Park along 441 and hike up to western ridge off Balsam Point. Follow ridge until red oak turns into Rhodo and Kalmia. Follow draw down into cove. This hemlock forest is surrounded by cliffs!! The draw from the top is the easiest (maybe only) way in.
Only A soil sample collected..unsure if mineral soil. The cove is covered with large house and car sized boulders. -- Surrounded by cliffs containing rhododendron and red oak.
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Stem Sample Method
full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level
Thorough
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality
High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality
Very incomplete
Lichen Quality
Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
At first impression this appears to be a Hemlock stand, but on closer inspection deciduous trees (mostly y.birch) appear to comprise about 25% of canopy. Many understory hemlock, poorly developed herb stratum. Very bouldery site...almost a boulderfield.
