Biggest tree on plot

Species: Red oak

Height: 80ft

DBH: 26" + 20" (stump spouts, third trunk is dead) 

Wildlife Habitat

Our site doesn't meet the requirements for both the Barred Owl or the Fisher.  For the Barred Owl there must be standing dead trees with a minimum DBH of 25 cm. We had two standing dead trees of about 16 cm DBH and the rest of the stand dead trees had DBH's less than or equal to 10 cm.  There for the Barred Owl has no place for it to nest on our site.  Also the cover type of our site is not adequate for the Fisher.  Fishers like to have  50-90% evergreen species, since we only have a pocket of white cedars, and hemlocks with less than 10 trees of that type in those pockets the habitat is not optimal.  However to the Northwest of our plot is a completely red cedar stand, this could be perfect habitat for the Fisher.

That being said there are still numerous amount of wildlife within our stand.  While taking our measurements we've heard a Pileated Woodpecker, Blue Jay, and White-Breasted Nuthatch. Along with these birds we've seen numerous Chipmunks and Red Backed Salamanders.  Including these sights and sounds we spotted deer scat signifying their presence as well.

SOILS

Creation of a soil pit at site #3 was challenging due to the abundance of bedrock and glacial till. When completed, the soil pit displayed clear horizon development including the presence of O, A, E, and B horizons. The O horizon had a strong leaf litter presence and extended 3 centimeters in depth with a pH of 4.0. The A was a dark brown color and extended 6 centimeters in depth with a pH of 4.0. A distinct whitish-gray E horizon appeared below the A extending 9 centimeters with a pH of 4.5. Below the E, the B horizon was a bright reddish-brown and seemed to display both a B1 and B2 layer. The B extended 13 centimeters below the E with a pH of 4.5. The pit yielded soil of a sandy-loamy texture, meaning it is made up of between 0 and 20% clay.