Walk south on AT from Buck Gap; at contours around Doe Knob then aligns on the ridgetop; at 4300', cut off the AT to the SW; follow ridge line down to where it flattens; plot center is just south of a lrg. double stemmed chestnut oak.
Dry ridgeline nose slope; evidence of major disturbance in the past. Probably highgraded at some point. -- Above plot near the ridge is red oak forest; Entire area has scattered large trees with pole sized and shrubby stuff coming up all over. Looks like area was highgraded.
Representativeness
Plot is representative of the lower portion of AIS polygon, upper area has red oak near the AT, and
