SECTOR 6

 

ELEVATION: 930 ft.-1000 ft.

 

APPROXIMATE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER: Latitude: 42° 18' 55" Longitude: -76° 30' 57"

 

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, 15-25% slopes. Rapid runoff in heavy rains, moist areas with some erosion, moderate moisture storing capacity.

 

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

 

VEGETATIVE COVER:

 

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

 

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

 

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

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SECTOR 6 - SPECIES LIST

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