2014: Control invasives. Priority: 4 2015: Check and maintain nest and roosting structures. Priority: 4 2016: Control invasives. Priority: 4 2017: Check and maintain nest and roosting structures. Priority: 4 2018: Control invasives. Priority: 3 2019: Check and maintain nest and roosting structures. Priority: 4 28
EXISTING CONDITIONS FOR 'ST<strong>AND</strong> 4. OAK-HICKORY' Land area: 7 Acres Land use history: The foundation of an old park ranger station or home remains at the southern part of this stand, just north of part of the Stand 3 swamp. Unverified information suggests that this ranger station was in use by Huron-Clinton Metroparks prior to ownership by Michigan DNR as Rochester-Utica State Recreation Area. Forest Type: -Existing: Oak-Hickory -Potential: Black Cherry-Maple Successional trend: Red oak, pignut hickory, black cherry and sycamore dominated this stand, with small numbers of sugar and red maple, pin oak and shagbark hickory pole-size trees. Just north of the old ranger station foundation were groves of larger white pine and northern white-cedar. East along the trail defining the northern boundary of this stand were also cottonwoods, quaking aspen and black maple. Understory trees, shrubs and vines included dogwoods, ash, multiflora rose, staghorn sumac, elm, cherry, shagbark hickory, silver maple, non-native honeysuckle, buckthorn, barberry, wild grape, Virginia creeper and poison ivy. Ground vegetation included prickly gooseberry, ebony spleenwort, goldenrods, enchanter‟s-nightshade, garlic mustard, Pennsylvania sedge, other sedges, St. John‟s-wort. At the old ranger station site were periwinkle, jack-in-the-pulpit and New York fern. Forest health: All the trees in this small stand appeared in good health, with no evidence of insect or disease infestation or environmental problems. Site quality: Site index is estimated at 65 for red oak. This site appeared to be of good quality for supporting mixed hardwoods and the pine and white-cedars growing there. The Boyer loamy sand underlying this stand has moderately rapid to rapid permeability, slow runoff and very rapid infiltration, with medium available moisture capacity. Natural fertility is moderately low. The native vegetation is deciduous hardwoods, chiefly oak, hickory and maple. Approximate age: 66 Size Class: Small Sawlogs (11.5 - 17.5") Trees per acre: 160 Mean Stand Diameter: 11.6 in. Basal Area (BA): 77 Acceptable BA: Growth Rate: % Timber Quality: high Stocking: Northern red oak accounted for 39% of the basal area, with pignut hickory and black cherry each comprising 17% of basal area. Sycamore accounted for 9%, and red and sugar maples, white pine and pin oak each contributed 4%. Other trees present in very low numbers were eastern cottonwood, northern white-cedar, quaking aspen and black maple. Stand volume: 20.5 Gross total cords/acre 29
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