Drive on Roaring Fork Motor Trail. Park at eastern end trailhead of Baskin's Creek Trail near the cemetary. Walk on Baskin's Creek Trail until trail climbs to the ridgetop.
The plot is about 50 meters from the trail on the left of the trail. Look for
Moderately xeric site. Soil deep, no rocks, heavy clay. Broad, flat ridge. -- Typical community on ridges. Bordered below in ravines by Hemlock/Rhododendron.
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
Well develped Scarlet Oak, but even aged. Few remnant Pitch pine suggests that fire has been suppressed here. Kalmia is about head high, which together with Gaylussacia ursina, makes getting around slow!
