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APPENDIX A. Directions to vegetation plots.
Lowland Forest Plots
Plots A1-4 From the intersection of Rialto Trail (Tail Dike Trail) and Pecan Alley, go SE on
Pecan Alley to a large pecan tree broken off at head height on the N side of the
trail. The center post is located 45 m due E of the broken pecan tree. 20 m from
the center post in each of the cardinal directions a 30-cm long piece of rebar, sunk
level with the ground, marks the corner of each plot. The plots radiate in a
clockwise direction from those corners.
Plots B1-4 From the intersection of Rialto Trail (Tail Dike Trail) and Pecan Alley, go 100 m
due W to a center post at the base of a large cottonwood tree. 20 m from the
center post in each of the cardinal directions a 30-cm long piece of rebar, sunk
level with the ground, marks the corner of each plot. The plots radiate in a
counter clockwise direction from those corners.
Plot C From the intersection of Chief Joseph Loop and River Trail, go NE along River
Trail for approximately 1500 paces (1 km). A large, dead tree lies parallel to the
trail on the NW side. A major trail crosses the trail 15 m SW of the dead tree.
From the root base of the dead tree go 100 m SE to the corner of the plot. The
plot has one large cottonwood, a variety of mixed hardwoods, and an herbaceous
understory of horsetails.
Plot D From the intersection of Sawmill Trail and the S end of Pecan Alley go NE along
Sawmill Trail 26 m to a large, double-trunk pecan. From the tree go 99 m N to a
mulberry tree with a circumference of 89 cm, which marks the corner of the plot.
Plot E From the intersection of Sawmill Trail and the S end of Pecan Alley go NE along
the old Sawmill Trail. The trail deteriorates. Follow the broad drainage to the
vicinity of the heron rookery. In the drainage due N of the heron rookery a large
double-trunk pecan is in the corner of the plot.
Plot F From the intersection of Rialto Trail (Tail Dike Trail) and Pecan Alley, continue
NE on Rialto Trail for approximately 200 m to birding flags on the right side of
the trail. Go due E 250 m to a pecan-hackberry site.
Plot G From the intersection of Sawmill Trail and Pecan Alley go N on Pecan Alley for
approximately 240 m. Then go due E for 235 m to large sycamores.
Plot H From the intersection of Chief Joseph Loop and River Trail go NE on River Trail.
Approximately 2.4 km from the intersection. Go due E for 65 m to the corner of
the plot.
Plot I From the intersection of Sawmill Trail and Pecan Alley, go 340 m N along Pecan
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