Drive to Polebridge Entrance Station, into park and head N. Continue to Bowman Lake and park. Hike Bowman Lake Trail about 2.01 mi. Plot is just upslope of trail about 0.2 mi. Distances from Arcview.
Plot contains heavy deadfall. Four downed trees in plot. Thick with dead branches. High windfall probably due to mesic soil conditions. Thick litter layer (about 6 in). Windfall is apparently common in this area, since there is abundant old deadfall
Representativeness
Represents a mesic, shruby coniferous forest in this region to the W of Bowman Lake. Surrounding ar