The site is located on SW facing slope along the shoreline of Lake Oroville. It has a dense canopy of various aged Quercus wislizeni, Pinus sabiniana, and Quercus douglasii. The shrub layer is dense and multi-aged, dominated by Arctostaphylos viscida and Heteromeles arbutifolia. The herbs are few and the litter cover is very high. Heavy rain for the past day.