Description:
I encourage anyone that ventures in the Niquette Bay State Park to take a stroll down the ledge path towards our 1 hectare plot. Be warned, plan on doing some steep uphill and downhill hiking because our section is absolutely littered with magnificent, jetting bedrock formations. It's practically rock climbing.
I encourage anyone that ventures in the Niquette Bay State Park to take a stroll down the ledge path towards our 1 hectare plot. Be warned, plan on doing some steep uphill and downhill hiking because our section is absolutely littered with magnificent, jetting bedrock formations. It's practically rock climbing.
If you enjoy sightseeing, head towards the upper eastern corner of the plot where an opening in the canopy provides a breathtaking view of Lake Champlain. If you’re more of a woodsmen type check out the rolling hills and thick understories of the central area. For a more mountainous adventure, above the northeastern section of the plot is a wide open rocky red cedar field that will intrigue your imagination.
The main attraction of this section of the park is most definitely the ledges abundant across the area. Each one is more inspiring than the most, jutting out at angles that look completely radical to the landscape itself. They extend for hundreds of feet and form the wildest shapes. On the eastern boundary, one ledge looks almost like a sideways staircase, covered in moss, a truly amazing sight. You can’t walk 10 feet in any direction on our plot without climbing up or down at least 10 feet, which is part of the fun.
This habitat is absolutely perfect for squirrels and chipmunks and during tree data collection we had one very inquisitive chipmunk come within five feet of us and follow us around.
As far as trees go, most of our plot is even aged with two distinct age groups. There’s the tall overstory, large trees that are several decades old then there’s the understory juvenile trees that are probably only a decade or two old. Scattered throughout the plot there are a few monster trees, we marked a couple on our hand drawn map that are surely a sight to see.
Methods:
All data and information was collected by Lucas, Tristan, and Zack on four separate excursions to the state park. Dates for these trips were the 13th, 20th, 27th of September and the 4th of October. Labs took place for roughly three hours on each of those days. Standard measuring tools like DBH tape, compass, clinometer and foot pace were all used to collect data.
Methods:
All data and information was collected by Lucas, Tristan, and Zack on four separate excursions to the state park. Dates for these trips were the 13th, 20th, 27th of September and the 4th of October. Labs took place for roughly three hours on each of those days. Standard measuring tools like DBH tape, compass, clinometer and foot pace were all used to collect data.
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