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 Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
50
%
Field Cover
5
%
Nonvascular Cover
15
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A nice, relatively mature (but not old-growth) stand of mixed eastern hemlock, hardwoods and white pine. Hemlocks up to about 80 cm dbh dominate the canopy, with Rhododendron catawbiense forming a moderately dense to dense shrub layer. This stand is likely to undergo significant disturbance and alteration if hemlock adelgids reach outbreak levels.
Eastern slope of Warm Springs Mountain, at headwaters of Little Wilson Creek. Plot located just west of spring and weir, ca. 80 m SSW of Trappers Lodge.