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
29
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
75
%
Shrub Cover
60
%
Field Cover
50
%
Nonvascular Cover
20
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to plot: Take Lee Dr. South from Rte.1 Business and cross over Rte.638. Park on Lee Dr. and hike along old forest road to Bernard's Cabin Site. Plot is S off old forest road, after road bends to East.
Quercus michauxii-dominated plot near area of more hydrologic alteration. Site should be considered for Conservation Site status given quality of stand and rarity of community type. Altered site has Acer rubrum dominating and standing water with berm down center.