbs are unusually large, perhaps reflecting low deer pressure. Grape vines are abundant.
Representativeness
Large patch cool aspect forest. Plot placed to minimize exotics and away from skid trails.