Lehigh




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 105
State: PA
County: Monroe
Municipality: Coolbaugh
USGS Quad: Thornhurst
Watershed: Lehigh
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Riparian Depression
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: FO
Wetland Area: ---
Year(s) Sampled: 2000



Site 105 - Lehigh


Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 62.5% (range 30 - 100%)
Woody: 66.3% (range 40 - 85%)

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type
Scientific name (common name)
NWI
Herbaceous Layer Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon fern) 2
Rubus hispidus (Bristly blackberry) 2
Brachyelytrum erectum (Long awned wood grass) NI
Dryopteris bootii (Woodfern) 2
Carex canescens (Sedge) ---
Shrub Layer   Alnus incana (Speckked alder) NI
Spiraea alba latifolia (Broadleaf meadowsweet) 2.67
Fagus grandifolia (Beech) 4
Tree Layer 
Acer rubrum (Red maple) 3
Populus tremuloides (Quaking aspen) 4
Alnus incana (Speckled alder) NI
Prunus serotina (Black cherry) 4
Betula lenta (Sweet birch) 4


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.16
Shrub: 2.73
Tree: 3.42
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.51
Shrub: 3.34
Tree: 3.67
Species Richness:
Total: 44
Herbaceous: 33
Shrubs: 3
Trees: 2




Rob Brooks sampling soils at site 105