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Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 136
State: PA
County: Blair
Municipality: Freedom
USGS Quad: Blue knob
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Headwater Impoundment Beaver
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: ---
Wetland Area: ---
Year(s) Sampled: 2000



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Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 81.66
Woody: 50

Dominant Species
Vegetation type Scientific name (common name) NWI
Herbaceous Impatiens capensis (Spotted touch me not) 2
Solidago rugosu (Wrinkled goldenrod) 3
Grass sp. (Unidentifited Grass) NI
Aster divaricatus (White wood aster) NI
Glyceria striata (Fowl manna grass) 1
Shrub Lindera benzoin (Northern spicebush) 2.33
Salix sp. (Willow) NI
Rosa multiflora (Multiflora rose) 4
Rubus pensilvanicus (Pennsylvania blackberry) 4
Acer saccharum (Sugar maple) 4.33
Tree Prunus serotina (Black cherry) 4
Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust) 4.33
Snag (Dead tree) NI
Acer rubrum (Red maple) 3
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash) 2


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.55
Shrub: 3.67
Tree: 3.60
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.90
Shrub: 3.78
Tree: 3.30
Species Richness:
Total: 75
Herbaceous: 49
Shrubs: 12
Trees: 14




Site 136 - New Beginnings