SECTOR 27

 

ELEVATION: 940 ft. -980 ft.

 

APPROXIMATE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER: Latitude: 42° 18' 27" Longitude: -76° 31' 4"

 

SOIL TYPES:

 

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.

 

Hc: Halsey mucky silt loam. Deep, very poorly drained, water stands at or within a few inches of the surface throughout the spring and rises to the surface frequently. Holds water and nutrients well.

 

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

 

VEGETATIVE COVER:

 

Mixed hardwoods with Lonicera sp.. understory. Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis, Tilia americana, Prunus serotina, Carpinus caroliniana, Ostrya virginiana, Fraxinus americana, Acer rubrum, Alnus spp..

 

Meadows dominated by Solidago spp..

 

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

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SECTOR 27 - SPECIES LIST

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