Drive to Trout Lake Trailhead on N side of Lake McDonald. Hike from trailhead to top (flat) where Howe Ridge Fire Trail branches and about 250 ft. further to where trail drops slight: go upslope 100-120 ft to SW.
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
Near ridge line with various aspects represented but MEFE patchy. Just coming into the type with increasing degree of northerly exposure; as go more northerly the fraction of MEFE increases. PSEMEN cored: 115 yrs. at b.h.; 18-19 in; 108 ft.