Take N Fork Rd to Polebridge and then take Inside Rd; about 1.3 mi past Akokola Lake Trailhead sign, park and go through woods about 200m to large open meadow; plot is in SE corner of meadow, near willows on S and lodgepoles on E; 3.3 mi N of Akokola lake
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
Soil is rich black in color; plot is in SE corner of meadow, bordered on S by dense willows about 50m away, on W by a short rise also 50m away which contains a narrow strip of grassland and gives way to a lodgepole stand; one healthy RIBLAC shrub is in pl
Some sequence of events caused this meadow to dry considerably, probably a few decades ago, which may have partially allowed LINVUL establishment and spread.
Animal, general
Fresh soil being dug up, probably by ground squirrels (can hear them constantly chirping); saw raptor circling over lodgepole stand to E of plot.