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Map Class Photographs

Photo(s) and text description(s) of map class in PDF - PDF photo(s) and text description(s) of map class


Vegetation Map Class

Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis - Prunus serotina Forest

    [Allegheny Hardwood Forest]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis - Prunus serotina Forest

    [Northern Hardwood Forest]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Acer saccharum / Ostrya virginiana / Brachyelytrum erectum Forest

    [Sugar Maple Floodplain Forest]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Alnus serrulata - Physocarpus opulifolius Shrubland

    [Alder Riverine Shrubland]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Dactylis glomerata - Phleum pratense - Festuca spp. - Solidago spp. Herbaceous Vegetation

    [Successional Old Field]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Fagus grandifolia - Betula lenta - Liriodendron tulipifera - Acer saccharum Forest

    [Tulip - Beech - Maple Forest]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Phalaris arundinacea Eastern Herbaceous Vegetation

    [Reed Canarygrass Riverine Grassland]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Pinus spp. Planted Forest

    [Conifer Plantation]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Polygonum cuspidatum Temporarily Flooded Herbaceous Vegetation

    [Japanese or Giant Knotweed Herbaceous Vegetation]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Prunus serotina - Liriodendron tulipifera - Acer rubrum - Fraxinus americana Forest

    [Modified Successional Forest]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Quercus rubra - Acer saccharum - Liriodendron tulipifera Forest

    [Northern Red Oak - Northern Hardwood Forest]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Spiraea tomentosa - Rubus spp. / Phalaris arundinacea Shrubland

    [Wet Meadow]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Tsuga canadensis - Betula alleghaniensis - Prunus serotina / Rhododendron maximum Forest

    [Eastern Hemlock - Northern Hardwood Forest]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Tsuga canadensis - (Fagus grandifolia, Tilia americana var. heterophylla) / Magnolia tripetala Forest

    [Eastern Hemlock - Tulip - Birch Forest]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Tsuga canadensis - Quercus (prinus, alba, rubra, coccinea) - (Betula lenta) / Kalmia latifolia Forest

    [Dry Eastern Hemlock - Oak Forest]


Link to map class photo(s) and description(s) in PDF - Western Allegheny Plateau Sandstone Dry Cliff Sparse Vegetation




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