releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Stem Observation Area
400
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height
27
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
75
%
Shrub Cover
20
%
Field Cover
45
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to plot: Park at kiosk off Rt. 20 and take trail loop clockwise. Sample is on E side of trail on uplands with dominant white pine cover (near Park boundary).
Plot represents a Pinus strobus community not commonly found in park. Relatively isolated on upland area - white pine disappears as soon as elevation drops toward creek to North. White pine stretches outside park boundary to West.