SECTOR 20

 

ELEVATION: 930 ft.-980 ft.

 

APPROXIMATE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER: Latitude: 42° 18' 41" Longitude: -76° 30' 53"

 

SOIL TYPES:

 

HdCK: Howard gravelly loam, 5-15% complex slopes. Deep, well-drained to excessively drained, rapid runoff, moderate moisture storage capacity, 5-15% of the acreage is slightly or moderately eroded.

 

HdD: Howard gravelly loam, 5-15% simple slopes. Deep, well-drained , some areas with slight to moderate erosion. Slope increases possibility of runoff, moderate ability to store water.

 

HzE: Hudson and Dunkirk soils, 20-45% slopes. well-drained, most cleared areas are moderately or severely eroded, plow layer.

 

Hpe: Howard and Palmyra soils, 25-35% slopes. Well drained, good to fair moisture-holding capacity, rapid runoff, erosion a constant threat

 

Fm: Freshwater marsh. Permanently saturated to the surface, man-made lake.

 

Ws: Wayland and Sloan silt loams. deep, fertile, poorly drained to very poorly drained, frequently flooded, wet-tolerant plants dominate.

 

VEGETATIVE COVER:

 

Very diverse sector.

 

Mixed hardwoods with Lonicera spp. understory.

 

Mixed hardwoods dominated by Populus tremuloides and Populus grandidentata.

 

Old fields with shrubs. Lonicera spp., Cornus amomum, Cornus racemosum, Solidago spp..

 

Deadwood swamp. Acer rubrum, Ilex verticillata, Viburnum lentago, Cornus amomum.

 

Hardwood woodland plants, herbaceous upland plants, coniferous woodland plants, grasses, legumes.

 

Old agricultural land.

 

Aquatic marsh.

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SECTOR 20 - SPECIES LIST

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