Van Nord property is an easement of the American River Conservancy. This is a mostly mature stand of Quercus douglasii over annual exotic grasses with some younger Quercus douglasii individuals on a very steep SE facing slope. This Quercus douglasii stand dominates the upper slope and ridgeline with a mixed oak-Pinus sabiniana type at the base of the slope and a Quercus kelloggii dominated type on the other side of the ridge (the NW facing slope).