From Goat Haunt R.S. hike Waterton Lake Trail past jct. with Boulder Pass Trail, about 400 meters further into flat, open, brushy area. Cut across brushy area to aspen grove. From aspen grove head south into Douglas-fir forest. Plot is on small bench a
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 general area seems to be part of an old river channel. There are undulations in the topography that look like old gravel bars built up along a braided river channel. Plot lies on top of one of these small ridges. Lower areas have moist site specie
Slil is very gravelly. Undeveloped soil below humus. Argillites present. Soil very similar to plot 089. In old river bed system with mixture of gravel, cobble and boulders present. Boulders are more common steeper pitch of old channel wall and on top