Porters Flat to Brushy Mtn. Trail. Hike about 1 mile past shelter at BM 2242 until trail makes a left horseshoe near Long Branch Ck at about 2600'. Walk parallel to creek, SW to about 3166'. Center of plot is about 50 m from dry creek.
Rocky soil, 3 A sample and 1 B. Many exposed boulders. Broad cove/slope, up to edge of steep ravine. -- Some hemlock/rhododendron in Long Branch. Poplar below.
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
Very large stand. Predominant canopy of sugar maple. In places hemlock understory is abundant and therefore herb diversity is low. Despite abundant Sugar Maple, the herb strata is not especially rich - perhaps due to slightly drier conditions or hog activ
