From trail that crosses Long Branch of Island Creek, go across wooden bridge going W and head S for about 80 m. Tag #29 (facing W) is on a 25-cm dbh sweetgum in the middle of a low terrace/bottomland. Conduit is 1 m to W of sweetgum. Vegetation plot begins about 10 m N of conduit and center line runs through conduit.
Layout Fields:
Shape
Rectangular
Area
1000
m²
Permanence
not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation
297
m
Slope Aspect
(n/a, flat)
º
Slope Gradient
0
º
Topographic Position
Low level
Landform
alluvial terrace
Landscape Narrative
Environmental_Comments: Logging; exotic plants; agriculture; honeysuckle present; probably old agriculture field; most trees are hardwood successional and largest are 25-30 cm dbh.
Representativeness
Bottomland fairly representative, but within the 1 ha there is an upland area.