Upper terrace (levee) supports a tuliptree forest. Further upstream on island is lawned park land. Cobble bar along river has battered sycamore prairie. Back channel has water willow.;Sandy floodplain along back channel of river. Floodplain forest with large sycamore along back channel edge with dominance by less tall buckeye back from the edge. Distinct upper and lower banks mark the extent of buckeye dominance. Fluvial microtopography with scoured bowls and drain holes. Lots of ligh to medium flotsam. Site is probably flooded in last year. Fluffy alluvial sediment. Butternut in plot is sick and busted open.
Representativeness
Narrow zone on lower floodplain behind levee along back channel. Sampled to help solidify concept of the provisional sycamore - buckeye floodplain forest NVC association also sampled along the Bluestone, Cheat, and Tygarts Valley Rivers. Late season sampl