Access ridge above Rising Sun Campground from Wild Goose Island Overlook by hiking upslope and to NE. Plot can also be accessed from campground by hiking on trail that leads up ridge.
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
This stand is very visible as a darker patch of forest on the aerial photo. There's a shallow draw trending NW with more PICENG & ARNCOR, but most of this patch (dark green on photo) is PSEMEN/SYMALB. Not much PSEMEN regeneration here. Stand age is abo
Soil is very loamy with red and green argillite and tan rock. Makes weak ribbon under 1 in. Area has a lot of limestone bedrock outcrops along this ridge.