Hike toward Old Man Lake. About 1.5 mi before the lake the trail comes fairly close to Dry Fork Creek. Leave trail and walk to willow thicket that borders creek. Plot is in middle of uniform willow thicket.
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
yes
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
Good size patch of this assn. here, where river channel widens out. Surprisingly high diversity, which may not be typical for this assn. The site is a little upland of main creek channel, so may not be so innundated with water as most SALDRU stands. Th
Although there is a good layer of litter and duff under willows the soil isn't very developed. Mostly cobbles and gravel. Argillite present. River in this area has wide floodplain, and river channels are dry at this time of year.