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Vegetation Characterization Program
Glacier National Park
Physical Descriptive Data for Plots, Part 2
Physical Descriptive Data for Plots, Part 2These data were collected under contract by The Nature Conservancy, through a contract with the Environmental Research Systems Institute. They consist of descriptionsof the physical description for each site, site code, site name, GPS coordinates, elevation, slope, aspect, topographic setting, landform, surface geology, cowardin system type, surface materials, leaf characteristics, and physiography. If your browser has tables capability, see the table version of this file Part 1, table version of this file Part 2 and table version of this file Part 3with your browser. For download, Excel(*.xls) and MDbase(*.mdb) formats are available. Other Data for Plots include Species Listing Data.
PLOT_CODE_CORRECTED PLOT_CODE SUBPLOT POLYGON_CODE PROVISIONAL_COMMUNITY_NAME COOPS_NAME_APR2002 CLASSIFIED_COMMUNITY_NAME NVC_ELCODE ACRONYM COOPS_ORIGINAL_NAMEAPR2001 LOCATION SUBLOCATION QUAD_NAME QUAD_CODE COORD_SYS GPS_FILE GPS_TECHNIQUES FIELD_UTM_X FIEL_ UTM_Y CORR_UTM_X CORR_UTM_Y FIELD_UTM_ZONE UTM_ZONE SURVEY_DATE SURVEYORS PLOT DIRECTIONS X_DIMENSION Y_DIMENSION PLOT SHAPE PHOTOS ROLL_NUMBER FRAME_NUMBER PERM REPRESENTATIVENESS ELEVN ELEV_UNITS GPS_DATUM SLOPE PRECISE_SLOPE ASPECT PRECISE_ASPECT TOPO_POSITION LANDFORM SURFICIAL_GEOLOGY COW_SYS HYDRO_REGIME ENVIRONMENTAL_COMMENTS SOIL_TAXON/DESCRIPTION SOIL_TEXTURE SOIL_DEP SOIL_DEP_UNITS SOIL_DRAINAGE %BR %_LR %_SR %_SAND %_LD %_WOOD %_WATER %BS %_OTHER %_OTHER_DESCRIPTION LEAF_PHENOLOGY LEAF_TYPE PHYSIO_CLASS ORIG_PHYSIO_CLASS T1_HGT T1_COVER T2_HGT T2_COVER T3_HGT T3_COVER S1_HGT S1_COVER S2_HGT S2_COVER S3_HGT S3_COVER H_HGT H_COVER N_HGT N_COVER OTHER_MEASURE1_DEFINED OTHER_MEASURE2_DEFINED ANIMAL_USE_EVIDENCE | DISTURBANCE_COMMENTS OTHER_COMMENTS UPDATE USER SPECIES_COUNTER OPTIONAL_FIELDS_DEFINED OPT1 OPT2 OPT3 GLAC.2066 GLAC.2066 No PSESPI sparse veg. on bedrock PSESPI / ___ Pseudoroegneria spicata - Poa secunda Herbaceous Vegetation CEGL001677 PSESPI - POASEC PSESPI / ___ GLAC McDonald Creek, Heavens Peak Mount Cannon 1 WP178 error=5.8m plgr 292769 5398314 292769 5398314 12 12 9/12/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, KC From West Glacier drive past Red Rock Point to 3rd pullout on left and park. Cross McDonald Creek and head NW, over another small creek and upslope tracking elevation. Work your way N around ridgeline that borders steep creek drainage. Plot is on cliff ledges on the S side of that steep creek drainage (perennial). 5.65000009536743 0 circular Yes 17 13 Yes unsure 4000 2 NAD83 steep SE lowslope cliff Sedimentary Rocks: Siltstone upland Soil is well developed in some places and dark brown when wet. Lots of small rock (about 40%); all green & red argillite. Most of the area has thin soil over bedrock. Sandy loam 0 1 well drained 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 moss=3; lichen=1; basal veg=1; selagenella=3 Herb-perennial Graminoid Sparse vegetation Sparse vegetation 0 0 0 1 - 2 m 5 <0.5 m 5 0 <0.5 m 70 <0.5 m 30 Bear digs and scat in plot. Game trails in area. This area appears to be a grassland on the aerial photo, but is actually a series of cliffs with benches that support both PSESPI & SELSCO. The overall slope is about 80%. We did the plot on a bench, which is flatter, but tried to capture the overall plant & rock composition of the entire opening. There are seeps coming out of these cliffs, which feed very lush 12/19/2000 sfk 18 GLAC.2067 GLAC.2067 No JUNDRU-ACHMIL on bedrock JUNDRU / ___ Juncus parryi / Sibbaldia procumbens Herbaceous Vegetation CEGL005871 JUNPAR / SIBPRO JUNDRU / ___ GLAC Granite Park Trail Ahern Pass 1 WP179 error=5.8 plgr 295426 5405126 295426 5405126 12 12 9/13/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, KC From The Loop hike about 3 mi toward Granite Park, to very straight section of trail that has logs along the side, in an open area that has a lot of bedrock and grass. Check elevation. Walk NE off trail about 25 paces to plot center. 5.65000009536743 0 circular Yes 17 14 Yes unsure 6186 2 NAD83 Moderate W midslope hillslope bedrock outcrop Sedimentary Rocks: Siltstone upland Soil is light brown when dry and not very deep. Hit bedrock in less than 2 in. Quite a bit of small rock that is gray and tan. Probably mudstone but could be limey. Sandy loam 0 1 well drained 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 4 moss=5; lichen=1; basal veg=1 Herb-perennial Graminoid Sparse vegetation Sparse vegetation 0 0 0 0.5 - 1 m 5 <0.5 m 5 0 <0.5 m 40 <0.5 m 50 Rodent tunnels in plot. Quite a few of these sparsely vegetated openings over bedrock in this area. Some openings have lots of HYPFOR or more EPIPER. Most have at least a moderate amount of JUNDRU. Lots of moss covering these rocks. 12/19/2000 sfk 17 GLAC.2068 GLAC.2068 No ABILAS - PICENG / XERTEN - VACMEM forest (SVC 7/01); ABILAS - PICENG / VACMEM / XERTEN Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Vaccinium membranaceum / Xerophyllum tenax Forest CEGL005917 ABILAS - PICENG / VACMEM / XERTEN ABILAS - PICENG / VACMEM / XERTEN GLAC Granite Park Ahern Pass 1 WP180 error=9.1m plgr 295453 5405238 295453 5405238 12 12 9/13/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, KC From Loop hike toward Granite Park about 3 mi. When you reach a very straight section of trail that goes through open, grassy, bedrock area (trail is flanked by logs) head N off trail cutting through grassy area into open ABILAS forest with VACMEM. Plot is in thicker area of trees with more open area to the NE. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes 17 15 Yes good 6217 2 NAD83 Moderate W midslope middle 1/3 of slope Sedimentary Rocks: Siltstone upland Sandy clay loam. Soil is dark brown when dry with about 30% small rock. Rock is tan with some bright orange rock. Makes good 1+ in ribbon. Clay loam 0 1 well drained 1 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 1 moss=1; lichen=1; basal veg=1 evergreen needle-leaved forest forest 0 5 - 10 m 30 2 - 5 m 30 0.5 - 1 m 80 <0.5 m 5 0 <0.5 m 30 <0.5 m 5 Burrowing rodents common in plot. Bare ground due to tunneling rodents. Charcoal in plot. There are clusters of forest like this scattered across the slope, in a mosaic with meadows similar to those in plot 2067. We're calling it a forest because the patches of ABILAS are quite large and dense. From the aerial this area looks woodland-like on a larger scale. ABILAS age = 75 yrs. Some patches of forest have more MENFER, which would put them in 12/19/2000 sfk 26 GLAC.2069 GLAC.2069 No PSEMEN / CLIUNI - CLIUNI forest (SVC 7/01); Hab. Type: ABILAS/CLIUNI-CLIUNI PSEMEN / CLIUNI - CLIUNI Pseudotsuga menziesii / Clintonia uniflora Forest CEGL005850 PSEMEN / CLIUNI PSEMEN / CLIUNI - CLIUNI GLAC Granite Park Ahern Pass 1 WP181 error=9.4m plgr 293480 5405013 293480 5405013 12 12 9/13/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, KC From The Loop hike toward Granite Park about 1 mi, past junction with trail to Packers Roost. Continue about 0.5 mi past jct. Plot is about 80 paces downhill (W) of trail. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes 17 16 Yes good 4606 2 NAD83 Somewhat steep W lowslope middle 1/3 of slope Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 1 moss=1; lichen=1; basal veg=1 evergreen needle-leaved forest forest 0 10 - 15 m 80 2 - 5 m 5 0.5 - 1 m 20 <0.5 m 5 0 <0.5 m 20 <0.5 m 10 Hare & deer scat in plot. Fire scars on downed logs. Trees here are very closely spaced. Understory is sparse and quite mossy. PINCON & PSEMEN are both about 65 yrs old. Open spots where trees have fallen have higher shrub cover. 12/19/2000 sfk 38 GLAC.2070 GLAC.2070 No PINCON / CLIUNI - XERTEN forest (SVC 7/01); Hab. Type: ABILAS / CLIUNI - XERTEN PINCON / CLIUNI - XERTEN Pinus contorta / Clintonia uniflora - Xerophyllum tenax Woodland CEGL005921 PINCON / CLIUNI - XERTEN PINCON / CLIUNI - XERTEN GLAC Inside NF Road, McGee Hill McGee Meadow 1 WP182 error=6.1m plgr 719937 5385326 277450 5385429 11 12 9/14/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, KC From Fish Creek Campground take inside NF road about 3 mi., stopping before McGee Meadow at large pullout on W side of road. Walk S on road to point where steep slope drops off on W side of road. Continue about 35 paces, then head uphill off road to E about 85 paces to plot center. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes 17 17 Yes good 3944 2 NAD83 Flat Variable toeslope mountain valley glacial Deposits: Undifferentiated glacial deposit upland Sandy clay loam. First hole dug had deep layer of what looked like ash colored silt under duff. In second hole this layer was thin, with chestnut brown soil undervnieth. Had some gravel and small rock (about 5%). Made good 1 in ribbon. Clay loam 0 1 well drained 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 moss=3; lichen=1; basal veg=1 evergreen needle-leaved forest forest 0 15 - 20 m 60 1 - 2 m 20 0.5 - 1 m 5 <0.5 m 20 <0.5 m 30 <0.5 m 10 <0.5 m 50 Hare scat in plot. Fire burned here in the last 100 yrs. Sort of a mix of tall PINCON, PICENG & ABILAS in this area. PINCON is dominant, but ABILAS & PICENG are strong in some patches. ABILAS age = 75 yrs. PINCON age = 65 yrs. Very mossy with sparse forb cover. Shrub cover is pretty high. Topography is undulating here and we're on a high spot. 12/19/2000 sfk 37 GLAC.2071 GLAC.2071 No PINCON / CLIUNI - XERTEN woodland (SVC 7/01) ; Hab. Type: ABILAS / CLIUNI - XERTEN PINCON / CLIUNI - XERTEN Pinus contorta / Clintonia uniflora - Xerophyllum tenax Woodland CEGL005921 PINCON / CLIUNI - XERTEN PINCON / CLIUNI - XERTEN GLAC Inside NF Road, McGee Meadow McGee Meadow 1 WP183 error=9.7m plgr 719737 5386534 277345 5386649 11 12 9/14/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, KC From Fish Creek Campground drive up inside North Fork road about 3.75 mi., past first grassy meadow on left about 0.5 mi. Park and head into forest to east, to area full of dead timber, about 150 paces off road to SE. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes 17 18 Yes unsure 4070 2 NAD83 Moderate W lowslope mountain valley Glacial Deposits: Undifferentiated glacial deposit upland Sandy clay loam. Soil is chestnut brown when dry with about 5% small rock and gravel. Did find a few large rocks that are rounded and smooth. Soil makes a good 1+in ribbon. Clay loam 0 1 well drained 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 moss=2; lichen=1; basal veg=1 evergreen needle-leaved forest forest 0 15 - 20 m 30 2 - 5 m 20 0.5 - 1 m 30 <0.5 m 10 <0.5 m 10 <0.5 m 60 <0.5 m 20 Old ungulate scat and hare scat in plot. Lots of bark beetle-killed trees. This PINCON "forest" has been heavily impacted by bark beetle. It's very open with lots of downed logs (PINCON). The area is clearly visible on the aerial photo. No BPU here, but we thought it was worth sampling because it was so distinct. PINCON age = 90 yrs. 12/19/2000 sfk 37 GLAC.2072 GLAC.2072 No CARUTR-CARUTR herbaceous; Hab. Type: CARUTR-CARUTR CARUTR Carex utriculata Herbaceous Vegetation CEGL001562 CARUTR CARUTR - CARUTR GLAC Inside NF Road, Camas Bridge McGee Meadow 1 WP184 error=5.4m plgr 718629 5389714 276490 5389906 11 12 9/14/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, KC From Fish Creek Campground drive to 0.25 mi before Camas Creek bridge. Park and head W. ito large wet meadow. Plot is on E side of meadow. 5.65000009536743 0 circular Yes 17 19 Yes good 3782 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) basin floor swale Organic Deposits: Muck palustrine Saturated Thick root layer is underlain by muck. Muck 0 1 very poorly drained 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 basal veg=1 Herb-perennial Graminoid herbaceous vegetation herbaceous vegetation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 - 1 m 90 0 Dragonflies present. Monoculture of CARUTR in this entire meadow, including BPU adjacent to this one (see map). Absolutely no other species present. 12/20/2000 sfk 2 GLAC.2073 GLAC.2073 No NUPLUT aquatic NOT YET CLASSIFIED Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala Herbaceous Vegetation CEGL002001 NUPLUT NOT YET CLASSIFIED GLAC Inside NF Road, Howe Lake Lake McDonald West 1 WP185 error=7.7m plgr 279171 5388005 279171 5388005 12 12 9/14/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, KC Park at Howe Lake Trailhead. Hike to first large water body and follow edge to NE end of pond. Plot is just off shore of lake, in water. 5.65000009536743 0 circular Yes 17 20 Yes good 4147 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) basin floor pond Organic Deposits: Muck lacustrine Permanently flooded No soil was sampled - pond is flooded and deep. Muck 0 1 very poorly drained 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 basal veg=1 Herb-perennial Broad leaf herbaceous herbaceous vegetation herbaceous vegetation 0 0 0 0 0 0 <0.5 m 50 0 Ducks in plot. Plot was marked on GPS on edge of shore. Actual plot data was recorded to represent a place about 10 m off shore (we don't have waders). From what I can see from shore this is a monoculture of NUPLUT. Shoreline is mostly CARAQU, JUNMER, SOLMIS & ANAMAR. Not sure what species are submerged. 12/20/2000 sfk 2 GLAC.2074 GLAC.2074 No CARSPP herbaceous NOT YET CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED CAREX SPECIES NOT YET CLASSIFIED GLAC Howe Lake Lake McDonald West 1 WP186 error=4.5m plgr 279039 5388196 279039 5388196 12 12 9/14/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, KC From Howe Lake Trailhead hike to first large pond. Head around pond on W shore to large wet meadow bordering N side of pond. Plot is in middle of large grassy (Carex) portion. 5.65000009536743 0 circular Yes 17 21 Yes good 4131 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) basin floor swale organic Deposits: Peat palustrine saturated Soil is saturated but there's no standing water present. Lots of roots in thick layer. Peat 0 1 very poorly drained 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 basal veg=1 herb-perennial graminoid herbaceous vegetation herbaceous vegetation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 - 1 m 90 0 Leaf hoppers & dragonflies present. Pretty large area with this assn., clearly visible on the aerial. Just a small amount of CARUTR mixed in with the dominant Carex. There are small patches of CARUTR scattered around pond, but it's not extensive. Carex heads have all disarticulated, so can't tell which species it is. We'll return in summer of 2001 when Carex is in fruit to collect and ID it. 12/20/2000 sfk 6 GLAC.2075 GLAC.2075 No ABILAS - PICENG / CLIUNI - CLIUNI forest (SVC 7/01); Hab. Type: ABILAS/CLIUNI-CLIUNI ABILAS - PICENG / CLIUNI - CLIUNI Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Clintonia uniflora Forest CEGL005912 ABILAS - PICENG / CLIUNI ABILAS - PICENG / CLIUNI - CLIUNI GLAC Howe Lake Trail McGee Meadow 1 WP187 error=6.3m plgr 720015 5387738 277717 5387827 11 12 9/14/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, KC From Howe Lake Trailhead hike up trail about 0.5 mi. If you cross open meadow full of RHAALN you've gone too far. Plot is about 30 paces before this open area, and 48 paces from trail to N. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes 17 22 Yes good 4058 2 NAD83 Moderate NE toeslope lower 1/3 of slope Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Soil is very light gray when dry. Looks like ash or very light colored silt. Makes a 1+ in ribbon. About 10-15% small rock and gravel. All are very arounded and are green argillite. Clay loam 0 1 well drained 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 moss=2; basal veg=1 evergreen needle-leaved forest forest 0 15 - 20 m 60 2 - 5 m 20 0.5 - 1 m 20 <0.5 m 10 <0.5 m 30 <0.5 m 50 <0.5 m 20 Lots of spider webs in plot. This forest is mostly LAROCC & PICENG, both about 95 yrs. old. There are some moist spots scattered here and there, where small patches of CALCAN occur. 12/20/2000 sfk 52 GLAC.2076 GLAC.2076 No CALCAN post-burn riparian SALDRU / CALCAN Salix drummondiana / Calamagrostis canadensis Shrubland CEGL002667 SALDRU / CALCAN SALDRU / CALCAN GLAC Dutch Creek Camas Ridge West 1 WP188 error=5.3m plgr 716672 5393596 274844 5393930 11 12 9/18/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL Take Inside North Fork Road to Dutch Creek, past creek to Dutch Creek Trail on NE side of road. Hike up trail about 0.5 mi. Plot is along Dutch Creek, between creek and trail in recently burned riparian shrubland.. 30 10 rectangular Yes 18 1 Yes unsure 3738 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) channel bed eroding stream channel system Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits palustrine Seasonally flooded Upper part of soil is very silty with about 30% small rock and gravel deeper down. Rock is mostly rounded argillite. Makes 1+ in ribbon. Soil color is light brownish gray. Clay loam 0 1 well drained 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 2 moss=1; basal veg=1; liverworts=1 Herb-perennial graminoid shrubland herbaceous vegetation 0 0 0 0.5 - 1 m 30 0 0 0.5 - 1 m 90 <0.5 m 10 Moose tracks in plot. We're in the Anaconda burn of 1999, so lots of ash on soil surface, charcoal and burnt logs and snags. This area burned in the fall of 1999, so looks very different than the aerial photo. This plot is full of dead alder stems, so mush have been an alder thicket in the summer of last year. An exotic thistle, CIRARV, has come in thick. CALCAN is also very thick. This plot borders and includes a part of an old meander of the creek. 12/20/2000 sfk 37 GLAC.2077 GLAC.2077 No EPIANG-CALCAN post-burn herbaceous CALCAN Calamagrostis canadensis Western Herbaceous Vegetation CEGL001559 CALCAN CALCAN GLAC Dutch Creek Camas Ridge West 1 WP189 error=5.8m plgr 716473 5393488 274637 5393838 11 12 9/18/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL From Fish Creek Campground take Inside North Fork road to Dutch Creek. Park and take Dutch Creek trail about 0.5 mi. Plot is just off trail toward creek, between creek and trail. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes 18 2 Yes unsure 3731 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) basin floor mountain valley Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Soil is very silty (about 80%) with clay present. No rock and almost no loam. Soil is light brown with layer of ash on top. Clay loam 0 1 well drained 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 3 moss=1; basal veg=1; ash=2 Herb-perennial Broad leaf herbaceous herbaceous vegetation herbaceous vegetation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moose tracks in plot. Plot is in Anaconda burn of 1999. This area has been totally burned over at a high intensity. All trees are dead & many are still standing. Think most of this forest was PICENG but it's hard to tell. CALCAN & EPIANG are quite thick, with patches of bare soil still uncolonized. One PICENG cored was about 85 yrs. old at time of fire (1999). All PICENG noted in species list/cover are dead. 12/20/2000 sfk 43 GLAC.2078 GLAC.2078 No PSEMEN / CLIUNI - CLIUNI forest (SVC 7/01); PSEMEN / CLIUNI - CLIUNI Pseudotsuga menziesii / Clintonia uniflora Forest CEGL005850 PSEMEN / CLIUNI PSEMEN / CLIUNI - CLIUNI GLAC Anaconda Creek Camas Ridge West 1 WP190 error=6.4m plgr 711922 5396542 270340 5397240 11 12 9/18/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL Park just N of Anaconda Creek, on Inside North Fork Road. Take N compass bearing and follow it about 1.75 mi. to plot center. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes 18 3 Yes good 4109 2 NAD83 Gentle S lowslope upper 1/3 of slope Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Sandy clay loam. Soil is light grayish brown both dry and wet and makes a good 1+ in ribbon. About 25% rock. Clay loam 0 1 well drained 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 moss=1; lichen=1; basal veg=1 evergreen needle-leaved forest forest 0 15 - 20 m 60 2 - 5 m 10 0.5 - 1 m 20 <0.5 m 5 <0.5 m 10 <0.5 m 30 <0.5 m 10 Deer and elk scat in plot. Black bear present outside of plot. Large stand of this assn. Don't see any ABILAS. LAROCC age = 185 yrs. 12/21/2000 sfk 43 GLAC.2079 GLAC.2079 No POPTRE/SYMALB forest POPTRE / CORSER Populus tremuloides / Cornus sericea Forest CEGL000582 POPTRE / CORSER POPTRE / CORSER GLAC Inside NF Road Camas Ridge West 1 WP191 error=6.0m plgr 717631 5391215 275613 5391481 11 12 9/19/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL From Fish Creek Campground take Inside North Fork Road past the Camas Creek Bridge about 1.25 mi. You will enter a large aspen grove. Park and walk NE into aspen about 59 paces, at 90 degree angle to road. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes 18 4 Yes good 3929 2 NAD83 gentle SW toeslope upper 1/3 of slope Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Soil is dark brown when dry with little rock or gravel. Makes a good 1+ in ribbon. Pretty even mixture of loam and silt. Clay loam 0 1 well drained 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 moss=1; lichen=1; basal veg=1 cold-deciduous broad-leaved forest forest 0 15 - 20 m 40 0 1 - 2 m 70 0 <0.5 m 5 <0.5 m 20 <0.5 m 5 Bear scat and land snails in plot. Old ungulate chews on trees. Very mature aspen stand. Older trees are rotting inside so hard to get an accurate age. Probably 90-110 yrs. old. Shrubs are tall and pretty dense but forb cover is low. 12/21/2000 sfk 28 GLAC.2080 GLAC.2080 No PINPON / VACCES forest; Hab. Type: PSEMEN/VACCES PSEMEN / CALRUB Pseudotsuga menziesii / Calamagrostis rubescens Woodland CEGL000429 PSEMEN / CALRUB PSEMEN / CALRUB GLAC Sullivan Meadow Demers Ridge 1 WP192 error=6.6m plgr 711309 5394283 269551 5395036 11 12 9/19/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL From Fish Creek Campground take Inside North Fork Road past the Anaconda Creek bridge about 1.75 mi, to open ponderosa pine forest. Park and walk E into forest about 40 paces to plot center. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes 18 5 Yes good 3624 2 NAD83 gentle SW toeslope upper 1/3 of slope Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Sandy clay loam. Soil is light brown with balls of gray that may be clay. Makes 1+ in ribbon. About 3% small, rounded argillite rock. Not much gravel. Clay loam 0 1 well drained 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 moss=1; basal veg=1 evergreen needle-leaved forest forest 0 20 - 35 m 30 15 - 20 m 20 0.5 - 1 m 20 <0.5 m 5 <0.5 m 5 <0.5 m 50 <0.5 m 5 Fire scars on ponderosa pine and downed logs. Fairly large stand of PINPON with patches of PSEMEN forming a subcanopy. A ground fire went through within the last 5 years. May have been a prescribed burn. There are some patches of taller, dead shrubs which were probably killed by the burn. PINPON age = 250 yrs. 12/21/2000 sfk 25 GLAC.2081 GLAC.2081 No CARVES-CARUTR herbaceous; Habitat Type: CARUTR-CARUTR CARVES Carex vesicaria Herbaceous Vegetation CEGL002661 CARVES CARVES GLAC Sullivan Meadow Demers Ridge 1 WP193 error=5.0m plgr 708942 5396733 267384 5397665 11 12 9/19/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL Take Inside North Fork Road to point where Sullivan Meadow comes closest to road. at its west end. Plot is located in very wet part of meadow, S of line of aspen near creek that flows through meadow. 5.65000009536743 0 circular Yes 18 6 Yes good 3533 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) basin floor mountain valley Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits palustrine Temporarily flooded Silty clay loam. Soil is black when wet with granular texture. Small clay peds present. No rock and almost no loam present. Makes strong 1.5 in ribbon. Not wet at this time of year. Clay loam 0 1 poorly drained 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 moss=1; basal veg=1 herb-perennial Graminoid herbaceous vegetation herbaceous vegetation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 - 1 m 90 <0.5 m 5 Animal lays in plot. Sullivan meadow has at least 2 different herbaceous communities. This one is wetter and dominated by CARUTR. The adjacent community is more diverse and drier (see plot 2082). 12/21/2000 sfk 6 GLAC.2082 GLAC.2082 No CARVES-POAPAU herbaceous CARVES Carex vesicaria Herbaceous Vegetation CEGL002661 CARVES CARVES GLAC Sullivan Meadow Demers Ridge 1 WP194 error=4.6m plgr 709055 5396774 267500 5397697 11 12 9/19/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL Take Inside North Fork Road to point where Sullivan Meadow comes closest to road. at its west end. Plot is located adjacent and NE of very wet part of meadow, S of line of aspen near creek that flows through meadow. 5.65000009536743 0 circular Yes 18 7 Yes unsure 3517 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) basin floor mountain valley Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits palustrine temporarily flooded Silty clay loam. Soil is black when wet with no rock and little loam. Makes good 1.5 in ribbon. Not wet at this time of year. Clay loam 0 1 somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 moss=1; basal veg=1 Herb-perennial Graminoid herbaceous vegetation herbaceous vegetation 0 0 0 0 0 0 <0.5 m 90 <0.5 m 5 This assn. lies along (upland of) the wetter assn. dominated by CARUTR. Forb cover is also a lot higher here. 12/21/2000 sfk 11 GLAC.2083 GLAC.2083 No SYMALB shrubland SYMALB (MIXED) Symphoricarpos albus Shrubland CEGL005890 SYMALB SYMALB (MIXED) GLAC Sullivan Meadow Demers Ridge 1 WP195 error=6.6m plgr 709111 5397102 267581 5398020 11 12 9/19/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL Take Inside North Fork Road to point where Sullivan Meadow comes closest to road. at its west end. Plot is located upland, adjacent and NE of meadow, upslope from band of aspen and conifers along creek in middle of meadow. 5.65000009536743 0 circular Yes 18 8 Yes fair - somewhat disturbed 3613 2 NAD83 Moderate S lowslope lower 1/3 of slope Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Soil is dark brown with no rock ccontent and makes a good 1+ in ribbon. Pretty silty and clayey but also has some loam content. Clay loam 0 1 well drained 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 moss=1; lichen=1; basal veg=1 cold-deciduous broad-leaved shrubland shrubland 0 0 0 0.5 - 1 m 60 0 <0.5 m 5 <0.5 m 40 <0.5 m 5 Elk scat and bear scat in plot. Cut stumps in plot, probably cut before 1910. Charcoal and burnt logs on hillside. This shrubland sits above Sullivan Meadow. It's sort of disturbed so isn't real representative. There was a homestead here in the 1800's but overall the area's not too disturbed. A few trees were cut down along this slope. There are also patches of dense CRADOU along this slope, higher on slope. 12/21/2000 sfk 25 GLAC.2084 GLAC.2084 No STINEL grassland ACHNEL / LUPSER Achnatherum nelsonii - Lupinus sericeus Herbaceous Vegetation CEGL005860 ACHNEL - LUPSER ACHNEL / LUPSER GLAC Big Prairie Polebridge 1 WP196 error=5.0m plgr 696294 5410587 255863 5412474 11 12 9/20/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL From Polebridge R.S. take inside North Fork road N about 4.5 mi. Plot is in Big Prairie, to west of road, N and E of the last house 5.65000009536743 0 circular Yes 18 8 Yes good 3608 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) basin floor bench Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Soil is very dark brown dry and wet with very little rock content. Makes good 1+ in ribbon. Silt and loam present. Silt loam 0 1 well drained 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 moss=1; lichen=1; basal veg=1 herb-perennial graminoid herbaceous vegetation herbaceous vegetation 0 0 0 0 0 0 <0.5 m 90 <0.5 m 5 Rodent burrows in plot This was ranchland at one time. This is a good, representative example of this assn. in a relatively natural state. Unfortunately a lot of this prairie has been disturbed from historical ranching. Many areas have heavy infestations of BROINE. 12/21/2000 sfk 15 GLAC.2085 GLAC.2085 No POPBAL/CORSER forest; Hab. Type: POPBAL/CORSER POPBST / CORSER Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Cornus sericea Forest CEGL000672 POPBST / CORSER POPBST / CORSER GLAC Big Prairie Polebridge 1 WP197 error=6.3m plgr 695642 5410720 255223 5412658 11 12 9/20/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL From Polebridge R.S. take inside North Fork road N about 4.5 mi. Park and walk W/NW across prairie, to River. Plot is in bottomlands along river, below river bench, at a point where river swings west, in a cottonwood forest, not too far from edge of bench. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes 18 9 Yes good 3612 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) basin floor bottomlands glacial Deposits: Undifferentiated glacial deposit palustrine Temporarily flooded Soil is very light brownish tan when dry with very fine sand/silt texture. Makes a good 1 in ribbon. No rock present. Clay loam 0 1 rapidly drained 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 moss=1; basal veg=1 cold-deciduous broad-leaved forest forest 0 15 - 20 m 40 2 - 5 m 10 0.5 - 1 m 20 0 <0.5 m 5 <0.5 m 50 <0.5 m 5 CORSER very browsed. This POPBAL stand is pretty weedy but lots of native species are still establishing. POPBAL age is about 60 yrs. Lots of channel beds (dry) weaving through this floodplain. PICENG are denser in the more upland position. 12/21/2000 sfk 45 GLAC.2086 GLAC.2086 No ARTTRI/FESCAM shrubland; Hab. Type: ARTTRI/FESCAM ARTTSV / FESIDA - ACHOCC Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana / Festuca idahoensis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation CEGL001533 ARTTSV / FESIDA ARTTSV / FESIDA - ACHOCC GLAC Big Prairie Polebridge 1 WP198 error=6.1m plgr 695617 5410916 255214 5412855 11 12 9/20/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL From Polebridge R.S. take inside North Fork road N about 4.5 mi. Plot is at W edge of Big Prairie, in flats before 1st bench above the river. 5.65000009536743 0 circular Yes 18 10 Yes good 3600 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) basin floor bench Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Soil is dark brown dry and wet. Very little rock content, makes a weak 1 in ribbon, and has a very fine texture. Some loam present. Silt loam 0 1 well drained 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 2 moss=1; lichen=1; basal veg=1; selagenella=1 cold-deciduous broad-leaved shrubland shrubland 0 0 0 0.5 - 1 m 30 0 0 <0.5 m 40 <0.5 m 10 Elk scat in plot. Pretty uniform ATRTRI shrubland. There is a little mosaic patterning with STIOCC. In some places the grass is thicker than the shrub cover. But most areas are dominated by ARTTRI in this general area of Big Prairie. 12/21/2000 sfk 18 GLAC.2087 GLAC.2087 No FESIDA-DANINT grassland; Hab. Type: FESCAM/FESIDA-GERVIS FESIDA - DANINT Festuca idahoensis - Elymus trachycaulus Herbaceous Vegetation CEGL001614 FESIDA - ELYTRA FESIDA - DANINT GLAC Big Prairie Polebridge 1 WP199 error=6.4m plgr 695471 5411565 255119 5413514 11 12 9/20/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL From Polebridge R.S. take Inside NF road north about 5 mi. into Big Prairie. Go past point where road jogs to west, then NW. Look for small road to NW leading by tall juniper. Go to end of road and park. Walk to E of parking space about 20 paces to plot center. 5.65000009536743 0 circular Yes 18 11 Yes unsure 3610 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) basin floor bench Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Soil is light brown when dry with some small rock (rounded argillite, about 2%). Fine silt and sand present; makes just 1 in ribbon. Sandy loam 0 1 well drained 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 moss=1; lichen=1; basal veg=1; selagenella=1 Herb-perennial Graminoid herbaceous vegetation herbaceous vegetation 0 0 0 0 0 0 <0.5 m 60 <0.5 m 10 Deer & elk scat in plot. Very little STIOCC in this area. Not sure why it hasn't established. Not much vegetative cover here at all. 12/21/2000 sfk 14 GLAC.2088 GLAC.2088 No PHLPRA-POAPRA grassland PHLPRA - POAPRA - BROINE (FESTUCA SPP) Phleum pratense - Poa pratensis - Bromus inermis Semi-natural Herbaceous Vegetation CEGL005874 PHLPRA - POAPRA - BROINE PHLPRA - POAPRA - BROINE (FESTUCA SPP) GLAC Quarter Circle Bridge Hungry Horse 1 WP200 error=5.3m plgr 720562 5375672 277315 5375755 11 12 9/21/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL Park at Quarter Circle Bridge and hike on old road along Middle Fork river. Just before jct. with Apgar Lookout trail head S off road toward river. Plot is about 15 paces from river, in open, grassy area. 5.65000009536743 0 circular Yes 18 12 Yes good 3131 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) basin floor bench Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Soil is just silt. Light brown when dry with no rock. Very silty and makes a weak ribbon under 1 in. silt loam 0 1 well drained 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 basal veg=1 herb-perennial graminoid herbaceous vegetation herbaceous vegetation 0 0 0 0.5 - 1 m 5 0 0 0.5 - 1 m 90 0 Animal lays in plot. Game trails around plot. This meadow/shrubland complex is very weedy. Possibly the site of an old homestead. There are clusters of SYMALB & CRADOU all through this open area, and scattered large PICENG. 12/21/2000 sfk 17 GLAC.2089 GLAC.2089 No POPBAL-PICENG/EQUARV forest; Hab. Type: PICENG/EQUARV POPBST - PICENG / EQUARV Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Equisetum arvense Forest CEGL005907 POPBST - PICENG / EQUARV POPBST - PICENG / EQUARV GLAC Quarter Circle Bridge Hungry Horse 1 WP201 error=8.9m plgr 720378 5375610 277127 5375708 11 12 9/21/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL Park at Quarter Circle Bridge and hike across creek and down old road. Just before jct. with Apgar Lookout trail head off trail to S, to point in meadow just before river. Then head W into large stand of spruce and cottonwood. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes 18 13 Yes good 3110 2 NAD83 flat variable basin floor bottomlands Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Soil is silt with no rocks. Makes weak ribbon under 1 in. Silt loam 0 1 moderately well drained 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 moss=1; basal veg=1 mixed evergreen - cold-deciduous broad-leaved forest forest 0 20 - 35 m 80 2 - 5 m 10 0.5 - 1 m 60 0 0 <0.5 m 40 <0.5 m 5 Game trails in area. Land snails in plot. This POPBAL-PICENG stand looks like it's saturated much of the year. There's a mixture of large, old rotting cottonwood and a younger generation (about 40 yrs old). SYMALB is quite dense & tall here. This is an old meander of the Middle Fork River. 12/21/2000 sfk 24 GLAC.2090 GLAC.2090 No PINCON / CLIUNI - XERTEN forest (SVC 7/01); Hab. Type: ABILAS /CLIUNI - XERTEN PINCON / CLIUNI - XERTEN Pinus contorta / Clintonia uniflora - Xerophyllum tenax Woodland CEGL005921 PINCON / CLIUNI - XERTEN PINCON / CLIUNI - XERTEN GLAC Quarter Circle Bridge Hungry Horse 1 WP202 error=5.7m plgr 719429 5375039 276136 5375213 11 12 9/21/2000 Shannon Kimball, Sonja Hartmann, AL Park at Quarter Circle bridge and hike down old road along Middle Fork River to jct. with Apgar Lookout Trail. Continue on main trail about 0.75 mi. Turn SW and head into forest. Plot center is about 40 paces from road/trail. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes 18 14 Yes g 3198 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) basin floor bench Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 3 moss=3; lichen=1; basal veg=1 evergreen needle-leaved forest forest 0 10 - 15 m 70 2 - 5 m 5 1 - 2 m 5 <0.5 m 5 <0.5 m 60 <0.5 m 20 <0.5 m 40 Ungulate scat in plot. Very uniform representation of this assn. Lots of shrub species but little cover of species other than LINBOR & ARCUVA. Lots of small, downed PINCON. There are more PSEMEN seedlings and saplings than ABILAS, but ABILAS is successfully establishing. PINCON age = 65 yrs. 12/21/2000 sfk 35 GLAC.2099 GLAC.2099 No PINCON / CALRUB woodland (SVC 7/01); Hab. Type: ? PINCON / CALRUB Pinus contorta / Calamagrostis rubescens Forest CEGL000139 PINCON / CALRUB PINCON / CALRUB GLAC Route 7 between Ranger Station & Big Prairie Polebridge 1 error=4.9m 697959 5408436 257354 5410198 11 12 9/20/2000 Jen Asebrook, B. Brenneman Head up Route 7 past N. Fork R.S. about 1.65 mi. When road nears N. Fork river park and head E of road about 300 ft into PINCON patch with downfall from 1988 burn. Plot is in N part of this regenerating forest where PINCON is less dense. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes Jen 9 17 Yes Representative of regenerating PINCON forest from fire. Weeds scattered throughout this area. Areas to the S of plot had higher density PINCON. 3580 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) low level valley floor Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Soil is light tan with ash layer. Sandy loam 0 1 well drained 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 4 moss=3; lichen=1; basal veg=1 evergreen needle-leaved woodland woodland 0 0 2 - 5 m 50 0.5 - 1 m 5 <0.5 m 5 <0.5 m 5 <0.5 m 60 <0.5 m 30 Deer scat in plot. Area burned in 1988 Red Bench Fire. Lots of downed big burned conifers and fuels. PINCON is dominant conifer with PICENG moving in. CALRUB makes up most grass cover. Didn't see any PSEMEN in this area. Very early seral forest. Hard to habitat type. Could be too early for certain indicator species (or too late in year to see them). Possible that VACCAE could get established here. Fits 12/27/2000 sfk 54 GLAC.2100 GLAC.2100 No FESCAM-FESIDA-STIRIC grassland; FESCAM-FESIDA-STIRIC FESCAM - FESIDA - ACHRIC Festuca campestris - (Festuca idahoensis) - Achnatherum richardsonii Herbaceous Vegetation CEGL005869 FESCAM - (FESIDA) - ACHRIC FESCAM - FESIDA - ACHRIC GLAC Route 7, between Ranger Station & Big Prairie Polebridge 1 error=4.9m 697777 5408662 257190 5410438 11 12 9/20/2000 Jen Asebrook, B. Brenneman Drive 1.8 mi N of Polebridge R.S. on Route 7. Park along rd. just past where Route 7 gets further from North Fork River. There is a culvert and rocky streambed here that crosses road & eventually goes to NF River. Head E about 500 ft off road to open grassy area with scattered dead snags near it. Plot is in middle of meadow to the W of large BROINE patch. 20 5 rectangular Yes Jen 9 18 Yes Representative of native grasslands in this area. There are small PINCON seedlings moving into grassland S of plot. Also large patches of BROINE, VERTHA, POAPRA, PHLPRA with some mixed in natives within larger meadow. You can see these as darker circle 3570 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) low level valley floor Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Sandy loam 0 1 well drained 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 3 moss=2; lichen=1; basal veg=1 herb-perennial graminoid herbaceous vegetation herbaceous vegetation 0 0 0 0.5 - 1 m 5 0 0 <0.5 m 80 <0.5 m 30 Deer & elk scat & ground squirrel mounds in plot. 1988 Red Bench Fire burned through here. Someone may want to come back to plot next summer. Not sure we caught all forb species and impossible to key Carex. Also covers for these may be off. Some dead snags (burned over) lying in grassland. Se Plot Representativeness for comments on BROINE patches. 12/28/2000 sfk 30 GLAC.2101 GLAC.2101 No SYMALB shrubland SYMALB (MIXED) Symphoricarpos albus Shrubland CEGL005890 SYMALB SYMALB (MIXED) GLAC Route 7, between Ranger Station & Big Prairie Polebridge 1 error=4.9m 697524 5408504 256925 5410300 11 12 9/20/2000 Jen Asebrook, B. Brenneman Drive 1.8 mi N of Polebridge R.S. on Route 7. Park along rd. just past where Route 7 gets further from North Fork River. There is a culvert and rocky streambed here that crosses road & eventually goes to NF River. Head W about 500 ft off road to plot. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes Jen 9 19 Yes Some areas have less SYMALB than others. PINCON saplings are more patchy in certain areas. Brown areas on aerial photo have more native grass. This plot represents the veg. of W of the road well. See comments for E of road. 3564 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) low level valley floor Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Sandy loam 0 1 well drained 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 1 moss=1; lichen=1; basal veg=1 cold-deciduous broad-leaved shrubland shrubland 0 0 0.5 - 1 m 5 0.5 - 1 m 0 0.5 - 1 m 40 <0.5 m 5 0.5 - 1 m 80 <0.5 m 5 Deer, elk & ground squirrel. Burned in the 1988 Red Bench Fire. Lots of downed 1000 hr. fuels. Very grassy & shrubby. Lots of exotics and very few native grasses. Very little conifer regen., unsure why. Looks like it burned hot here. The midle green color represents shrubbier areas on aerial. On the east side of road there is still high SYMALB but less POAPRA. PHLPRA is higher and there are more native spp. particularly 12/28/2000 sfk 40 GLAC.2102 GLAC.2102 No CORSER shrubland CORSER Cornus sericea Shrubland CEGL001165 CORSER CORSER GLAC Route 7, between Ranger Station & Big Prairie Polebridge 1 error=4.9m 696956 5408525 256361 5410366 11 12 9/20/2000 Jen Asebrook, B. Brenneman Drive up North Fork Road past Ranger Station N about 2.0 mi. Park and head west toward tall patch of PICENG and river. Where the river curves there is a burned out patch above sand bars. Plot is in the shrubby patch. 11.3500003814697 0 circular Yes Jen 9 20 Yes Some areas have more grass and less shrub cover but have similar species. 3596 2 NAD83 flat flat (n/a) low level flood plain Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits upland Sandy clay loam. Clay loam 0 1 moderately well drained 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 1 moss=1; basal veg=1 cold-deciduous broad-leaved shrubland shrubland 0 0 0.5 - 1 m 5 1 - 2 m 90 0 0 0.5 - 1 m 80 <0.5 m 5 Deer browse. Burned in 1988 Red Bench Fire. Adjacent to sand bars beside N. Fork River. Other side lies next to a PICENG/EQUARV community. Lots of weedy grasses, more wet habitat weeds here like Dactylis and PHAARU. Lots of downed 1000 hr. fuels and snags. 12/28/2000 sfk 33 GLAC.2200 GLAC.2200 No PINCON / CLIUNI - CLIUNI Pinus contorta / Clintonia uniflora Forest CEGL005916 PINCON / CLIUNI PINCON / CLIUNI - CLIUNI GLAC Apgar Horse Trail Loop McGee Meadow 4811451 1 WP001 Error=7.3m plgr 721209 5379150 278233 5379172 11 12 6/8/2001 Asebrook, J., Cooper, S., Anderton, L. Park at Apgar Loop Rd. just west of outlet - find horsetrail to west, walk in approximately 0.3 mi. and then upslope about 100 ft. 37 0 Circular Yes 1 1 Yes Highly representative of local slope with relatively diverse canopy - tried to average out the differences by plot center location. 3280 2 NAD83 Somewhat steep SE Lowslope mountain valley Glacial till/drift with alluvium Upland Glacial drift/till as in terminal or lateral moraine. Sandy loam 0 1 Well drained 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 Moss, Lichen, Basal Veg Evergreen Needle-leaved Forest | ||
