CPA Lumber



Vegetation - Soils - Hydrology - Habitat Suitability Index
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Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 15
State: PA
County: Clearfield
Municipality: Pine
USGS Quad: Penfield
Watershed: West Branch Susquehanna
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: PEM
Wetland Area: 0.5 ha (1.2 ac)
Year(s) Sampled: 1993, 1994



Site 15 - CPA Lumber





Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent cover: 99.2% (range 95-100%)
Dominant Species
Common Name: Scientific Name:
Bristly blackberry Rubus hispidus
Sedge Carex folliculata
Soft rush Juncus effusus
Rush Juncus sp.
Twig rush Cladium marisoides


Woody
Percent cover: 31.7% (range 10-60%)
Dominant Species
Common Name: Scientific Name:
Jack pine Pinus banksiana
Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium
Dogwood Cornus sp.


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.72
Woody: 4.17
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.89
Woody: 4.17
Species Richness
Total: 26
Herbaceous: 23
Woody: 3



Aerial View of CPA Lumber





Soils

Matrix Chroma (mean): 1.0
Organic Matter (mean %): 13.85
Bulk Density (g/cm2): 0.65
Soil Series: Nolo loam
Texture (mean %)
Sand:
49.4
Silt:
31.3
Clay:
19.5
Sedimentation Rate
Mineral loading (g/cm2): NA
Equivalent depth (cm): NA
Organic loading (g/cm2): NA



Hydrology

Water Level
Median (cm): NA
Range (cm): NA
Water Quality
pH (mean): NA
Conductivity (mean): NA