Hazel Meadow Pond
Poor Fen
Shrub Thicket
Aerial Photo Interpretation
CT 2004 Black and White Ortho Photo
Not Applicable
CT DEP NHS
Farmington Valley Biodiversity Project, 2002
Vaccinium corymbosum-Rhododendrom viscosum comm;Decodon verticillatus semi-pmnt flood. shrblands;Nuphar variegatum hydromorphic rootd veg;Chamaedaphne calyculata
tall Chamaedaphne
CP2C2A0000
17
True
Palustrine Non-forested
PF
Matianuck Sand Dunes Natural Area Preserve
Sand Barren
Pitch Pine Scrub
Matianuck Provisional Classification Mapping of Vegetation and Natural Communities, 2004
Pinus rigida - oak forest
CT1L100000
0
Terrestrial Non-forested
SB
Pinus rigida-oak forest surrounding Pinus rigida woodland
restorable to rare or uncommon type; part of larger sand barren complex, rare invert potential
McLean Bogs
Dwarf Shrub
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Picea mariana community; Vaccinium corymbosum-Rhododendron viscosum community
Low shrubby bog. Picea mariana. In good stable shape. Heavy deer browse noted on Kalmia polifolia (Moorhead 2002)
7
Rhododendron canadense, Picea mariana
Openly tall and low shrubby bog, abundant Woodwardia virginica. Rhodora codominant subshrub with Chamaedaphne. Dominant tall and low shrubs are Pinus strobus and Tusga.
Congamond Bogs
CT 1990 Black and White Ortho Photo
33
Larix and Picea mariana, Gaylussacia frondosa, Vaccinium oxycoccos; potential for rare invert habitat
G3 (globally vulnerable) community, high apparent ecological integrity, stable
G3 comm in good shape,rare to uncommon spp habitat;Andromeda glaucophylla,Utricularia cornuta,Picea mariana
Manitook Lake Bogs
Rhododendron canadense (dominant in places),Vaccinum oxycoccos,Kalmia polifolia;numerous dead Acer rubrum and Pinus strobus; Sphagnum present
8
Bingham Pond
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Picea mariana, Vacciniuim corymbosum-Rhododendron viscosum,
32
Addison Bog
Chamaedaphne calyculata -  Picea mariana community (possibly)
22
Horse Pond Bog
36
Clark Pond
15
Clayville Pond
Chamaedaphne types with cedar
Covey Road Bog
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Picea mariana community (dominant vegetation type); Vaccinium corymbosum-Rhododendron viscosum community
interspersed w/ dwarf shrub
16
Jude Lane Bog
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Picea mariana comm;Chamaedaphne calyculata-Rhynchospora alba comm;Vaccinium corymbosum/Rhododendron viscosum comm (Nemopanthus dominant);Gaylussacia dumosa dwarf shrublnds
24
Tobey Pond
1
Morris Road
Chamaedaphne calyculata - Picea mariana community
18
Morse Meadow Pond
Nymphaea odorata hydomorphic rooted vegetation;Typha latifolia;Rhynchospora alba/Sphagnum cuspidatum comm;Vaccinium corymbosum-Rhododendron viscosum comm;Chamaedaphne calyculata-Rhynchospora alba comm
northern portion possible medium fen, atlantic white cedar scattered in eastern portion
13
Taylor Brook Bog
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Picea mariana,Chamaedaphne calyculata-Rhynchospora alba comm;Chamaedaphne calyculata-Picea mariana comm;Rhynchospora alba/Sphagnum cuspidatum comm;Decodon verticillatus semi-perm flooded shrblnds
6
West Willington Bog
Chamaedaphne calyculata - Picea mariana community; Vaccinium corymbosum/Rhododendron viscosum
11
DOT Bog
Vaccinium corymbosum-Rhododendron viscosum Community
restoration initiated by DOT in 2006
38
Mohawk Mountain Bog
Saturated Woodland
Picea mariana/Kalmia angustifolia community (dominant vegetation type); Rhynchospora alba/Sphagnum cuspidatum community; Vaccinium corymbosum-Rhododendron viscosum community; Tsuga canadensis seasonally flooded forests
Black Spruce
14
Packer Road
Acidic Atlantic White Cedar Swamp
Cedar Swamp
CP2B2A3000
Palustrine Forested
AAWCS
Ruby Road Bog
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Picea mariana community
12
Vaccinium
Towantic Pond Bog
28
Tamarack Swamp
25
Strong Road
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Picea mariana community (P.mariana not present here); Nymphaea odorata hydromorphic rooted vegetation; Vaccinium corymbosum/Rhododendron viscosum community
19
Sugar Hollow
30
Long Pond
Hampton Reservoir
Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex utriculata community
20
woolgrass
tussock forming sedge; sm shrub patch in center
CP3A2A1000
Tetreault Pond
Quanduck
Shaker Pines
impacted by stormwater discharge, may not be viable
Hopeville Bog
Pachaug State Forest
Chamaedaphne calyculata, Kalmia angustifolia
Route 14/14a/Gibson Hill Rd
Stone Hill Road
Medium Fen
mostly Vaccinium corymbosum w/ Ilex verticullata, Clethra alnifolia.  small shrubless area w/ sedge: Dulichium arundinaceum, Juncus spp.
MF
Hell Hollow Rd
to N:Chamaedaphne calyculata,Clethra alnifolia. at edge:Vaccinium corymbosum,Ilax verticillata,Lyonia lisgustrina. to W:sm Acer rubrum in center,Royal fern, abundant Vaccinium corymbosum. to SW: Sedge & Juncus, Chamaedaphne calyculata
dwarf shrub in SW
Perry Pond Bog
Sedge
Dom:Carex comosa,Dulichium arundinaceum, Juncus sp.,Carex utriculata,Scirpus cyperinus, Vaccinium macrocarpa, Sphagnum mat; Vaccinium corymbosum, Clethra alnifolia, Lyonia ligustrina,Ilex verticulata
on sand and gravel
Plainfield Cemetary
Benedict Pond
21
Nuphar variegatum-Nymphaea odorata community; Chamaedaphne calyculata-Picea mariana community
Cedar Lake
Cedar/Hardwood
mostly Acer rubrum;understory mostly Clethra alnifolia;Vaccinium corymbosum;Phragmites australis in SW corner;Berberis thungergii, Euonymus alata at SW edge in upland
several sickly/dead cedars in middle SW;5-6 healthy young cedars at SW end on slightly higher ground;drained beaver pond
Obwebetuck Hill
Dry Subacidic Forest
Ash/Hickory Glade
GPS Field Data
GPS Trimble GeoExplorer3
notable community due to geography; somewhat transitional
CT2G4A1000
Unavailable
Terrestrial Forested
DSF
Killingworth Cedar Swamp
Bokum Road
Clethra alnifolia @ southern edge;several small cedars SW of polygon;microstegium in bordering yard to west
nearly pure stand of cedar;some red maple mixed in canopy;
Thorpe Mountain
Acidic Rocky Summit Outcrop
Scrub Oak
scrub oak scrub - deciduous woodland complex; polygon boundary accuracy lower than norm due to poor 2004 digital image
CT1A2A0000
AcRSO
Grassy Glade/Bald
bald , maybe in complex with scrub oak scrub; polygon boundary accuracy lower than norm due to poor 2004 digital image
scrub oak mixed woodland - bald complex; polygon boundary accuracy lower than norm due to poor 2004 digital image
scrub oak scrub - deciduous woodland complex with scattered balds
Keeney Cove
Floodplain Forest
Undifferentiated
CT2B1A0000
9
FF
Pierson Lane Site
Low Floodplain
Not enough data
used soils for boundaries
4
Seymour State Park and Higganum Meadows WMA
Alluvial Marsh
CT 2005 Coastal Infrared Ortho Photo
2
North Spectacle Pond
Farmington River
High Floodplain
Maybe High Floodplain; using 162 ft NGVD (= ACoE 10% annual probably el) as boundary between Low and High; may be too high
Naugatuck State Forest
CT 2006 Color NAIP Ortho Photo
Pinus rigida, Scizachyrium scoparium, Carex cf. pensylvanica, Amelanchier, Quercus
Devine 2008: grassy glade-summit outcrop mosaic with several pitch pines round edge and a few "shrub oak" (unknown if scrub oak)
bald-scrub complex
Pitch Pine
?pitch pine woodland - bald complex on steep ledges; don't know if/how much pine is pitch
scrub oak scrub - mixed woodland - bald complex, possible Kalmia dominance in northern section
?bald - deciduous woodland complex; is there also scrub oak?
?pine woodland; suspect pine is pitch
Bird Peak
Menunketesuck River
Intertidal Marsh
Freshwater Marsh
CE1B3A0000
Estuarine
IM
Big Pond/Point O' Woods
Brackish Marsh
used also 2004 Digital Ortho Photo for delineation
CE1B2A0000
Bear Mountain
Barrier East of Quiambog Cove
Beachshore
Salt
CE1C3A0000
B
Mill River
possible oligohaline; unstable due to diking and draining - degrading
Meigs Point
Coastal Woodland/Shrubland
Woodland/Shrubland
CWS
Willard Island, Hammonasset Beach State Park
mainly in northern portion of poly
Hammonasset State Park
May no longer flood due to upstream flood control, based on LIDAR 2000 elevation
The Hedgehog
Subacidic Rocky Summit Outcrop
Cedar Woodland
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi,Carex hirsutella
relatively spp poor, this site more transitional to subacidic than many
CT1A4A0000
SubRSO
Houstonia longigolia,Potentilla arguta,Pychanthemum clinopodoides,Polygonum tenue,Polygata verticillata,Cuscata pentagona,Carex hirsutella
one of 2 hottest cedar glades known in CT*; rarer subset of G3 (globally vulnerable) community rare uncommon species concentration
3
Quincy Road
Sandplain Grassland
Eight Mile River Wild and Scenic Study, 2003
Schizachrym scoparium - Hypericum gentianoides comm
very small isolated occurence
Beaver Brook Rd
Pinus rigida / Quercus ilicifolia comm, lacks Pinus rigida
With dry deciduous forest inclusions
Lyme Acidic Rocky Summit
Juniperus virginiana woodlands assoc
Large, pristine
Lyme Subacidic Forest
Carya glabra - Fraxinus americana forest association
Complex of C-F woodland and forest, rich and poor regimes
Fenwick Association
Coastal Grassland
abundant Liatris
restoration activity
CG
CE1C1A0000
5
Mumford Cove Beach
41
steep bald with scattered pitch pine and red pine shrubs and/or trees; check Moorhead Carex cumulata and Pinus resinosa 1998 reports
Great Mountain Forest
Acidic Red/Black Spruce Basin Swamp
Great Mountain Forest Conservation Evaluation, 2000
CP2B2A4000
AcR/BSS
Unnamed CT River Beachshore
Riverine
upper sandy mainland shore under canopy gap
Ragged Mountain
abundant oak
5.1
2.6
1.311
Penwood State Park
AerialPhoto Interpretation using GPS Field Data
Artemisia cf. campestris ssp. caudata, Elymus canadensis
Artemisia campestris dominant on open rock
Norwalk Islands
Sheffield/Shea Island, area is being encroached with shrubs - restoration potential is high
possible beach at park; recreational disturbance
Dart Island
upper sandy mainland shore, signif portion under canopy, interpolated btw canopy gaps
Alluvial Swamp
Elcode is for Alluvial Swamp
Sand/gravel pit off NE cor
Sparsely Vegetated Sand
Eight Mile East Branch headwaters Sands
Schizachyrium scoparium - Hypericum gentianoides community
?bald/woodland complex, can't tell if any scrub oak
complex of scrub oak scrub, bald, and scrub oak deciduous woodland
complex of bald & deciduous woodland
?looks like bald in stereo
Lamentation Mountain
Carya-Fraxinus;Juniperus;Cornus racemosa;Multiflora rose on edge; small amount of cedar between Carya and rock
2.8
1.473
Carya - Fraxinus;Juniperus; Quercus illicifolia;sumac;rose;Corydalis sempervirens;Danthonia
4.8
2.3
1.04
bald - scrub oak scrub [or heath only?] complex
Patchogue River
Salt Marsh
CE1B1A0000
10
Still River Floodplain/Woodlot
bald - scrub oak complex; polygon boundary accuracy lower than norm due to poor 2004 digital image
bald or bald - scrub oak scrub complex; polygon boundary accuracy lower than norm due to poor 2004 digital image
bald - scrub oak scrub - mixed woodland complex; polygon boundary accuracy lower than norm due to poor 2004 digital image
Lord Cove
Typha angustifolia-Hibiscus moscheutos; Phragmites australis temporarily flooded grasslands; grading into freshwater - Zizania aquatica-Pontederia cordata
Essex Great Meadows
Typha X glauca-Hibiscus moschetos;Scirpus robustus;A.rubrum-F.pennsylvanica/Polygonum spp;Phragmites australis;Amaranthus cannabinus;Sagittaria subulata-Zannichellia palustris;Z.aquatica-P.cordata
extensive stands of native Phragmites
Joshua Creek
Hamburg Cove
Post Cove
Branford River
phragmites
?or grassland
Patchaug Pond
Chamaecyparis thyoides
pure cedar in spots; namely the SE and SW tips of the poly
on man-made pond berm; based on LIDAR 2000 el using 156' -158' as Low/High transition
Wilcox Barrier Beach
Pleasure Beach, Waterford
37
South Spectacle Pond
Great Island
unditched
Beckley Bog, The Nature Conservancy
Ash Creek
Hatchet/Marsh Pond
Uncommon comm,rare and uncommon spp, tons of damselflies and dragonflies,Carex pseudocyperus,Potentilla palustris,Saracenia purpurea,Pectinatella magnifica
sedge-dominated fen,possibly former poor fen transition into shrub swamp
Peak Mountain
thin summit spine w/ lush forb dom herb layer, may not be as large as mapped
West Mountain
Cerastium nutans
very large occurrence of Carya-Fraxinus forest on steep E facing slope form matrix v. lg meta-occurrence Subacdic Rock Summit/Outcrop/Cedar glade
Mill Brook
Goshen Fields
little bluestem, switchgrass
Niering Preserve; managed grassland
Brickyard Rd
Sand Plain Communities of the Connecticut River Valley, 2003
lakebed and sand gravel, recently but not currently mined, high quality sand patches and sandplain grassland
I-291Sands
remnant dune exposed at highway interchange
Mica Ledges
steep bald with a few pitch pine round edge; Gluck observed 2009
pitch pine-scrub oak(?) woodland; Gluck observed pitch pine 2009, scrub oak inferred from aerial imagery
steep exposed ledge and brow; Gluck observed 2009, 12 pitch pine in ~1/20 ac
The Sugarloaf
Carex hirsutella, Arabis missouriensis
stunted Carya-Fraxinus open forest w/ grassy sedgy herb layer (Muhlenbergia sobolifera dominant)
upper sandy mainland shore, signif portion under canopy, may not be sand
West Branch Farmington River
?may be complex of marsh and/or open water (beaver impnd?) and alluvial grassland; probably too high to flood by river now due to upstream flood control based on LIDAR 2000 elevation; CHECK BOUND WITH NAIP imagery
Alluvial Grassland/Outcrop
Grassland
Carex torta community, unknown how much Phalaris
AllG/O
Southington Mountain
scrubby deciduous woodland-bald-scrub complex
Quinipiac River, Wallingford
Mount Sanford
3.4
1.286
Haley Farm Bog
Mill Brook Floodplain
Acer saccharinum/Boehmeria cylindrica; Acer Saccharinum/Onoclea sensibilis
Hartford Dike
Rock Road Bog
Vaccinium corymbosum-Rhododendron viscosum
Shunock Kettle Bog
Cephalanthus occidentalis,Clethra alnifolia,Chamaedaphne calyculata,Decadon verticullatus,Sphagnum spp.,Vaccinium corymbosum,Rhododendron viscosum, Nymphaea/Nuphar(in open water)
shrub thicket in part; heavy commercial development (ex. theatre, grocery store) around edge
scrubby mixed and deciduous woodland-bald complex, with pitch pine frequent
Mount Frissell
Short Mountain
6.3
2.5
1.8
4.9
1.601
7.6
1.483
2.2
1.1
0.87
Glastonbury Meadows
Sherwood Millpond
Sleeping Giant State Park
Griswold Cedar Swamp
Chamaecyparis thyoides,Acer rubrum; Clethra alnifolia, Lindera benzoi, Cornus spp. -2, Ilex verticillata, tussock forming sedge
lots of garbage dumped along road adjacent to swamp including toilet, sink and vanity
Lieutenent River
Spartina alterniflora-Lilaeopsis chinensis; Typha angustifolia-Hibiscus mosheutos; Phragmites australis temporarily flooded grasslands; grades into fresh with Zizania and Eriocaulon communities
oxbow slough marsh
Cephalanthus occidentalis
aquatic shrub swamp with pool (open water and/or alluvial marsh) and Quercus palustris on borders
?oxbow slough marsh;  may in part be open water
scrub-bald-deciduous woodland complex; pretty sure of scrub oak from aerial imagery
Quinipiac River/Meetinghouse Brook
Platanus occidentalis visible from "Live Maps"
Wahle observed this area ~1994, very sandy, disturbed by ORVs,
young forest grown up on shore of dug pond (borrow pit?)
?looks like Phalaris, but may only be post-agricultural grassland
Hollenbeck River
possibly combine with the rest of Robbins Swamp stuff and not separate as alluvial swamp
Benton Hill Fen
Rich Fen
Carex lasiocarpa and Dasiphora floribunda codominant, 130 cm of muck/peat with pH = 8.0; Moorhead, Metzler, Barrett 1996
CP3A1B1000
RF
Woodland
Larix laricina, Pinus strobus
Moorhead 1996-2001, 2009, but peat/muck substrate not confirmed
Circumneutral Spring Fen
Moorhead 2009
CP3A1A1000
CirSF
Mount Riga
?deciduous woodland; cant see anything that looks a lot like scrub oak; might be ash-hickory instead
Beaver Brook
Carex lasiocarpa / Chamaedaphne calyculata community
Peaks SE of Bingham Pond
scrub oak deciduous woodland with a little bald
Round Mountain
rock knob
Brace Mountain
maybe some scrub oak; bald portion looks like steep ledges
bald or bald - scrub oak scrub complex
scrub oak deciduous woodland; polygon boundary accuracy lower than norm due to poor 2004 digital image
Manresa Island
West Peak
1.138
4.2
1.192
wineberry
5.5
4.1
1.321
Cheshire Ridge
need to add Lisa's field data
15% rock,10% sedge grass,marginal site-shady, lots of undergrowth,could be ash-hickory forest in making (early succession)
3.8
0.908
Great Pond
Freshwater Aquatic
Coastal Plain Pond
FA
Upper Hamburg Cove
Birch Plain Creek
Hatchett Point
Little Pond Barrier Beach
Big Pond Barrier Beach
In part alluvial swamp
bald-scrub oak woodland with a some pine trees
bald - deciduous woodland complex.  Scrub oak also?
Stony Creek Marshes
also referenced 2006 NAIP imagery
research areas (UNH); used also the 2006 NAIP imagery to delineate
?pretty sure this still floods  - <= 4 ft above LIDAR water elevation; Moorhead observed N end in 2005 or 2007
looks on imagery like shrub or scrubby woodland swamp with alluvial marsh inclusions
?may no longer flood due to upstream flood control, based on LIDAR 2000 elevation and Moorhead 2009 observations nearby
Ashwillet
Acer rubrum
East River
Typha angustifolia-Hibiscus moscheutos;  Spartina alterniflora-Lilaeopsis chinensis; Phragmites australis temporarily flooded grasslands
Salt Meadow Sanctuary
Black Hall River
Spartina alterniflora-Lilaeopsis chinensis; Scirpus pungens-Scirpus robustus; Spartina patens-Agrostis stolonifera brackish meadow; Typha angustifolia-Hibiscus moscheutos; Phragmites australis temporarily flooded grasslands
managed grassland
Latham Bog
Other/Unique
abandoned cranberry bog; referenced also 2006 NAIP imagery for delineation
maybe some scrub oak scrub
Simsbury Great Pond
Simsbury Airport
North Branford Cedar Pond
scattered cedar in shrub thicket
Still River, New Milford
revisit and modify;   appears to be mostly low floodplain on alluvium
revisit and modify;   evidence of marsh, swamp and drier habitats all on alluvium
treed area on Saco silt loam
Still River, Brookfield
Pomperaug River
mix of hydric and non hydric soils
Pinnacle Rock
Hopyard Road
Dulchium arundinacea/Sphagnum spp. comm,occuring here w/ Vaccinium corymbosum seasonallyflooded shrublands
no exotics/invasives
Burnhams Brook
Carya glabra - Fraxinus americana forests association
poorly developed, resized from original polygon
Knowlton Pond
Higganum Meadows
portion has been burned
Ragland
Isanthus brachiatus on ridgeline
Bear Hill, Woodbury
Watrous Point-Turtle Creek
bald with heath and/or scrub oak
Bluff Head
Sporobolis heterolepis
poly delineated using aerial photo interp based on gps location;gps data for point only (not shown)
3.6
0.202
mixed pitch pine-deciduous-scrub oak woodland
East Peak
Deadman's Swamp
Acer saccharinum/Onoclea sensilis
woodland physiognomy
? probably planted Pinus strobus dominated canopy over Acer rubrum, on partly rip-rapped island just below flood control dam -- not sure that it still floods; Moorhead 2005
Oronoque
Phragmites; inquire about restoration
bald with maybe a little scrub oak scrub
complex bald and woodland; unsure if scrub oak present
Beeslick Pond, The Nature Conservancy
?no field data for this area -- looks on aerial imagery like sedge fen to E of pond
scrub oak wixed woodland
Moorhead- Pinus strobus bog woodland; Andromeda glaucophylla,Calopogen tuberosus,Vaccinum oxycoccos,Kalmia polifolia
Chauncy Peak
1.2
tiger beetles
5.8
1.475
2.7
1.447
on quarry edge
3.2
1.7
1.196
Quercus rubra; Berberis thunbergii, Celastrus orbiculatus, Cardamine impatiens, Eounymus alatus
weedy high floodplain forest; Moorhead 1999, 2002
complex of shrub and forested swamp
Walton Pond - Winding Trails
Bradley International Airport
mostly native herbaceous assemblage, v. good habitat for rare inverts, present not dominant - Echium vulgare
sparsely vegetated open sand of evident former excavation, forested in 1985
?LIDAR elevation says most of this poly 2-4 ft above LIDAR water elevation; looks from aerials like Acer platanoides in part
?or may be low floodplain; used LIDAR 2000 elevation 2-4' above adj river elevation
Moorhead 2002
May not have flooded since 1955 & flood control; LIDAR 2000 says 4-10' above adj river elevation
Sugar maple - Bitternut hickory (Acer saccharum- Carya cordiformis) temporarily flooded forests; Dicentra cucullaria
rich mesic high floodplain; Moorhead observed this flooded Apr 2007
Moorhead 2008, observed south end; may be complexed with low floodplain
Old Farms Road Site
Acer saccharum-Fraxinus americana/Carex sprengelii: ; Carex davisii, Hydrophyllum virginianum
mapped as EO and called "nice" by Moorhead in 2002, 2007; invasives (Berberis th, Euonymus) still not dominant in 2007, though present
based on LIDAR 2000 el using 156' -158' as Low/High transition, 166' as upper lim of high
Elymus wiegandii
based on LIDAR 2000 el using 156' -158' as Low/High transition, 166' as upper lim of high; Moorhead 2002
East Side of Farmington River
Acer saccharum-Fraxinus americana/Carex sprengelii; Silene stellata
Moorhead 2002, based on LIDAR 2000 el using 156' -158' as Low/High transition, 166' as upper lim of high
Five Mile River
Coastal Bluffs and Headlands
Cedar Bluff
private - data from Rosza; verified w/ maps.live
CBH
Quinnipiac River
used also 2004 BW Digital Ortho Photo for delineation
used also 2004 BW Ortho Photo for delineation
Gridley Mountain
possibly some scrub oak
Onion Mountain
3.3
1.105
red spruce swamp
Dennison Brook
Rhododendrom viscosum,Vaccimium corymbosum,Clethra alnifolia, Sphagnum spp.; near earthen dam: Carex spp./Sphagnum mat,Tawny cottongrass,Eriophorum virginicum,Vaccinium macrocarpon
formed by earthen dam w/ outlet stream, most of fen to the N
scrub-scrubby deciduous woodland complex; pretty sure of scrub oak from aerial imagery
deciduous scrub-bald complex; pretty sure of scrub oak from aerial imagery
Tilia, Carex sprengelii
nice levee and river bank forest, though essentially linear
? deciduous woodland, not sure if scrub oak present
? bald with grass or scrub oak and some pine
scrub oak deciduous woodland-bald complex
scrub oak scrub with ~5% bald and some sparse deciduous woodland
maybe some scrub oak
bald/steep ledges, cut off poolygon at state line because no digital coverage
bald - scrub oak scrub complex
scrub oak scrub or maybe red oak stunted forest with scrub oak understory
Acer rubrum, Fraxinus nigra; Rhamnus cathartica
tall shrub thicket in open woodland; Rhamnus cathartica dominant; Moorhead 1996, 2009
Acer saccharinum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana, Quercus palustris, Prunus serotina, Toxicodendorn radicans, Matteuccia struthiopteris;  Celastrus orbiculatus, Lonicera morrowii
in many places transitional to high floodplain forest, with inclusions of alluvial marsh in small sloughs; weedy on riverside levee, especially
based on LIDAR 2000 elevation 2-4 ft above adj river elevation
Acer saccharum (mature); Dicentra canadensis (only alluvial site in CT), Hydrophyllum virginianum
?rich mesic mature high floodplain forest, in good condition, w/ rare plants, unique on upper river; probably not flooded since 1955 & flood control; 4-10 ft above LIDAR water el; not flooded in 2007
bald-grassy/sedgy deciduous woodland complex
Rock Rimmon
?mixed scrubby white(?) pine-deciduous woodland-bald complex; not sure about the scrub oak
Ridge West of Barkhamsted Reservoir
can't tell if scrub oak -- Moorhead may have notes from May 1993
Upper Housatonic Valley Floodplain
Acer saccharum-Fraxinus americana/Carex sprengalii; Acer saccharinum/Onoclea sensibilis; Acer saccharinum/Ageratina altissima
Green Falls River
Sherwood Island State Park, Alvord Beach
Fuller Mountain
GPS Trimble ProXR
1.471
2.4
1.166
2.9
1.489
1.405
West River
Farmington River Mouth
Acer saccharinum/Boehmeria sensibilis; Acer saccharinum/Onoclea sensibilis; Platanus occidentalis-Acer negundo temporally flooded forests; Acer saccharinum/Ageratina altissima
Rocky Hill Meadows
Acer saccharinum-Populus deltoides temporarily flooded forest types; From note - may also include Quercus palustris-Fraxinus pennsylvanica temporarily flooded forest
St Johns Ledges
very steep bald - deciduous woodland complex; unkonw if/how much scrub oak
The Bar
Barrier North of Waterford Island
Goshen Cove
Bluff Point/Bushy Point Beach
Crowleys Corner
one section on brow of summit w/ Q. ilicifolia thicket
pristine open woodland+shrubland on steep ledges, not much human use, no invasisves, intact lichen
Short Beach
23
Stonington Ram Point
Robbins Swamp Wildlife Area
Circumneutral Northern White Cedar Swamp
CP2B1A1000
CirNWCS
Green Falls Bog
Ledyard Center Cedar Swamp
mostly Acer rubrum w/ mixed age Chamaecyparis thyoides;Pinus strobus at edges;Clethra alnifolia;Berberis thunbergii,Celastris orbiculata,Cynanchum
mostly red maple; invasives at upland border
Assekonk
Eight Mile River West, Subacidic Forest
Carya glabra - Fraxinus americana forests assoc
scrubby mixed woodland-steep open ledge-bald complex; can't tell how much of evergreen component is pitch pine
scrubby decdiuous woodland-scrub oak scrub-bald complex
bald-scrub complex; scrub oak probably present
scrubby deciduous woodland-bald complex
?mixed woodland on outcrop, ; cant see anything that looks a lot like scrub oak
?deciduous woodland on steep ledges;; cant see anything that looks a lot like scrub oak; might be ash-hickory instead
Lions Head
bald with a couple of evergreen trees, maybe also with scrub oak, but looks grassy
possible scrub oak present
includes heath and woodland
deciduous woodland - bald complex; might be ash-hickory instead
NE Riga Plateau
scrub oak scrub w/ scattered deciduous trees & trace of bald
Pine Swamp
Picea rubens, Pinus strobus,Bazzania, Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides
Swamp forest w Red spruce assoc to codominant; but probably not entire polygon; check w Chris Mangels
Spruce Swamp
All forest, Picea rubens swamp re Mehrhoff 1988 report w/ no map, diigitized based on aerials, Picea pointy, Tsuga&Pinus round-topped; less sure of NE lobe of swamp
Goshen Wildlife Area
All forest, with Picea rubens assoc tree, in parts codominant, of/w Tsuga-dom
Cold Spring Brook Barrier
undergoing significant erosion
Lantern Hill
need to add field data
5.6
0.674
0.548
3.1
0.706
0.834
5.3
0.802
The Knolls
Houstonia longifolia,Carex hirsutella,Sphenopholis nitida
large species poor Carya-Fraxinus forest w/ Juniperus virginiana,Tsuga + Pinus strobus, heavy deer browse
state-rare, G3 (globally vulnerable) community, withdraw helps keep open, deer overbrowse
possible Carex oligocarpa (not confirmed)
large relatively simply Carya-Fraxinus forest, spp richer towards S end
West Hartford Reservoir
Houstonia longifolia,Prenanthes if. serpentaria
fairly spp poor Carya-Fraxinus/Carex-pennsylvanica forest
Woodland physiognomy
complex forest, woodland, and shrub swamp
scrub-scrubby deciduous woodland-steep bald complex, with deciduous forest inclusions
?scrub oak scrub - mixed woodland complex
Laurel Ledge
bald-scrub oak scrub & deciduous woodland complex with scattered low pitch pine
Congamond Lakes, sand/gravel pit
high potential for rare inverts especially tiger beetle
despite artificial origin, high integrity plant comm
New Britain Ave
Carex bicknelli,Tephrosia virginiana
former RR right-of-way,doesn't look like much but has a native-dominated comm w/ high integrity,to note-located in bad neighborhood
baldscrubby deciduous woodland complex
?scrubby deciduous woodland on brow of drop-off; can see heath, unsure about scrub oak
Salmon River
Eriocaulon
low marsh
? deciduous woodland; maybe oak-Deschampsia?
upper sandy mainland shore under canopy gap at state park pull-off; recreational disturbance
Haddam Island
Possible dredge spoils in origin
upper sandy mainland shore w/o canopy, adj to cleared area
Selden Cove
mouth of cove sandy beach, unvegetated
upper sandy mainland shore w/o canopy, nr leared, mowed area; adj to sand barren
complex scrub, open woodland, and <5% bald, ~50% Kalmia
inclusions of grassy glade/bald, prob. <=5%
?scrub oak deciduous woodland;part of poly is Kalmia woodland/forest; lower accuracy due to poor digital image
I-291 Interchange
Cicindela formosa and Cicindela scutellaris
I-291 Powerline
Mitchell College Dunes
Ocean Beach
Jennings Beach
East Branch Salmon Brook
?High FP based on LIDAR 2000 el >= 4 ft above water elevation
bald-scrubby deciduous woodland complex; hard to tell if scrub oak present
looks pretty good for pitch pine on aerial imagery
scrub-bald-mixed and deciduous woodland complex, with scattered pitch pine
Tephrosia virginiana (2 v. large populations), Salix tristis, Prunus pumila
former RR right-of-way,plant comm of high integrity
open sedgy cedar glade on south-facing nose of ridge
Quercus ilicifolia;Gaylussacia baccata;Schizachyrium; small patches of Rumex acetosella
mosaic of bare rock,scrub pockets and grass/sedge; low abundance of invasives; foot traffic
1.4
0.973
Antennaria;Viola;Helianthus divaricatus;Ostrya dominant tall shrub w/ much wind/ice damage;"bonsai" Ostrya
1.013
island pendant bar
island flank
Kelsey Island Marsh
used also 2004 BW Ortho for delineation
Folley Brook
Scantic Bog
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Rhynchospora alba; Dulichium arundinacea/Sphagnum spp. community
Silas Hall Pond
beaver flooded in part
Milford Point
Harborview Beach
Lynde Point
Mount Pisgah
?scrubby summit woodland with 1-2 pitch pine; presence of scrub oak infered from aerial imagery; Gluck observed winter 2009
Schizachyrium scoparium; Gentiana quinquefolia, Carex cryptolepis
sandy-gravelly-cobbly scoured riverside prairie/barren with Schizachyrium scoparium; invasive shrubs encroaching; Moorhead 2005, 2006, 2007
Acer saccharum, Ulmus americana, Carpinus caroliniana, Tsuga canadensis
?high flood plain presumed by LIDAR 2-foot countour and stereo; not sure still floods because of flood control
Horse Pond
Sandy shallow draw-down pond, exposed in summer
Uncas Pond
sandy draw-down shores on edge of pond
Cottrell Marsh
research marsh
Vaccinium vacillans;Comandra;Danthonia
Scrub Oak;shrubby w/ some tree oak;outcrop and grassy areas
Bald Peak
scrub oak scrub with a little bald
Pratt Cove
Route 2 Sands
More grown up than svy_site 1
Trap ridge N of The Hedgehog2
Potentilla arguta
Forb-rich in powerline ROW, v. lush w/ Helianthus divaricatus,Pycnanthemum incanum + other Pycnanth. spp+legumes
Polygonum tenue,Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon v. sphaerocarpon
grassy sedgy cdr gld in power line ROW, leaning to acid
Lake Hayward Bog
add polygons to include areas to north and east grades into shrub thicket field check to south
Riverdale Fen
Vernon Acidic Fen
heavy deer browse
5.4
1.615
pine woodland-bald-scrub oak scrub complex;suspect pine is pitch; poly boundary accuracy lower than norm poor image
?complex pine woodland & bald; not sure pines are Pinus rigida
?scrub oak deciduous woodland; maybe bald - deciduous woodland without scrub oak
scrub oak scrub - bald complex; ca. 15-20% bald
Deadwood swamp with complex of marsh and open water
complex with shrubland
bald with significant cover of shrub and/or tree-size pitch pine; don't know for sure that evergreen cover is pitch pine
Farmill River, Pine Rock Park
South Mountain
recent fire
Willington Cedar Swamp
Plainfield Cedar Swamp
Pachaug Great Meadows
Clayville Pond Cedar Swamp
Bluff Point Coastal Reserve
little blue stem, switchgrass
Preston City
Nells Island
upper sandy mainland shore under canopy gap; looks dark, maybe not sand, maybe ballast
Windham Center
sparse cedar
Chester Creek
upper sandy mainland shore, partly shaded,  adj to residences; presumed recreational disturbance
upper sandy mainland shore w/o canopy; very narrow
Old Black Point Spit
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Picea mariana; Vaccinium corymbosum-Rhododendron viscosum; C. calyculata-Rhynchospora alba; Gaylussacia baccata dwarf shrublands; Carex stricta temporarily flooded grasslands;  (R. alba/S. cuspidatum - here with Carex limosa)
Totoket Mountain
Carya glabra/ovata, Acer saccharum, Quercus rubra, Fraxinus americana, Ostrya virginiana (seedlings), Vaccinium angustifolium - few patches, grass/sedge 90%, Microstegeum
brow of cliff bald
large bald-deciduouswoodland-scrub complex; unknown if scrub oak present; occasional red cedar
?deciduous woodland-bald complex with a few pitch pine; can't tell if any scrub oak
?complex deciduous scrub, bald and pitch pine scrub; probably post-fire; shrub-size tree oaks present, can't tell if scrub oak present
Mattabasset River, Berlin
Waterford Unnamed Knoll
CHECK 2005 TSECT t2 NOTES
Complex of scrub oak scrub & bald w scattered tall-shrub-size Q montana & rubra (CHECK FIELD NOTES); Moorhead lastobs 2005
Bear Hill, Middletown
?scrub oak deciduous woodland, re Metzler, late 1970s
outcrop with a pitch pine or two;
pitch pine-[presumed] scrub oak mixed woodland; Gluck (~2000 or later) pretty sure this is a spot he saw pitch pine
Brainard Road
remnant dune previously mined, heavily used for ATV rec, garbage dumping, etc
dry grassland
windshield survey only, potential habitat for rare inverts
Leptoloma cognatum,Desmodium ciliare,Asclepias amplexiculis,Polygonella articulata (@ N limit of range),Ceamothus americanus
large dry grassland,invasives not more prominent than natives,Rumex acetoella most abundant then Elytrigia repeus
Beseck Mountain
5.9
3.7
1.363
Celtis occidentalis, Carex davisii
nice high floodplain forest with some less common tree spp. (e.g., Celtis), weedy furthur away from levee; Moorhead 2002
Acer saccharum-Fraxinus americana/Carex sprengelii; Carex davisii, elymus villosus, nesting woodcock
nice large high flood plain forest, with alluvial forest slough inclusion; Moorhead 2002
Hurlburt Pond
poor fen borders much of pond, only larger areas mapped
Middle Reservoir
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Triadenum virginicum; Cephalanthus occidentalis/Glyceria canadensis community
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1.403
4.3
1.458
used also 2005 Infared Coastal Ortho Photos for delineation
possible habitat for rare inverts
Leptoloma cognatum
Schizachryium scoparium and Danthonia spicata co-dominant
Rhododendron canadense, Vaccinium oxycossos, Kalmia polifolia, Saracenia purpurea, Picea mariana
bog may be growing up relatively rapidly, rare invert potential; habitat for multiple restricted bog plants
Dry Acidic Forest
Stratified Sand and Gravel
Pitch pine dominant in part
CT2E1A0000
DAF
Oak-dominated
Complexed with Alluvial Grassland
Maybe high; shrubby woodland on island in impoundment
Based on LIDAR elevations, but some of imagery suggest high floodplain
May not have flooded since 1955 & subsequent flood control
Some areas may have  not flooded since 1955 & subsequent flood control
highest part in middle (6+ ft above LIDAR 2000 adj river elevation) may be fossil
West Rock Ridge State Park
High Rock
Moore Brook
Moorhead 1999: Carex stricta var. strictior (prob. mis-IDed by Bliss as aquatilis), Carex lacustris, Carex stricta, Carex interior
?subtype ID?  matches extent of Bliss's (1984) original Typha-Alnus-Carex aquatilis-Salix candida type; Moorhead 1999; STILL NEED TO OUT Phragmites AREAS
Pawson Marsh
Wangunk Meadows
Acer saccharinum/Onoclea sensibilis
Mount Horr
Carex hirsutella,Carex bicknelli-in both forest and outcrop,Lechea minor in outcrop
Carya-Fraxinus forest, lg lens of amphibolite;Subacidic Rocky Summit/Outcrop - both grassy gland/bald and Cedar Glade contained in polygon
pure young stand
Huckleberry Swamp
Carex alata (on S border of polygon)
Moorhead 1996, observed Carex alata on S edge of polygon, but no other field data; mapped by Norris & Sibley 1991 as potenital Salix pedicellaris habitat
this fen boundary based on Norris' & Sibley's 1991 boundary of "potential habitat foer Salix pedicellaris"; CHEKC MOORHEAD 1996 ROUTE OF SURVEY
Betula pumila, Salix candida, Salix pedicellaris (in polygon or very close to S borders)
Moorhead  1996: explored at least S portion of this polygon, and observed fen dwarf shrubs in this poly or very close to S borders
steep SE-facing cdr gld w/ some old-age Juniperus, herb layer dominated by Anthoxanum odoratum
3.9
1.5
garlic mustard
more oak present than is generally characteristic of community type/subtype
1.9
1.071
Eight Mile River Marsh
Sensitive fern - River bulrush - Cattail (Onoclea sensibilis - Schoenoplectus fluviatilis - Typha spp.) comm
Rank forb meadow, grading into intertidal flat comm.
Cytec Corp
scattered post oak
King Phillip Mountain/Talcott Mountain State Park
Elymus trachycaulus,Potentilla arguta,Solidago squarrosa,Elymus canadensis,Artemisia cf. campestris ssp. caudata
high hiker traffic,wide gravel carriage path should be reduced to trail,ecotonal comm where d.subacid frst meets brow ledge
Carya - Fraxinus;Rubus phoenicea;Scirpus verecundas;Poa compressa;Cardamine parviflora;Carex albicans;Piptochaetium;Hedeoma;Myosotis verna;Ranunculus micranthus;Oryzopsis aspera;Viburnum rafinesqueanum
field notes refer to this as East Peak 1 as well
Hammock River Marsh
see Chris Elphick, UConn for bird data
Carting Island
Peacock Island included in poly - refer to topo; Phragmites; inquire about restoration
Unnamed Housatonic River Marsh
Fowler Island
bald-scrub complex on convex knoll outcrop, with one cf. pitch pine
Picea rubens, Picea mariana,Larix laricina,Tsuga canadensis, Pinus strobus,Acer rubrum, Betula allaghaniensis, Betula cordifolia?Nemopanthus mucronata,Ilex laevigata,Vaccinium corymbosum
polys delineated also w/ reference to 2004 BW stereo pairs; Complex Picea rubens woodland & open shrubland
Wilcox Island
Acer saccharinum/Ageratina altissima community
unvegetated shore of vegetated part of pandent bar
mouth of cove sandy shore, thinly vegetated
swamp forest & woodland
complex mixed pitch pine -deciduous woodland, bald and deciduous forest; can't tell if scrub oak present
Lyme Powerline
in some measure resembling Dulichium arundinacea/Sphagnum spp comm, in diff formation
saturated short temperate grasslands formation?
Governor's Highway
Subacidic Cold Talus Forest/Woodland
Acer saccharum - Fraxinus americana / Deparia acrostichoides
possible cold variant
CT1C3A1000
SubCTFW
East Barndoor Hill
rare: Houstonia longifolia,Senecio pauperculus,Pycanthemum clinopodoides,Prenanthes serpentaria. Old cut stumps of Juniperus virginiana present.
large open Carya-Fraxinus forest w/ cedary woodland inclusions. Important for species richness, large size. deer browse generally heavy,comm appears to become more closed
upper sandy mainland shore, signif portion under canopy
Calves Island
DiamondbackTerrapin habitat to the south
sand barren on dredge spoil island
upper sandy mainland shore w/o canopy upstream of jetty; poss recreational distrurbance
Windham Cedar Swamp
low bush blueberry in SE area; Baptesia at nearby christmas tree farm
NE portion cedar and w. pine-gives over completely to w. pine farmost NE;SE portion white pine and red oak-no cedar obsvd
Middle Reservior
may be ephemeral/unstable
upstream end of island shore
Kings Island
small open-canopy bar below mouth of trib and/or effluent discharge ditch
may be too stony for riverine beachshore classification
New Milford Riverside Outcrop
Outcrop
polygon delineated from gps'd linear feature (not shown); gps data representative of line, not poly
1.442
Platanus occidentalis, Ulmus americana, Carex bromoides, invasive herbs, shrubs, and vines
Moorhead sampled 2005
Moorhead observed 2005; in places a woodland
based on imagery and LIDAR elevation; woodland physiognomy
Houstonia longifolia
summit cedar glade turning into cedar forest
Beachdale Pond
Vaccinium corymbosum, Clethra alnifolia, Carpinus caroliniana - all at upland edge
nearly pure with some Acer rubrum near upland edge
unstable due to diking and draining - degrading
Northwest Park
5.2
1.016
Viburnum rafinesquium
0.819
20+ plants of Corydalis flavula
4.4
Celtis occidentalis; Quercus ilicifolia; Quercus prinoides
1.6
1.038
Fowler Mountain
microstygium
1.154
1.46
Goose Island
Typha angustifolia-Hibiscus moscheutos; Spartina alterniflora-Lilaeopsis chinensis; Phragmites australis temporarily flooded grasslands
Nott Island
Typha angustifolia-Hibiscus moscheutos; Phragmites australis temporarily flooded grasslands
scrubby deciduous woodland-bald complex with a few pitch pine
?or fossil high floodplain forest
?bald with 2 cf. pines, with either heath or scrub oak?
mixed deciduous - cedar and/or pine woodland on steep ledges
Juniperus virginiana/communis;Poa compressa;Danthonia;Rosa carolina;Tree oaks and Carya
Windsorville Bog
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Triadenum virginicum community (?); Chamaedaphne calyculata-Picea mariana comunity; Vaccinium corymbosum- Rhododendron viscosum community; Decodon verticillatus semipermanently flooded shrublands
Bethany Bog
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Plains Road Bog
Cephalanthus occidentalis/Glyceria canadensis; Chamaedaphne calyculata-Rhynchospora alba; C. calyculata-Picea mariana; Vaccinium corymbosum/Rhododendron viscosum; Dulichium arundinacea/Sphagnum spp.
check field notes
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For Eastern most point only:Spotted Turtle *need invert inventory;sphagnum near 100% cover,carex comosa
Fairfield Beach
Waterford Town Beach
Stable flats w/ lichens - west end; High dunes - east end
unditched marsh
Potter Pond
very narrow, within floodplain
used also 2004 BW Digital Ortho Photo
Houstonia longifolia (on edge), Carex hirsutella (on edge)
open nature edaphically + fluvially maintained, state-rare, G3 (globally vulnerable) community
Limerock Seep
Lamson Corner Bog
aka Major Curtis Swamp  transitional to poor fen, sedge fen rings central pool
1.469
Cockaponset State Forest
Gluck 2003(?): ca. 8 mature pitch pine 10-12" dbh 40-50' tall, managed woodland on ridge summit; hardwoods cut out and mt laurel bulldozed ca. 2000; some repro since but deer ate em
?scrub oak scrub opening w/ sev evergreen & deciduous trees on 2004 stereo and 2006 NAIP imagery Moorhead observed 8-13-98 but no data
Carex lacustris going to Acer rubrum-Fraxinus nigra/Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum
woodland structure may go on beyond fen boundary
Long Beach/Pleasure Beach
SZ - most extensive sand flat system in CT
SZ - extend boundary to include entire penninsula -separate wetland area (remnant dune
alluvial drawdown swamp in slough: Moorhead 2002
Acer saccharum-Fraxinus americana/Carex sprengelii; Silene stellata, Sphenopholis nitida
highest type of high floodplain forest levee and plain forest, with oaks dominant on the levee; Moorhead 2002
Simsbury Wildlife Area
"pretty ok" silver maple - poison ivy levee and interior floodplain forest, w/ slough inclusion; Moorhead 2002 field notes
complex of high and low floodplain on island; may include some area that no longer floods due to due to upstream flood control, based on LIDAR 2000 elevation >4 ft above adj river elevation; Moorhead observed N p
Mary Brown Pond
Vaccinium corymbosum, Ilex verticillata, sphagnum spp. Clethra alnifolia near edge
evidence of ATV use; cedar mixed with Acer rubrum,Pinus strobus,Tsuga canadensis
Moosup River
Molasses Cedar Swamp
scattered cedar on eastern edge
Taylor Hill Road
Pachaug Great Meadow Brook
Mount Misery Brook
Stonington Barrier
nearly 100% sedge cover
1.285
wineberry (two Carya3-rename)
50% rock,15% sedge grass,marginal site-shady,lots of undergrowth,could be ash-hickory forest in the making (early succession)
Quercus ilicifolia - scattered low shrubland;Juniperus virginiana;Schizachyrium - dominant in grass patches
cliff top bald mosaic, introduced gravel for foot traffic, grass patches, scattered low shrubs
0.876
Woodstock Great Swamp
scattered cedar
Moorhead-Pinus strobus bog woodland;Andromeda glaucophylla,Vaccinum oxycoccos,Kalmia polifolia
upper sandy mainland shore w/o canopy upstream of jetty
Eustasia Island
lateral Island pendant bar
lateral island shore; signif portion with canopy, interpolated between sections with tree canopy; narrow beach
Manitook Mountain South
Houtsonia longifolia,Oxalis violcea,Triosteum augustifolium,Prenanthes serpentaria,Sphenopholis nitida,Arabis drummoudii,Carex striatula(?)
comm clearly become more closed canopy-overtopped cedars, may require fire or other canopy opening to maintain rare species
Western Barndoor Hill
rare: Houstonia longifolia,Senecio pauperculus,Carex hirsutella,Arabis missouriensis,Prenanthes cf. serpentaria,Carex bicknelli,Carex glaucodea
Juniperus dominant Carya-Fraxinus open forest very recently grown from cedar glade. transitional to Subacidic Rock Summit/Outcrop. Generally excellent condition
thorough survey needed as there are for certain numerous spp not noted here
decent size but spp poor deciduous Carya-Fraxinus frst
deciduous woodland-bald complx on summit;steep ledges
Riga Plateau
Picea/Pinus co-dominant swamp border forest, from de novo NAIP imagery review
??deciduous woodland; maybe post logging?
Rocky Neck State Park
Pattagansett
includes areas of shallow water
Mamacoke Island Marshes
Research marsh
Chester Cedar Swamp
West Thompson Reservoir
Bolton Lake Cedar Swamp
mosaic of marsh, shrub swamp, and woodland swamp
West Branch Salmon Brook
Acer rubrum, Pinus strobus, Fraxinus americana, Ulmus americana, Toxicodendron radicans; Berberis thunbergii, Rosa multiflora, Alliaria petiolata
High floodplain with inclusions of Alluvial swamp and Low FP; Moorhead observed east end 2009
Pinus strobus
Quinipiac River/Community Lake
?shrub thicket/woodland boundary delineated using NAIP 2008 imagery; should check with stereo or field
?boundary corresponds to aerial photo signature features but unsure that this = fen boundary; Moorhead recalls woodland structure continues beyond fen in field
West Twin Lake - Washining Lake
no field data
Acer rubrum, Betual pumila, Ilex verticillata, Vaccinium corymbosum, Salix candida, Carex lacustris, Drosera rotundifolia; Salix serissima
shrubby sparse woodland; Moorhead 1996
?using USGS contours plus field observation on opposite bank; no LIDAR available
?with inclusions of alluvial swamp; using USGS contours plus field observation on opposite bank; no LIDAR available
?using USGS contours plus field observation upstream; no LIDAR available
Cromwell Meadows Wildlife Management Area
scrub oak dom, bald 5-10%, and deciduous woodland
disturbed, dead hemlocks
Happyland Sand Pits
Curtis Field
Moorhead
Ten Corners/Indian Hill Brook
Pomfret Cedar Swamp
Kentuck Cedar Swamp
mixed w/ white pine
Cedar-pine-oak Tsuga woodland on near precipitous w/ facing trap ledges, spp poor but uncommon comm type
Sherwood Millpond- Sherwood Island State Park
mostly bare rock,bare dirt/gravel from foot traffic
0.923
deer browse
4.7
1.18
1.062
1.388
Point O' Woods
Tom's Creek
Dry Brook
Acer saccharinum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana, Lapotea canadensis, Ageratina altissima; Carexd davisii, Elymus villosus; Elymus villosus
low floodplain levee forest; Moorhead 2002
Acer saccharinum, Toxicodendron radicans, Carex lupulina, Carex vesicaria, Carex tribuloides
silver maple forest with inclusion of sedge shaded slough
site named called 'Salmon Cove' in historic records
bald-pine (most likely pitch) woodland
?scrub oak deciduous woodland w/ some pitch pine;  Moorhead may have visited in 8-13-1998
bald on bedrock knob summit
lots of little balds but doesn't look like scrub oak; may be in part cedar glade; looks like ~all forest on MA color orthos
Picea bog shrubland and/or woodland
Eight Mile River Bog
Chamaedaphne calyculata - Rhynchospora alba comm
semi-drowned bog - low shrubby fen : may be in developmental transition to shrub swamp check field notes
Hoadley Neck/Stony Creek
Orchard Road Bog
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Picea mariana communi;ty
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Mile Creek Beach
Warren Red Spruce Swamp
Picea rubens swamp re  Mehrhoff 1988 EOR wi/o map showing boundaries; digitized using aerials; looks like Tsuga and/or white pine codominant or dominant
Holleran Swamp
Picea rubens,P mariana,Larix,Tsuga; Gaultheria hispidula,Corallorhiza trifida,Arceuthobium pusillum,Smilacina trifolia,Ledum groenlandicum,Linnaea borealis,Carex magellanica,Gaylussacia dumosa?
All forest with Picea rubens and Picea mariana;  boundary delimits P. mariana-Larix "peat-dome" forest, but Picea rubens may also co-occur in surrounding Tsuga swamp
Lake Winchester Brook Swamp
Picea rubens
Picea rubens stand of ~20 individuals acc. Ardwim & Proctor 1991 EOR with point map; digitized using aerials.
Complex with High &  Low FP; Moorhead observed from across brook 2009
complex of Low and High FP
Nutmeg Road
remnant dune exposed under power line; moderate ATV use
little sandy opening on island pendant bar that is mostly vegetated
?small island pendant bar, dark colored -- not sure above HTL
Namerick Brook/Stoughton Brook
unstable/ephemeral bar; dynamic
upstream island point bar; vegetated part excluded
unstable/ephemeral bar?
unstable/ephemeral bar
bearberry
pitch pine and scrub oak, Viburnum rafinesqueanum
mixed with Quercus prinus, Juniperus virginiana, Acer saccharum, Betula lenta, Carya glabra
Pond Hill Pond
Picea mariana/Kalmia angustifolia community (dominant vegetation type); Rhynchospora alba/Sphagnum cuspidatum community; Vaccinium corymbosum-Rhododendron viscosum community
winterberry
Bear Rock
complex with scrub, possibly scrub oak, based on aerial imagery
lateral island shore w/o canopy, thinly vegetated
Flanders Nature Center Bog
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Triadenum virginicum community; Nuphar variegatum-Nympphaea odorata community
Beaver flooded, mat has not stabilized
Butts Bridge Road
Bailey Pond
bordering campground; small trees
Vaccinium corymbosum; Clethra alnifolia
mostly cedar mixed with red maple
mostly cedar mixed with red maple, yellow birch, Nyssa sylvatica
Whalebone Creek
Chapman Pond
scrub oak scrub - bald [- mixed woodland?] complex
Lower Pond
Cove Island Park
Greenwich Point
Pages Cove
Cedar Island Dunes
Niantic River Sandy Point
deciduous woodland, over what looks like scrub oak on 2004 stereo imagery; looks like Kalmia on 2004 digital imagery
scrub oak scrub w/ ~5% bald
complex scrub oak scrub and bald
scrub oak scrub w/ ~5% bald & & 5-10% forest; E boundary looks ca. 200' ito far E into forest on 2004 stereo
Ragged Rock Creek
Scantic River, Somers
Little River
Quinebaug Danielson
Quinebaug  Poor Fen
Avery Hill
mixed white pine
all decid woodland with a few Pinus; assume scrub oak understory, but maybe heath?
?bald - scrub oak deciduous woodland complex; scrub oak assumed, but may be heath
scrub oak deciduous woodland with a little bald; unsure if there is scrub oak
?may be low floodplain; Moorhead observed flooding in spring 2007.
Carex torta community; appears Phalaris-dominated
Fraxinus sp., Platanus occidentalis, Ulmus americana, Betula alleghaniensis
cobble bar with poletimber forest; boundaries hard to be sure of because of aerial photo angle; Moorhead 2005
y
? unsure is low rather than high flood plain: flooded in spring 2007; Moorhead observed 2007
Sphenopholis nitida
dry stunted forest,Juniperus dominant at N end of ridge,deciduous/mixed in rest Carya-Fraxinus codominant
North Plain Cemetary
Schizachyrium scoparium - Hypericum gentianoides comm
Rattlesnake Hill
1.776
Cranberry Swamp - Miry Brook
5.7
1.621
3.5
1.366
1.713
1.515
1.227
mixed with mostly red maple; area N of open water has white pine and hemlock mixed
?based on LIDAR 2000 elevation <4 ft above water elevation (re Moorhead 2009 obs'ns nearby), and soils mapping
Quercus sp., Platanus occidentalis, Pinus strobus
Moorhead observed from road 2009
?High FP based on LIDAR 2000 el >4 ft above water elevation
Chapman Hill
Clethra alnifolia, Vaccinium, Rhododendron viscosum, Lindera benzoin; Rosa multiflora, Berberis thunbergii, Celastrus orbiculata
approx. 90% cedar - various ages, mixed with some red maple in canopy however much in understory; heavily invaded
Shunock Kettle
scrub oak deciduous woodland
Sharon Country Club
Circumneutral Rocky Summit Outcrop
CT1A3A0000
CirRSO
Rock 30%, grass/sedge 25%
rock 15%, sedge/grass 15%
Rock 25%, Grass 25%, moss, 20%; observed 3-4 copperheads
1.313
Old Saybrook Cedar Swamp
Acer rubrum,Betula alleghansis, Nyssa sylvatica, Fraxinus cf. pennsylvanica, few Tsunga canadensis;Clethra alnifolia(heavily browsed),Lindera benzoin;Kalmia latifolia in higher elevations to south
10 large cedars scattered among lg deciduous trees;dense mtn laurel to the S outside plygn;6 small cedars 0.2mi E of plygn
Chapel Road
remnant dune exposed at highway
sandplain grassland w/ sm exposed sand patches in industrial landscape
abundant viburnum rafinesquianum
nearly pure cedar
Greens Farm Brook Marsh
dominated by Phragmites
Sasco Hill Beach
Gluck 2006, knows of pitch pine; not sure if north end of poly has pitch, doesn't know if scrub oak present
Quinebaug River, Packerville
Trolly Stop 43
1.019
upstream end of island shore; may be in upper intertidal zone
upper lateral island shore w/o canopy; probably in upper intertidal zone
looks like sphagnum w/ dwarf shrubs; used also maps.live for delineation
Platanus occidentalis, Fraxinus americana, Pinus strobus; Rosa multiflora, Alliaria petiolata
not sure if should call low floodplain; weedy young forest; Moorhead sampled S end in 2005
Barn Island Wildlife Area
result of neighboring globally rare habitat
Poquetanuck Cove
Typha angustifolia-Hibiscus moscheutos; Phragmites australis temporarily flooded grasslands; Spartina alterniflora-Lilaeopsis chinensis; ?Sagittaria subulata-Zannichellia palustris
Great Meadows
largest unditched high marsh in CT; research area
small open-canopy mainland beach below mouth of trib and/or effluent discharge ditch
Quercus ilicifolia, Pinus rigida, Asplenium montanun (in or near this polygon - Devine 2008)
complex of scrub, steep-very steep bald, & mixed pitch pine-red cedar-deciduous woodland; Devine 2008 observed pitch pine, scrub oak; photos -57, -70 (no GPS)
Scanic River, East Windsor
forested, mostly hydric soil
wooded and flooded in 2004 aerial imagery, swamp?
pitch pine woodland -mixed woodland complex on convex outcrop
?commtype?  appears to be Acer rubrum-dominated woodland
Prunus serotina, Acer saccharum, Celastrus orbiculatus, Cardamine impatiens
?rich mesic young forest on alluvium that likely no longer floods due to upstream flood control; (8-10 ft) above LIDAR 2000 water el; Moorhead obs'd & described N end 2005
?definitely floodplain, unsure if high or low; this polygon not originally delineated by Moorhead; Moorhead has no data on it; check if Ken/NDDB has any data
Acer rubrum, Quercus bicolor, Onoclea sensibilis, Fallopia cilinode, Elymus riparius, Persicaria virginiana
?definitely floodplain, unsure if high or low -- LIDAR 2000 elevation suggest low; red maple flatwoods with v open woody understory; Moorhead 2002
Schizachyrium scoparium
Schizachyrium-dominated grassland on alluvium -- probably no longer floods  because of flood control; Moorhead observed 2005
Fisher Meadows
part of conifer plantation
Acer saccharum-Fraxinus americana/Carex sprengelii; Carex davisii
mapped as EO and called "nice" by Moorhead in 2002, 2007, 2008; Berberis thunbergii much increased by 2008; Berberis cleared from 0.2 ac in 2007
?red maple dominant; Moorheade observed parts in 2002 and 2007, observed flooding in Apr 2007; may be complex with high and low floodplain
Acer saccharinum, Carya cordiformis, Prunus serotina, Malus; Euonymus alatus
very weedy (with Euonymus alatus) high floodplain levee forest; part of this polygon now a gravel road; Moorhead 2005, 2007, 2009
Voluntown Cedar Swamp
Cedar/Great Laurel
mixed with white pine, hemlock, red maple, mtn laurel, and great rhododendron
Church Hill Rd South
various aged Chamaecyparis thyoides, Acer rubrum; Clethra alnifolia,Vaccinium corymbosum,lots of Smilax
similar to Church Hill North but denser understory;wetland boundary has been flagged;
Hopeville Cedar
Vaccinium corymbosum, Pinus strobus, Nyssa sylvatica at edges
pure cedar center; otherwise mixed with red maple
nearly pure cedar throughout
Pine Acres Cedar Swamp
cedar/white pine; cedar mixed with white pine
Folley Brook Natural Area
Acer saccharinum/Boehmeria cylindrica; Acer saccharinum/Onoclea sensibilis
Acer saccharinum/Boehmeria cylindrica; Others?
Stafford Cedar Swamp
scattered white pine
Meridian Road Cedar Swamp
small grove
Acer saccahraum, Quercus rubra
complex with strip of low flood plain: flooded in spring 2007; Moorhead observed 2007, 2009
?mapped as alluvial soils but doubtless no longer floods do due flood control upstream
Acer saccharum, Quercus rubra; Hydrophyllum virginianum
complex of high flood plain and low flood plain (sycamore-box elder?; Moorhead 2005, 2006, 2007
Acer saccharum-Fraxinus americana/Carex sprengelii; Carex davisii, Hydrophyllum virginianum
mapped as EO and called "nice" but with a lot of weeds" by Moorhead in 2002, still true in 2007
Toms Hill
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi,Prunus pumila
open woodland Juniperus+stunted Quercus prinus dominant w/ abundant lichen+Polytrichum dominant areas+lg patches Arctostaphyles
Carex davisii, Silene stellata
high quality oak-hickory-Carex pensylvanica floodplain levee forest; Moorhead 2002
Clethra alnifolium,Vaccinium corymbosum,Myrica gale,Vaccinium oxycoccus,Chamaedaphne calyculata,Carex utriculata,Sarrecenia purpurea, Sphagnum rubellum,Sphagnum papilloscum,Sphagnum cuspideorum
shrub thicket in part
New Milford Powerline
Dry Circumneutral Forest
Maple/Yellow Oak
GPS data for GPS point location only (not shown) not for polygon
CT2G3A1000
1.279
DCF
Vaccinium corymbosum, Ilex verticillata, Typha spp.
small and dying cedars mixed mostly with red maple
Pond Brook
patches of pure cedar, and scattered cedar
Canfield Island Marsh
research area
Cockenoe Island Dunes
Phragmites
looks like Phragmites on all color imagery
Wethersfield Meadows
Blackwells Pond
Carex lasiocarpa dominated fen occupies wetter subset of polygon
Carex lasiocarpa saturated grasslands assoc
Complex of high floodplain and alluvial forest that has not flooded since 1955 & flood control?  Field check needed
Complex high and low
?or maybe complex of low and high; field check needed
Complex with low? field check needed
4.6
1.582
0.958
ATV impacts
0.931
1.3
0.83
small unditched portion to E
Deep River Marsh
Selden Creek
approx 20 acres native Phragmites to S
Cromwell Barefoot Beach
upper sandy mainland shore, mostly w/o canopy; recreational beach
upper sandy mainland shore, mostly w/o canopy; recreational beach,maybe with amendment added to sand?
Gildersleeve Island
lateral island shore; mostly w/o canopy, interpolated between sections with tree canopy
scrub oak deciduous woodland w/ some pitch pine;  Moorhead observed 8-13-1998
scrub oak scrub - bald [- deciduous woodland?] complex
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Picea mariana
Horse Brook Bogs
31
mix of shrub thicket and tall leatherleaf
Old Lyme Shores
Menunketesuck Island
Dunes with Panicum amarum
27
Morse Point Beach
Silver Sands Beach
Panicum amarum in dune area to NE
Panicum virgatum
Schizachyrium-Andropogon virginicus
Nehantic State Forest
Potential tiger beetle habitat
Lespedeza repens,Toxostoma rufens,Leoptoloma,Lechea intermedia
Devils Hopyard State Park
potential site of rare historic plant records
small occurence but nice set of spp (one of two subEO's)
Carex hirsutella (last obs 1997), Elymus trachycaulus
large meta-occurence of dry Carya-Fraxinus forest,heavy deer browse
Elymus trachycaulus,Viola sagittata
stunted Carya-Fraxinus - Juniperus wdland w/ grassy sedgy herb layer
Fayerweather Island
undrained marsh
Rhododendron Sanctuary
Bantam River, inlet to Bantam Lake
White Memorial Foundation property-check white memorial maps
for detailed site vegetation, load the 'Pachaug_Vegetation' feature class
Shetucket Turnpike
Ledyard Cedar Swamp
cedar are scattered in places with abundant hardwoods and white pine
Bell Cedar Swamp
Ledyard Pine Swamp
white pine -  contains little cedar
used also 2004 BW Ortho photos
Foster Road
questionable viability
Nooks Hill Rd
Celtis occidentalis
0.975
Vincetoxicum rossicum; Cardamine impatiens
Tilia heavily deer browsed, Arabis deer browsed
1.162
Moodus River
Hopeville Pond
restoration area actively managed
1.748
Tarriffville Gorge
Tariffville Gorge North
Babula Road
Kalmia latifolia, Betula alleghaniensis, Thuja (at edge), Clethra alnifolia, Osmunda cinnamomea, Ilex verticillita, Vaccinium corymbosum
nearly pure cedar in many areas especially towards center; some sparese white pine and red maple
Preston Cedar Swamp
Church Hill Rd North
many Chamaecyparis thyoides various ages, Acer rubrum; Clethra alnifolia, Vaccinium corymbosum
southern boundary appears to have been formerly excavated ~30yrs?
North Chestnut Hill Road
Acer rubrum, Betula alleghaniensis, Clethra alnifolia, Kalmia latifolia
25-30 cedars viewed from south and eastern edges, no cedars seen from northern boundary
Devils Hopyard Swamp
cedar/white pine; white pine w/ small patches of cedar
East Windsor Unnamed Bogs
verified using live.map
Fivemile River
Ingham Pond
Cladium - Carex exilis
Phragmites, in part
Point of Rocks
Trap ridge N of The Hedgehog
Viola sagittata
open white pine-pitch pine-oak Juniperus summit woodlnd w/ lots bare rock, moss/lichen
diverse Carya-Fraxinus with Carex oligocarpa
Houstonia longifolia,Polygonum tenue, potential for silvery checkerspot, resurvey later in year
Convx trap bald, part pavement cdr gld, part mixed Carya-Fraxinus-Juniperus woodland
large open sphagnum, Carex utriculata, Calamagrostis canadensis
large occurence of less common type of open canopy wetland comm;stable, no invasives;rare invert potential
Picea mariana open bog shrubland; no field data
Picea-mixed basin swamp forest or seepage swamp
Acer ruburm, Lindera benzoin; in depressions, Quercus palustris, Quercus bicolor, Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Maybe Alluvial Swamp?
Acer saccharinum, Carya cordiformis, Ulmus american, Fraxinus pennsylvanica; Hydrophyllum virginianum
Moorhead 2002; intermediate between Low and High floodplain
Great Harbor Marsh
Rozsa - restored w/ hurricane 1954/55
Fence Creek Marsh
numerous unditched segments
Acer saccharinum, Populus deltoides, Platanus occidentalis, Carya cordiformis, Toxicodendron radicans; Hydrophyllum virginianum
Moorheaad 2002
small bald
Eight Mile River West, Subacidic Outcrop
Carya-Fraxinus-Juniperus woodland,similar to Juniperus virginiana/Danthonia spicata community of trap ridges
needs field check
Sherwood Island State Park
scrub oak
1.135
sparse cedar, sparse mtn. laurel, wild blueberry
Long Point
?, not sure if there is scrub oak; complex of bald and deciduous woodland
open steep convex spur ridge bald
Quercus ilicifolia
Devine 2008 field obs from vicinity of this polygon: complex of scrub oak scrub ('a lot') and grassy glade/bald, with some pitch pine, re Devine 2008 photos -93, -94, -95.
Devine 2008 field obs from vicinity of this polygon: complex of scrub oak scrub ('a lot') and very steep grassy glade/bald, with some pitch pine, re Devine 2008 photos -93, -94, -95, Naug_iba.jpg,
? complex steep bald, scrub, and mixed woodland
Phragmites australis ssp. australis
based on Norris & Sibley 1991 map of potential salix pedicillaris habitat, plus recent aerial photos; RECHECK WITH NAIP imagery
Carex alata (on S border of polygon); Salix pedicellaris, Salix candida, Betula pumila, Chamaedaphne calyculata (in this polygon or very close to N border)
?or maybe Shrub Thicket; Moorhead 1996, notes 4-ft-high Salix pedicellaris in 4-ft dense Alnus, in this polygon or close to N border
Chamaecyparis thyoides,Chamaedaphne calyculata,Myrica gale
Portland Floodplain
Brooklyn Cedar Swamp
Pleasant Valley Road
Judd Brook
mixed with white pine
scrubby mixed pitch pine deciduous woodland-bald complex
Mattatuck State Forest
?open scrubby woodland-bald complex; scrub oak field-verified nearby
presumed pitch pine woodland;, similar looking on aerials to nearby field-verified occurrence
?scrubby deciduous summit woodland-bald complex, possibly post recent fire, with scattered cf. pitch pine
steep sloping plane bald-scrub complex, with what looks like pitch pine
?scrubby mixed pine-deciduous wooldand-bald complex
?may no longer flood due to upstream flood control, based on LIDAR 2000 elevation
Acer saccharinum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Robinia pseudoacacia, Juglans cinerea, Platanus occidentalis, Carya cordiformis; Rosa multiflora, Celastrus orbiculatus
recently alowed to go fallow ag field
?or may be Low Floodplain; using 152' as a cut off, this may be too low in this less freely draining site
Houstonia longifolia,Prenanthes serpentaria
relatively acid seeming not very spp rich Carya-Fraxinus forest w/ Carex pensylvanica dominant ground layer
Houstonia longifolia,Carex bicknellii
spp rich Carya-Fraxinus forest w/ Juniperus co-dominant, recently grown up from cedar glade on brow outcrops
Lenora Drive Fen
Vaccinium corymbosum dominated bog meadow - shrubland mosaic, missing 2of4 classic restricted bog species, approaches med fen
high potential for rare inverts, stable condition check Bill's field notes
Houstonia longifolia,Prunus pumila,Arabis drummoudii
Juniperus virginiana co-dominated tall shrubland,Carya ovalis co-dominated on summit,Quercus rubra co-domn W facing slope
Acer saccharinum, Populus deltoides, Platanus occidentalis, Rosa multiflora
Moorhead observed & described 2005
?not sure if low or high, or of landward border -- used LIDAR 2000 river el plus 4 ft as upper border; Moorhead observed 2005 but no data
Moorhead observed 2005 but no data
mapped low based on appearance in imagery and topo map -- no LIDAR available
Maybe too High too flood since 1955 & flood cntrl
North Madison Cedar Swamp
Helianthus div.; Shcizachyrium; Dievilla
1.037
Carya-Fraxinus/Carex pensylvanica; Helianthus divaricatus codominate on W-facing brow w/Ostrya prominent near edge;Aquilegia;Pedicularis canadensis;Diervilla;probable non-native Hieracium,Taraxacum officinale
more acid, healthier subtype on E-side of path
1.263
90%bald w/ bits of Carex,Schizachyrium,Spiraea,Betula lenta,Quercus rubra; Viola sagittata var.sagittata;Amelanchier spicata;Juniper communis;Quercus ilicifolia
0.81
Bald Mosaic, 50%grass/sedge - 50%bald; No invasives
0.997
Cmplx rubens wdlnd&open shrblnd-Picea rubens, Picea mariana,Larix laricina,Nyssa sylvatica,Tsuga canadensis, Pinus strobus,Acer rubrum, Betula allaghaniensis, Betula cordifolia?Nemopanthus mucronata,Ilex laevigata, Vaccinium corymbosum
Complex Picea rubens woodland & open shrubland
upper sandy mainland shore, mostly w/o canopy
upper sandy mainland shore, mostly w/o canopy; recreational disturbance
East Hill
Catlin Woods
Old Growth Forest
white pine/hemlock; virgin soil profile
OGF
scrub oak - mixed woodland; pine may be pitch
scrub oak scrub - deciduous woodland complex with a few pine
?pitch pine - scrub oak woodland; don't know if pine = pitch
?or maybe High Floodplain; using 162 ft NGVD (= ACoE 10% annual probably el) as boundary between Low and High; may be too high
Canaan Mountain Natural Area Preserve
Quercus rubra, Q montana, Q ilicifolia.Deschampsia flexuosa, Juncus greenii, Vaccinium angustifolium, Gaylussacia baccata
scrub oak deciduous woodland; Moorhead obs'd & recorded data in 1997
Acer saccharinum, abundant invasives
based on LIDAR elevation plus Moorhead sample of N end & from bridge obs in 2005
Pines Brook Ledges
? scrubby deciduous woodland-steep bald complex
Tobys Rock Mountain
? woodland; mixed deciduous and Pinus sp.
?mixed white pine-deciduous scrubby woodland-steep grassy bald complex
? deciduous woodland-bald complex; some Pinus sp. or Juniperus
100+ Quercus ilicifolia
0.936
grass/sedge 70%, Acer saccharum, Carya glabra/ovata, Quercus alba, C. glabra/ovalis
Fraxinus americana, Carya glabra/ovata, Acer saccharum, Quercus rubra, Erechtites hieracifolium, Rosa multiflora, grass/sedge 90%
Some areas may not have flooded since 1955 & subsequent flood control
Phoenixville
Higby Mountain
Hammonasset State Park, Hammonasset River
Kitchell Wilderness Natural Area Preserve
Unknown
1.029
Tariffville Powerline
Bluestem grassland on
?bald with shrub and/or tree-size pitch pine; don't know for sure that evergreen cover is pitch pine
pitch pine - scrub oak woodland: check Moorhead data ca. 1999
Quercus ilicifolia, Q rubra, Q, montana, Pinus rigida, Schizachyrium, Vaccinum spp., Deschampsia flexuosa
scrub oak stunted mixed woodland, w/ some shrub-size pitch pine; Ash-Hickory nearby, re Moorhead 1998 field notes
Decker Brook headwater peak
scrub oak scrub - bald complex
hiihger quality Platanus-Ulmus yearly scoured cobble bar forest; Moorhead obs'd & described in 2005
4 ft above LIDAR water el, so probably still floods
looks on aerials like shrubby woodland;
Pinus rigida, Quercus ilicifolia, Amelanchies arborea, Vaccinium angustifolium, cf. Callophrys angustinus
stunted pitch pine woodland with scrub oak & low heath; Moorhead lastobs 4/25/2004
Quercus montana, Quercus ilicifolia, Carex pensylvanica
grassy/sedgy bald-scrub oak scrub-scrubby deciduous woodland complex;  Devine 2008 photo -114
Gadwa 2002 EOR w point map implies scattered Picea may be here
based on LIDAR elevations and imagery
lateral island shore w/o canopy
beach adj to residence or marina; residential disturbance, poss additional habitat upstream
complex of marsh and shrub swamp in power line ROW
Maybe low floodplain; LIDAR elevation below H/L trans'n on riverside (152') but road and culvert diam's may restrict flooding by river; looks like high floodplain in brid's-eye imagery
co dominated with white pine
Kelsey Island
Lordship Beach
extensive back barrier flats
complex of scrub, deciduous woodland;, & bald
Cromwell Meadows WMA - Coginchaug River
Acer saccharum, Fraxinus americana, Acer rubrum, Tsuga canadensis
High floodplain with inclusions of Low Floodplain and open-canopy sand/gravel/cobble bars: Moorhead observed east end 2009
Platanus occidentlalis (from imagery)
?or complex with High FP; Moorhead observed east end 2009
Tungsten Mine Park
amphibolite ridge
suspect Carya-Fraxinus because nr mapped Walloomsac schist boundary
Housatonic Valley Floodplain
Indian River Marsh
Abundant Phragmites especially in upper reaches
Boston Post Road Cedar Swamp
Somewhat degraded with poor water quality
Peak NE of Richrads Pond
?appears on NAIP imagery to be deciduous woodland on bald, with numerous litle bald openings; nothing that strongly suggests scrub oak; may be Oak-Hickory?
?bald - mixed or pine woodland complex; unknown if scrub oak important; check if Moorhead' has notes
ledge opening with Tephrosia dominant; check Moorhead notes
densely tall-shrubby red maple woodland
Pinus strobus, Juniperus virginiana, Larix laricina, Dasiphora floribunda, Swida sericea, Salix sp., Carex cf. sterilis
conifer woodland; Moorhead 2009
High floodplain with inclusions of Low Floodplain and open-canopy sand/gravel/cobble bars
with inclusions of Low Floodplain and open-canopy sand/gravel/cobble bars
forest grown up on berms
pitch pine-scrub oak woodland (maybe with some pitch pine scrub)-bald complex, with some white pine
scrubby mixed woodland-bald complex; white pine and may be some pitch pine, unknown if scrub oak present
Pinus rigida, Q ilicifolia, Thorybes pylades
pitch pine-white pine-scrub oak woodland; nice; Moorhead observed 6/15/1999
mapped based on LIDAR 2000 elevation
Sheffield/Shea Island
42
Chimon/Crow/Copps Island; cobble beaches
Jordan Cove
Pecausett Meadow
upper sandy mainland shore, mostly w/o canopy, interpolated between sections with tree canopy
grades into tidal swamp
?high? low? complex with swamp?
?probably has not flooded since 1955 & subsequent flood control
?or in part alluvial swamp
?early successional forest/woodland
woodland physiognomy; Moorhead observed in 2005
?all or mostly high floodplain based on LIDAR elevation; FIELD CHECK
probably Platanus-Ulmus cobble bar forest
bald-scrubby deciduous woodland complex with a couple of pine trees, look like white, maybe scrub oak
Pinus strobus, Quercus montana, Quercus ilicifolia, Carex cf. pensylvanica, Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium angustifolium (based on Devines's account and his photos)
white pine-scrub oak woodland; Devine observed & photo'd 2008: photos -96, -97, -98.
scrubby deciduous woodland-bald complex, with widely scattered pitch pine
convex summit
seemingly closer to a red maple swamp @ N end; large pataches throughout - Phragmites australis
Carex limosa,Andromeda glaucophylla,Utricularia cornuta
very rere habitat subtype of poor fen, rare invert potential
Carex bicknellii,Geranium caroliniana,Carex hirsutella
sedgey cedar glade, open nature edaphically maintained
autumn olive
0.996
1.346
abundant Staphylea
1.249
1.608
small grassy glade/bald elements w/in very large open ash/hickory glade
4.5
1.256
2.1
0.912
1.177
20+ individuals of Quercus ilicifolia; moderate amount of Helianthemum
1.293
1.387
Lambtown Bog
abandoned cranberry bog
Killingworth Cranberry Bog
abandoned cranberry bog, active restoration
Oneco Kettle Bog
mixed with sedge on wetter borders; adjacent sand pit to W heavily used by off-road vehicles
Vaccinium corymbosum, Ilex verticullata
approx 25% cedar mixed with red maple, white pine, hemlock, some laurel in SW portion
Mansfield Hollow
Salisbury Land Trust/Blum
need to add field data - from Ken?
red cedar woodland on mesic calcareous till - not a good fit
corydalis flavula in NW section
1.347
microstegium vimineum
1.301
Mansfield Cedar Swamp
abundant white pine
Mansfield City Cedar Swamp
mostly white pine, scattered cedar
1.448
Alliaria petiolata
1.272
1.669
1.082
1.415
Pinus rigida, Q ilicifolia, Gaylussacia baccata
complex of steep open ledge, pitch pine woodland, scrub oak scrub; Devine 2008 photos -52, -53, -60, & -86; Devine says NW part of this polygon (at least) recently burned
Quercus ilicifolia, Pinus rigida (all in or near this polygon - Devine 2008)
complex of deciduous woodland, very steep bald, scrub, with some pitch pine; Devine 2008,  photos -57, -70 near this polygon (no GPS)
scrub-woodland-bald complex, with scatered pitch pine.  Devine (2008)
pitch pine woodland on small bald
small complex presumed scrub oak deciduous woodland in complex with bald, with a ptich pine or two
complex deciduous scrub-pitch pine scrub and svery steep bald
scrub-bald complex
bald-scrub-scrubby woodland complex, probably with scrub oak
Juniperus;Schizachyrium;Danthonia;Rumex acetosella
some Juniperus
1.44
Carya;Quercus alba and ilicifolia;Juniperus;Viburnum rafiosa;Schizachyrium;Danthonia
1.528
have Ron QC
Great Flat
possible mixed Picea-deciduous shrubland
?deciduous woodland; looks like could  be ash-hickory because of light signature; ; maybe oak-Deschampsia?
mapped as Limerick and Lim soils
East Bank of Farmington River
Acer saccharum-Fraxinus americana/Carex sprengelii; Elymus wiegandii
nice high floodplain levee forest, in places 100-200 ft deep, with low invasives presence; Moorhead 2002
Platanus occidentalis
?may be high flood plain in part; Moorhead observed north end in 2006, 2007
American sycamore - Boxelder temporarily flooded forest; Platanus occidentalis, Populus deltoides, Ulmus americana, Catalpa speciosa; Fallopia japonica & many other invasives
Moorhead observed, described, photographed, verified recently flooded 19 Oct 2005, revisited 2007
American sycamore - Boxelder temporarily flooded forest; Platanus occidentalis, Ulmus americana, Fallopia japonica & many other invasives
woodland physiognomy; Moorhead sampled in 2005 & verified flooded by 2005 flood, observerd again 2007
Moorhead observed flooded in Apr 2007
Moorhead observed in 2009; in part may be too high to have flooded since 1955 & flood control
Vincetoxicum rossicum
1.441
various invasives
1.281
various invasives; possible Triosteum perfoliatum
1.396
20-30 plants of Corydalis flavula
1.314
1.084
? unstable/ephemeral bar? should we map?
scrub oak scrub-bald complex with one pine that looks like pitch
Wilimantic River
Shetucket River, Windham
?
polygon encloses a grassy marsh at southern end
unstable due to diking and draining - degrading; used also 2004 BW Ortho Photo for delineation
Scrubby woodland; may only be early successional mesic
?scrubby deciduous woodland on outcrops; can't tell if scrub oak really present; shrub-size tree oaks are; probably post fire
Limekiln Brook
mostly marsh and swamp
Saugatuck River, Redding
Saururus cernuus, threat from invasives, mowing, degraded water quality, and fluctuating water levels
includes areas of all. marsh;Saururus cernuus record 2007
complex with scrub of onknown composition except for some gray birch; may be heath scrub
pitch pine woodland, probably with scrub oak understory
woodland
?or maybe low, or alluvial swamp
Pinus strobus, Acer rubrum, Swida sericea, Salix candida, Carex lacustris
Carex lacustris savanna; Moorhead 1999
?Typha angustifolia dominated area; Moorhead 1996
Cladium mariscoides, Carex lasiocarpa, Myrica gale, Dasiphora floribunda, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Drosera rotundifolia, Sarracenia purpurea;  Salix pedicellaris, Carex limosa, Carex aquatilis
contains Phragmites australis (native genotype) throughout
?based on LIDAR 2000 elevation 152+
recent fire, significant deer browse, wineberry
>= above LIDAR 152' elevation
Complex of low and high
Platanus occidentalis, Ulmus americana
Platanus - Ulmus americana forested lower terrace
?low presumed from LIDAR elevations & stereo
Moorhead obseerves recently flooded in 2009
?not sure whether low of high: Moorhead casually obseerves 2005-2007, but no data
Phragmites restoration
complex scrub oak scrub & bald; due to small size could consider it woodland
complex bald & scrub oak woodland; looks disturbed on 2006 NAIP
?open woodland physiognomy
?may not have flooded since 1955 & flood control
Complex with Alluvial Marsh, treed savanna, and shrubland
LIDAR 2000 upper elevation limit of 8' above LIDAR water el used based on USGS gage data for Apr 2007 flood
French River
Pinus strobus-Ulmus woodland over mosaic of shrub thicket, and fen with dwarf shrubs and sedges ca. 50:50; Moorhead 2009
?Phalaris- & Typha-dominated area, perhps on alluvial deposit near mouth of old ditch; Moorhead 1996-2002, 2009
with possible inclusion of alluvial swamp
Cicindela scutellaris and at least one other tiger beetle, perhaps Cicindela formosa
only herbaceous plants and moss-lichen, open sand condition due to some former land use
not surveyed, potential for rare inverts
Helianthemum propinquum,Leptoloma cognatum
Myrica gale, Dasiphora floribunda, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Drosera rotundifolia, Sarracenia purpurea, Cladium mariscoides, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex lacustris; Schoenoplectus acutus, Salix pedicellaris
with inclusions of sedge fen; Moorhead 1996
in complex with grassland and shrubland
Shrubland
Carex amphibola, Carex hirtifolia, Laportea canadensis
probably with inclusion of Low FP; based on LIDAR 2000 elevation >= 152'; Moorhead observed 1999 but little data
Tilia americana, Carya ovata, Fraxinus americana, Staphylea trifolia; Hydrophyllum virginianum; Rhamnus cathartica
Moorhead observed 1999
Typha angustifolia-Hibiscus moscheutos; Phragmites australiis temporarily flooded grasslands; Spartina patens-Agrostis stolonifera; Scirpus pungens-Sagittaria spp.
bald-pitch pine-scrub oak woodland complex
bald-pitch pine woodland-scrub oak-mixed woodland complex
scrub oak scrub-bald complex, probably recently burned
scrubby mixed pine-deciduous woodland-bald complex
Shetucket River/Occum Pond
Shetucket River island, Norwich
?no LIDAR elevation available, may be high floodplain, in any case with inclusions of low floodplain and/or alluvial swamp in oxbow sloughs
nice-looking (from canoe); Moorhead 2002
?based on LIDAR 2000 elevation <4 ft above water el (re Moorhead 2009 obs'ns nearby), and soils mapping
Quercus rubra, Deschampsia flexuousa, Juncus greenii, Schizachyrium
scrub oak mixed woodland - bald complex; trees and tall shrubs = white pine, probably pitch pine, and red oak; Moorhead obs'd 5-30-1998, recorded data on balds 1997
?bald (bare rock - Deschampsia mosaic) - scrub oak scrub mosaic; unsure how import is scrub oak; Moorhead obs'd 1997
bald (bare rock - Deschampsia mosaic) with a few pines, surrounded by evergreen (white pine andhemlock) forest; Moorhead obs'd 1997
Houstonia longifolia,Viola sagittata;adelgid killed Tsuga bordering community
open Carya-Fraxinus forest,part of large meta-occurrence. drought killed Quercus prinus,deer overbrowse,site was once open cedar glade
Houstonia longifolia,Senecio pauperculus, rare invert potential
more convex rockier inclusions in Dry Subacidic forest matrix,w/ open canopy Juniperus groves
Houstonia longifolia,Senecio pauperculus, rare invert potential.
more convex rockier inclusions in Dry Subacidic forest matrix,w/ open canopy Juniperus groves.
large Carya-Fraxinus forest good condition
likely Carya-Fraxinus
?deciduous woodland -- suspect Carya-Fraxinus because on Walloomsac schist
Acer saccharum, Populus deltoides, Tilia americana, Laportea candensis, multiple invasives
Moorhead sampled ca. midpoint in 2005; rich mesic high floodplain slope/bank w/ lots of invasives; field check needed to see if whole stretch is fl pl froeszt
Alluvial forest low on Cherry Br; LIDAR says 10-12 ft above adj river elevation; field check needed
little stand on rip-rapped island, LIDAR says low; field check needed
based on imagery and LIDAR
Moorhead observed 2009; CHECK BORDER WITH RECENT DEVELOPMENT W/ NAIP
old excavation?
Moorhead observed 2009
Farmington River, Poquonock
Acer saccharinum/Ageratina altissima
Pecausett Meadows
used also maps.live for poly delineation
Rawlin's Brook
bar at mouth of small trib or ditch; dynamic habitat
?looks on 2006 NAIP imagery like some kind of scrub with a little cliff brow bald
? woodland outcrop opening with bald and/or scrub oak
pitch pine-scrub oak woodland-bald complex
Complex with High; no LIDAR 2000 available
Acer rubrum, Fraxinus nigra, Alnus rugosa, Salix discolor, Swida sericea, Betula pumila, Salix candida, Carex lacustris; Carex pseudocyperus
?densely shrubby Acer rubrum-Fraxinus nigra woodland; maybe more of a Circumneutral Basin Swamp or transitional to that; Betula pumila and Salix candida presnet but thinning out
?pine stand, probably plantation
Stoughton Brook
Acer saccharinum/Boehmeria cylindrica; Acer saccharinum/Ageratina altissima
Elm St
viability questionable
Breakneck Area Floodplain
High Floodpl Acer saccharinum-Fraxinus americana/Carex sprengelii
Floodplain soils continue along Farmington; check data and boundaries
Typha angustifolia-Hibiscus moscheutos
Black Point-Pattagansett Marshes
steep sloping bald; check Moorhead 1998 Carex cumulata report
scrub oak deciduous woodland - bald complex; unsure about the scrub oak
Mount Misery
1.497
West Beach
Panicum amarum
Quinebaug Pomfret Landing
viewed from opposite bank Wahle
lateral island shore
island pendant bar, unvegetated portion
island pendant bar, unvegetated portion - looks a little wet
Quinebaug Blackwell River mouth
Dasiphora floribunda, Swida sericea, Carex lacustris, Carex utriculata; Carex sterilis, Salix serissima, Carex tetanica
complex of sedge fen, dwarf shrub fen, something intermediate, with ijnclusions of Equisetum fluviatile and Onoclea-dominated areas; Moorhead 2009
using 160' as upper elevation for Low Floodplain
bald - scrub oak scrub [- deciduous woodland?] complex -- not sure whether is any woodland
Tarbox Road
dead standing cedar; longterm viability unknown
Scantic River near mouth
mostly non hydric soil along CT River
Hockanum River
Hydric, encroached on by development
Hydric, encroached on by development; about 25% scattered marsh
?based on LIDAR 2000 elevation within 2 ft of water elevation
Sucker Brook
Pinus strobus, Acer rubrum (stressed), Tsuga canadensis (stressed), Larix laricina, Carex tetanica; Cypripedium reginae; Lonicera morrowii
seepy low slope where tree layer is becoming more open due to stress
mapped area appears to be too large
1.006
possible upper sandy mainland shore, signif portion under either canopy or herbacous vegetated
mainland pendant bar, thinly vegetated
possible upper sandy mainland shore under canopy gap; looks a little dark for sand
scrub-bald-deciduous woodland complex, with some pitch pine
? complex steep bald and woodland and/or scrub
complex steep bald, scrub oak scrub, and pitch pine woodland and/or shrubland
Carex lacustris, Phalaris arundinacea, Solidago
Carex lacustris- and Phalaris-codominated grassland; Moorhead observed 2009; probably has not flooded since 1955 & subsequent flood control upstream, includes some areas with trees
looks like high food plain on aerials
looks like woodland
?definitely floodplain, unsure if high or low; this polygon not originally delineated by Moorhead; Moorhead has not data on it; check if Ken/NDDB has any data
Platanus occidentalis (dominant tree), Ulmus amerciana, Acer saccharinum; Fallopia japonica
open forest with invasive-dominated understory; Moorhead photo'd (-0326) and noted invvasives in 2005
?or maybe open water with marsh fringe
Scantic River, Enfield
large polygon, mostly hydric soils, contains several drinking water supply wells & infrastructure
Scantic River, East Windsor/Enfield
large polygon, mostly forested, mix of hydric and non-hydric soils
Scantic River, East Windsor
mostly forested, mostly hydric soils
mapped based on LIDAR 2000 elevation & imagery
based on LIDAR elevations (2-4 ft above LIDAR river elevation) and imagery
pretty sure low based on imagery & LIDAR
complex of high & low
? recently burned area?  complex of bald (~50%), scrub, & a little woodland;
Maybe High
Farmington River, Rainbow
Compex of Low and High floodplain
Platanus occidentalis, Ulmus americana, multiple woody invasives
mosaic of forest and woodland with lots of invasive shrubs, scattered Acer platanoides; Moorhead described 2005
Pinus rigida, Quercus ilicifolia, Betula populifolia
scrub oak scrub-deciduous& mixed pitch pine-deciduous woodland-bald complex; Devine (2008) photos -167, -168, -169, -170
Brickyard Site
Cicindela repanda
restoration site
Oneco
Lake Chaffee Swamp
cedar and white pine only in southern part
Horse Hill Road
Pomfret Cedar Swamp, George Brown site
white pine scattered throughout
dwarf shrubs and sedges in part, shrubby Atlantic White Cedar SE of polygon
wineberry, bearberry, scrub oak to the south (map south)
1.15
Evergreen Cemetary
Portertown Cedar Swamp
few cedars mixed w/ hardwoods near road; higher concentration of cedar, likely mixed with white pine, in lower part of swamp
in field, viewed from road; also viewed on maps.live.com
Douglas Swamp
Juniperus;Quercus alba;Danthonia;Andropogen;Comandra;Potentilla argentea;Krigia;Stipa;
ask Ken about moss name in field notes
1.068
Carya glabra;Fraxinus;Quercus alba/prinus;Viburnum rafia;1 Black Maple tree
1.09
unditched portions within
eastern portion unditched; need to expand north of RR grade
Ferry Point
Typha angustifolia-Hibiscus moscheutos; Spartina alterniflora-Lilaeopsis chinensis; Phragmites australis temp flooded grasslands
upper mainland shore w/o canopy; probably in upper intertidal zone
upper mainland shore w/ partial canopy; probably in upper intertidal zone
Brockway Island
downstream end of island shore; probably in upper intertidal zone
CT River Floodplain along lower portion of Podunk
Acer saccharinum/Onoclea sensibilis; must be more but can't find in files
Strong Road Floodplain
Acer saccharinum/Boehmeria cylindrica  Others???
summit bald, in association with scrub oak scrub and pitch pine-scrub oak woodland; scrub oak presence infered from aerial imagery
Calebs Peak
Acer rubrum, Pinus strobus, Fraxinus nigra, Phalaris arundinacea, Eutrochium maculatum, Rhamnus alnifolia
woodland with tall rank herb layer; Moorhead observed part in 1999 didn't list many fen indicator species in 1999
Platanus occidentalis, Populus deltoides
woodland physiognomy; Moorhead sampled 2005
Platanus occidentalis, Acer saccharum, Acer platanoides, Robinia pseudoacacia, Pinus strobus
may be low floodplain at N end; Moorhead sampled ~ half way point in 2005; flooding observed in 2005
probably complex of low and high floodplain forest: some parts > 4 ft above LIDAR rwater elevation
based on LIDAR 2000 el using 156' -158' as Low/High transition
looks early successional; based on LIDAR 2000 el using 156' -158' as Low/High transition, 166' as upper lim of high
scrub oak mixed woodland - bald complex; trees and tall shrubs = pitch pine, white pine, and red oak; Moorhead visited 5-30-1998
steepish pine woodland - bald complex
?open pine-dominated woodland on very steep pavement-like ledge
edit poly
Turkey Creek
Rutty Creek Marsh
may be tidally restricted by culvert under RR
Unnamed CT River Marsh
check w/ Ron
Maybe high floodplain, if berm/dike reduces flooding freq  enough?
?probablky complex of swamp and high floodplain forest
Quercus velutina, Quercus alba, Robinia pseudoacacia, Lonicera morrowii
Moorhead observed evidence of 2007 flooding in 2009
Some areas  probably have not flooded since 1955 & flood control; LIDAR 2000 says 6-12' above adj river elevation
Complex of high and low floodplain; mapped based on LIDAR 2000 elevation and imagery; Moorhead observed from across river 2009
? scrubby mixed white pine deciduous woodland-steep bald complex; NOTE: may be subacidic!!!
scrubby deciduous woodland on sttep slope
?deciduous woodland-bald complex; unknown how important is scrub oak
Shepaug River, Roxbury
not hydric soil
Mostly hydric soil
upstream end of island
small open-canopy bar below mouth of trib and/or effluent discharge ditch -- may be unstable/ephemeral
bald-scrub complex; some of scrub looks like scrub oak
? little white pine woodland on knoll with some small balds
small bald-white pine woodland complex
? woodland, with some Pinus sp.
steep bald
large plane grassy/sedgy very oepn bald with a shrub-sized pitch pine; Devine (2008)
? scrubby deciduous woodland with a few pitch pine
scrubby deciduous woodland-bald complex, with pitch pine locally abundant
Shetucket River below Taftville Dam
influenced by hydropower dam
Shetucket River below Quinebaug mouth
Shetucket River, Sprague
Shetucket River, downstream of Scotland Dam
bald-deciduous woodland complex; can't tell if scrub oak present
?scrubby deciduous woodland-bald complex; can't tell if scrub oak present
deciduous woodland-bald complex on brow of drop-off
with scattered probable scrub oak
scrubby deciduous woodland; pretty sure of scrub oak from aerial imagery
?or maybe vegetated open water
?appears to be former swamp woodland, now deadwood swamp/marsh mosaic
?or compex with Alluvial shrub Swamp
Acer rubrum, Platanus occidentalis, Ulmus americana, Carpinus caroliniana
Quinebaug R Fabyan Rd DS to Shunway Brk
Wahle, highly disturbed by canal soil displacement and invasives
Quinebaug Cedar Swamp
field check, appears to enclose a small bog
Quinebaug River, Thompson
viewed from opposite bank
field checked by Wahle
50% rock,10% sedge grass,marginal site, could be ash-hickory forest in making (early succession)
0.972
Algonquin Mountain Site
Ash - Hickory research site
Hatchet Hill
1.583
1.31
1.125
0.922
Carex/grass 60%
0.971
Berberis vulgaris
grass/sedge 70%, rock 25%; GPS datasource: TrimbleExplorer3
0.844
clifftop 70%, grass 5%
grass/sedge 70%, Carya ovata 80%
1.147
grass/sedge 75%, Carya ovata - C. glabra/ovalis codominant, Pinus strobus - 2 large, Juniperus virginiana 20%,
sedge/grass 25%
1.054
grass/sedge 75%
1.06
Rock 70%. Grass/sedge 15%
0.94
rock 75%, grass/sedge 20%
rock 60%, grass/sedge 35%
1.29
rock 30%, grass/sedge 30%
1.242
rock 50%. grass/sedge 30%
0.999
Rockface 75%, grass/sedge 20%
Rock 60%, grass/sedge 20%
Swida stolonifera, Phragmites australis ssp. australis
Shrub thicket-sedge complex
Grassy Island
Betts Island
Moorhead observed from across river 2009
Moorhead observed flooding 2007 and sign of recent flooding in 2009
Moorhead observed  2009, evidence of recent flooding
high flood plain that I presume still floods based on LIDAR 2000 elevation 2-4' above river elevation, together with 2009 observations nearby
Pitch pine-scrub oak woodland, pitch pine a dominant cover in most of polygon; Devine observed 2008, photo -006, -007
?mixed pitch pine-deciduous, probably with scrub oak, but looks like forest
complex of scrub oak deciduous woodland (maybe some scrub), bald, and small pitch pine woodlands, on spur ridge; Devine (2008)observed pitch pine & scrub oak very close to here
scrub oak deciduous woodland  with scattered pitch pine and a little white pine
scrub oak deciduous woodland-bald complex with a few pitch pine
pitch pine-scrub oak woodland -bald complex; Devine (2008) observed similar community close by
?mixed woodland-bald complex
? rocky scrubby deciduous woodland
Quinipiac River/Walco Park
Quinnipiac River State Park
?open woodland, may be successional grassland
?or complex with vegetated open water (floating vegetation, etc.)
aquatic shrub swamp
?exclude becasue not partt of Bliss's (1984)original fen veg - forest killed by beaver; may be Phragmites in part
Schoenoplectus acutus, Cladium mariscoides, Carex lasiocarpa, Myrica gale, Carex limosa, Salic pedicellaris, Betula pumila
narrow shoreline strip of dwarf shrub fen;Typha angustifolia increasingly abundant N-ward;Moorhead 1996;contains native Phragmites australis (native genotype) southern portion
Pinus strobus-dominated woodland with boiling spring; poor in calciphilic species compared with rest of fen
Larix laricina; Cypripedium reginae, Saracenia purpurea, Drosera rotundifolia, Gaultheria hispidula, Carex prairea, betula pumila, Carex tetanica; Rhamnus cathartica, Lonicera morrowii
young mossy species-rich Larix laricina forest
Cockenoe Island; cobble beaches
43
Seaview Beach
White Sands Beach
Coarse intertidal terrace; foraging Bonaparte's - migrating; habitat needs further investigation
Stonington Ram Island
Sandy Point
polygon cut to state line
Branch Hill Road
may not be as extensive as mapped
Pistapaug Mountain
boundaries may not be accurately mapped
?forest on alluvium but does not look like a floodplain community, probably does not still flood, due to flood control; site mostly 6-8 ft above LIDAR 2000 river elevation
swamp forest
Platanus occidentalis, Populus deltoides, Malus
Moorhead observed recently flooded 2009
Quercus coccinea, Prunus serotina, Quercus alba, Quercus velutina
?may not still flood , due to flood control; no evidence that flooded in Apr 2007; dry oaky forest, LIDAR 2000 indicates site >4 ft above adj river elevation
?based on LIDAR 2000 elevation 152-154 ft plus nearby observations; Moorhead observed 1999 but little data
?looks like lumpy excavation with trees on high microsites; unsure if still floods
complex exposed summit ledge and shrub; can't tell if scrub oak present
pitch pine woodland in complex with young birch forest, probably post-fire; scrub oak suspected present but no strong indication in aerial imagery
Chamaedaphne calyculata-Picea mariana; Rhynchospora alba/Sphagnum cuspidatum
Sea Level Fen
GLOBALLY rare habitat
SLF
rare or uncommon type; part of larger sand barren complex, rare invert potential
Quercus rubra, Carya sp., Carex pensylvanica
mostly high complexed with some low floodplain; Moorhead observed flooding in spring 2007
cobble bar forest
Tilia americana
?rich mesic high floodplain forest, together with next poly to S unique on upper river; may not still flood because of flood control; 10 ft above LIDAR water elevation; Moorhead 2005-2008
West River Marsh
wild rice
may change to brackish w/ installation of self-regulating tide gates
Unnamed Bog
need to field check, possibly buttonbush
complex scrub oak scrub and 5-10% bald;
scrub oak scrub/sparse[?] deciduous woodland
scrub oak scrub - deciduous woodland complex with a few pines
small outcrop, with maybe a few scrub oak
?Gluck (~2000 or later)  remembers some pitch pine in this vicinity, probably mixed with white; forest with some small openings
pitch pine woodland-bald complex on brow of steep ledge; Gluck 2008, ca. 30 pitch pine along ledge; 6-8" dbh trees maybe 20' tall; scrub oak may or may not be present
complex with scrub, possibly scrub oak; Gluck observed 2008, reports a few stunted pitch pine
Lost Lake
Gluck (2008): small pitch pine trees, 6-8" 20-30' tall mixed with oak on ledges, some on bald ledge stunted; foest structure except for little balds/ledge
Gluck (2008): thinks he remembers 1-2 pitch pine ~30' tall
West River Knoll
Gluck (2008): pitch pine woodland, windshield survey; ca. 10-14" dbh
summit bald; Gluck observed winter 2009; unknown whether scrub oak present or not
stunted pitch pine summit woodland; Gluck observed winter 2009; unknown whether scrub oak present or not
Quercus ilicifolia, Vaccinium, Gaylussacia baccata
bald with grassy/sedgy patches and scrub oak scrub; Devine 2008 photo -40
scrub oak scrub-bald complex; Devine 2008
Quinipiac River, North Haven
Quinipiac River, Cheshire
?sycamore abundance + LIDAR elevation < 4' above water elevation
Quarry Hill
Pitch Pine/Post Oak
?CHECK COMMTYP & SUBTYP? Pitch pine - Post oak (Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata) woodland,; most post oak shrub-sized; Moorhead 2008
1.003
1.099
1.344
1.581
1.41
good amount of Quercus ilicifolia
1.267
Quercus prinoides; Quercus ilicifolia (25+ plants)
1.042
mainland pendant bar, thinly vegetated along E margin
upper sandy mainland shore under canopy gap; to ~10 m wide
downstream end of island point bar, expanding downstream
island pendant bar; vegetated to the E
Acer saccharinum, Ulmus americana
boundary of this with adj alluvial swamp and high floodplain forest uncertain in places
?based on LIDAR 2000 elevation 158+; based on Apr 2007 nearby gage data, probably hasn't flooded since 1955 & flood control
complex of steep bald, pitch pine-scrub oak woodland, and scrub oak deciduous woodland
complex bald and scrub oak woodland and/or scrub, with some Juniper and pitch pine
pitch pine-scrub oak woodland-deciduous woodland-steep bald complex
Quinipiac River - across from Meriden STP
Quinipiac R - south of St. Laurents Cemetary Meriden
there may be some high flood plain adjacent to this polygon, Sycamores visible on "livemaps"
Phragmites australis
formerly underwater as Community Lake until dam failure ca 1973; mostly Phragmites
complex of grassy glade (Carex pen dominant), bald, and oak scrub, with scattered pitch pine (Deviine 2008 obs); Devine 2008 photos -73 thru -77
Quinebaug NW of Danielson Airport
Quinebaug RIver, Killingly
50% Acer rubrum, 30% Ulmus americana, Berberis thunbergii, Rosa multiflora, Euonymous alata
field checked by Wahle,very wet, areas of standing water, many invasives
mainland sandy beach on lee of old jetty
Rabbit Rock
0.988
0.943
Mad Mare
Un-named trap ridge
1.455
1.107
CT 2004 Coastal Infrared Ortho Photo
may in part be Alluvial Swamp; Moorhead observed 2005, 2006, 2007
Moorhead has observed flooding in 2007 and 2009
Bradley Mountain
outcropping with cedar and pitch pine
Plum Bank/Oyster River
Upper portions of marsh are dominante by Phragmites
complex of marsh, shrub swamp, woodland swamp, and some open water; much dead-wood former swamp wetland due to beaver activity
?definitely floodplain, unsure if high or low; polygon not originally delineated by Moorhead; Moorhead observed 2002 but has no data on it; check if Ken/NDDB has any data
conifer plantation; based on LIDAR 2000 el using 156' -158' as Low/High transition
Acer saccharinum
Robinia pseudoacacia, Carex bromoides, Solidago gigantea
high flood plain that I presume still floods based on LIDAR 2000 elevation 2-4' above river elevation, together with 2009 observations nearby; Robinia pseudo-acacia dominant tree
?or maybe high floodplain
Zizania, Pontederia in shallow areas
Complex of Alluvial Marsh and open water of Pequabuck River channel; USE NAIP TO MAP WHICH IS WHICH
1.322
1.114
mostly rock
0.643
0.722
1.741
1.461
1.216
Ceanothus americanus (at border with trail)
1.056
Acer saccharum (dom), Fraxinus americana, Ostrya virginiana, Quercus prinus, Quercus alba, Carya ovata, Viburnum acerifolium, Eurybia divaricata, Polygonum convolvulus, sedges & grasses ~ 50% cover
1.117
wineberry, pycnanthemum sp. (unsure if endangered sp.)
1.763
1.551
box turtle
1.539
1.562
microstegium
1.566
mainland pendant bar
upper sandy mainland shore, mostly under canopy, hard to tell how wide; landward boundary guessed
Blackberry River near mouth
mostly not hydric soil
? may be in part Circumneutral Spring Fen; Moorhead observed Phragmites in distance 2009
steep bald-pitch pine-scrub oak woodland complex
using 160' and 168' ft (ACoE 10% & 2% annual probability as lower and upper bounds - 164' may be better upper lim; looks like early successional in imagery
braided channeling in imagery
Hydric, encroached on by highways
hydric, surrounds a ponded area, very encroached upon
Probably mostly Phragmites
Pine Brook Marshes
?or maybe low floodplain; LIDAR elevation below H/L trans'n on riverside (152') but road and culvert diam's may restrict flooding by river; looks like high floodplain in brid's-eye imagery
? not mapped as alluvial soil types, but LIDAR 2000 elevation suggest high flood plain
based on LIDAR 2000 elevation
?complex high floodplain and forest prob. not flooded since 1995 & flood control built; Moorhead observed 16 Apr 2007 flood peak ~1 ft below island interior, ~0.2 mi upstream of S end
Field check needed
Complex of Low and High
?subtype?  Typha angustifolia-dominated, with sedges, Dasiphora floribunda, Swida sericea ~equal abundance; 65-100 cm muck/peat; N boundary uncertain; Moorhead 2009
Acer saccharum-Fraxinus americana/Carex sprengelii
called "OK" by Moorhead, not mapped as EO in 2002; higher and less rich, oakier than adjacent floodplain forest EOs: Moorhead 2002
some clearing of understory by lot owners; mapped based on LIDAR 2000 elevation using 156' -158' as Low/High transition, 166' as upper limit of high
? pitch pine and miixed pitch pine-deciduous woodland on rocky brows
scrubby deciduous woodland
? woodland, mixed deciduous & Pinus sp.
?pitch pine woodland - bald complex, probably with scrub oak; don't know if pine is all or part pitch
scrub oak mixed woodland
scrub oak-bald complex
?complex of deciduous woodland & bald, not sure if scrub oak
young forest, small stand
?probable post-fire deciduous scrub and sapling birch -- can't tell if scrub oak present; looks like some shrub-size pitch pine present
Moorhead observed upstream end in 2009, confirmed recent flooding, but boundary with recent development to SE may not be right
Only the levee may receive active flooding
shrub swamp
Desmodium glabellum, Agrimonia parviflora
species-rich wet and mesic meadow
nice species assembale round in fringe round old sand & gravel excavation
maybe marsh in part
?looks like shrub swamp on imagery; unsure if still floods (re LIDAR elevation); probably an old excavation, at least in part; Moorhead saw in 2005, but no data or specific recollection
?not sure? looks like it's wet on 2004 BW images; soils not mapped as hydric
?scrub oak deciduous woodland wi/ several small balds; maybe be ash-hickory instead?
?scrub oak (presumed) mixed woodland
?pine woodland - bald; suspect pine is pitch
?scrub oak deciduous woodland w/ freq small balds
steep bald w/ scattered pine
scrub oak - deciduous woodland - bald complex w/ scattered pine
?scrub oak - bald - deciduous woodland complex on brow and v steep ledges;
?scrub oak deciduous woodland on nose
Platanus occidentalis dominant
with scrubby woodland physiognomy; resident says floods yearly
Maybe High Floodplain; using 160 ft NGVD (= ACoE 10% annual probabitily el) as boundary between Low and High; may be too low
Moorhead observed 2002
Moorhead 2002 observed lower end
Acer saccharinum, Platanus occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana, Toxicodendron radicans; Elymus wiegandii, Carex davisii, Hydrophyllum virginianum
?or maybe too High too flood since 1955 & flood cntrl; using 160' and 168' ft (ACoE 10% & 2% annual probability as lower and upper bounds
Platanus occidentalis dominant tree
? or complex of high and low; Moorhead observed from road 2009
Acer saccharum, Fraxinus americana
Moorhead windshield survey 2009
hummocks visible from Live Maps
Platanus occidentlalis, Acer rubrum, Pinus strobus, Fraxinus americana, Ulmus americana; Berberis thunbergii, Rosa multiflora, Alliaria petiolata
Phalaris arundinacea
Phalaris-dominated marsh iwhat appears to be some kind of ROW
Cephalanthsu occidentalis, Nuphar variegata, Carex lupulina, Agrostis stolonifera, Penthorum sedoides
drawdwon slough complex with aquatic shrub swamp
Asylum Reservoir No. 1
Gluck (~2000 or later) observed small not-very-steep rock outcrop with ca. 10-ft tall pitch pine, open ledge between
Gluck (~2000 or later): sapling size pitch pine 10-15' high (20-40 yr old), thinks not pigmy old pine; young forest structure
? scrubby pitch pine woodland-bald complex on steep ledge; presence of scrub oak inferred
complex with scrub with a few stunted pitch pine; scrub oak suspected from aerial imagery; Gluck observed 2009
this part of meta occurrence of balds maybe with pitch pine -- Gluck (~2000 or later) not sure whether he has been here or not
Gluck observed 2009: open ledge with pitch pine and white pine around edge
Wildcat Swamp
Moorhead was on S edge of this in 2001 and saw Picea rubens & looks like it on aerials
Swamp West of Wangum Lake
mostly open forest of old age red spruce, Tsuga , P strobus, grading to woodland and shrubland at S end; beaver flooding seen causing tree stress in 6-17-2000; trees look still alive on 2006 BW
Pinus strobus, Pinus rigida, Quercus ilicifolia, Q rubra, Q montana
scrub oak scrub - bald complex with scattered tall-shrub & maybe tree-size pitch pine, and prob. some white pine; Moorhead obs'd 5-30-1998, recorded data in 1997
Hurd State Park
Pinus rigida, Q ilicifolia?, Callophrys augustinus
?Pinus rigida woodland/bald complex; with v open understory, re Malcolm Apr 2008 photos; a few other possible openongs to E
?deciduous woodland about outcrop; not sure about scrub oak presence
scrub oak scrub-scrubby deciduous woodland-bald complex
brow of cliff bald-scrubby mixed woodland complex; pine looks like white
scrubby mixed pine (white?)-deciduous woodland-bald complex; pretty sure of scrub oak from aerial imagery
Acer saccharum, Fraxinus americana, Tilia americana
shrub swamp; looks on imagery like Cephalanthus
?or maybe complex with Alluvial shrub swamp and/or open water; in oxbow slough
recently (pre-2002) allowed to go fallow ag field
?scrubby deciduous woodland-bald complex; aerial signature looks pretty good for scrub oak
bald-scrub complex with one pitch pine tree; can't tell if scrub oak present
Bauer Woods, The Nature Conservancy
complex of sedge fen and dwarf shrub (Swida solonifera-dominated), with diffuse Phragmites on east side; Moorhead 2009
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa, Toxicodendron vernix, Triadenum fraseri, Sphagnum spp., Drosera rotundifolia, Sarracenia purpurea, Vaccinium macrocarpon; Carex pseudocyperus
Alnus incana-dominated 3-m shrubland with bog-like ground-layer, on firm peat with flooded holes
Quinebaug below West Thompson dam
Quinebaug US of Rte 171 crossing
Quinebaug adj to Rte 395_S of Exit 95
Quinebaug  Putnam
Carex tetanica (1999), Scirpus pendulus (1999)
sloping pasture, heavily grazed; Moorhead 1999, 2009
Carex stricta, Scirpus pendulus; Carex tetanica, Carex sterilis
Moorhead 1999
?commtype?  maybe Cricumneutral Spring Fen; Phragmites being treated as of 2008
?type? subtype?  May be Circumneutral Spring Fen;  looks like Typha-dominated area on aerials
Phragmites dominant, not monotypic
based on LIDAR 2000 elevation 152-158'
North Pond
Picea rubens, Picea mariana, Pinus strobus,Acer rubrum,Tsuga canadensis,Nemopanthus mucronata,Ilex laevigata,Viburnum cassinoides, Pallavicinia, Bazzania
Picea rubens & Picea mariana woodland & open forest (~60%), open shrubland ~ 40%, from aerials
?check
forested swamp
Populus deltoides, Robinia pseudoacacia
?definitely still floods, at least in part, uncertain if whole polygon floods, based on LIDAR 2000 elevation; Moorhead windshield survey 2009
bald - scrub oak scrub - pine woodland complex; Moorhead obs'd 1997
Pinus strobus, Pinus rigida, Quercus rubra, Q montrana, Q ilicifolia, Deschampsia flexuosa, Vaccinium angustifolia
scrub oak scrub - mixed woodland - bald complex; Moorhead obs'd 1997, recorded data
Platanus occidentalis, Ulmus americanus, Acer rubrum, Pinus strobus (occ)
open cobble bar forest; Moorhead 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Moorhead observed 2005-2009
? depression with sycamore and Populus deltoides
at least southern end observed flooded in April 2007, unsure if entire polygon still floods, due to flood control; Moorhead observed 2007
Platanus occidentalis, Ulmus americana, Pinus strobus (occ.); Robinia pseudoacacia, Lonicera morrowii, Rosa multiflora, Cynanchum
flooded in spring 2007 and winter 2009; Moorhead observed 2007, 2009
Populus deltoides, Ulmus americana, Matteuccia struthiopteris, in part
?depression with low flood plain community, surrounded by higher terrain that I suspect has no flooded since 1955;  suspect this depressions floods via substrate transmisivity
Populus deltoides, Platanus occidentalis, Ulmus americana; Rosa multiflora
Low or transitional between Low and High; evidence of flooding in recent years
Pinus strobus, Robinia pseudoacacia, Ulmus americana, Platanus occidentalis
reasonably confident this still floods; Moorhead 2009 observed prob. evidence of Apr 2007 flooding
American sycamore - Boxelder temporarily flooded forest; Platanus occidentalis, Acer negundo, Ulmus americana, Robinia pseudoacacia
Moorhead sampled in 2005; abundant invasives
based on LIDAR elevation & topo; need field check & NAIP imagery structure check
Carex davisii, Hydrophyluum virginianum
Seymour SP
Pinus rigida,
? Pinus rigida rocky summit woodland; may extend farther NW & N; Moorhead observed w/o exploring 23 Nov 2005; a few other possible openings to E
Pinus strobus, Q rubra, Q montrana, Deschampsia flexuosa, Hypericum gentianoides
?open pine-dominated woodland on very steep pavement-like ledge; Moorhead last obs 6-6-1997, recorded data
?deciduous woodland-bald complex, with a few pitch pine
steep convex bald
mixed pitch pine-deciduous scrub
pitch pine scrub
?deciduous woodland-bald complex
mixed pitch pine-deciduous woodland-bald complex
?or maybe Circumneutral Spring Fen;  looks on imagery like Carex utriculata, maybe codominant with Typha angustifolia
shrub swamp; Moorhead observed ca. 2002, 2003
looks like shrub swamp/marsh or grassland complex; check Moorhead FVBP data
complex of open ledge, pitch pine woodland, pitch pine shrubland, and young birch stands, porobably post fire; can't tell if scrub oak present
no field observations
? looks on aerial imagery like a Phalaris-dominated area, possibly an alluvial delta over rich fen peat
Carex aquatilis, Betula pumila, Salix candida, Equisetum fluviatile, Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa, Galium labradoricum
complex with dwarf shrub fen; Moorhead 1996
Acer negundo, Robinia pseudoacacia, Celastrus orbiculatus
Moorhead 17 Sep 2002
Complex of Low Floodplain Forest and Alluvial Swamp?  Admixture of red maple evident on NAIP
Maybe High Floodplain; using 160 ft NGVD (= ACoE 10% annual probabilty el) as boundary between Low and High; may be too low
nice high floodplain levee forest, with matrue trees, invasives subordinate; Moorhead 2002
?judging by evergreen presence; might be low
Possibly in whole or part alluvial swamp? or low floodplain-alluvial swamp complex?
Complex with High
Moorhead observed western part in Mar 2009; rest mapped using imagery and USGS topo
?mapped using USGS topo
Acer rubrum, Acer saccharinum, Platanus occidentalis, Ulmus americana, Toxicodendron radicans
with inclusion of High Floodplain on levee; Moorhead observed N end 2009
scrub oak deciduous woodland-bald complex with scattered pitch pine and groups if pitch pine
scrub oak deciduous woodland-bald complex with scattered pitch pine
?or maybe Alluvial Swamp forest
Pent Road Town Open Space
scrubby deciduous woodland-steep bald complex
White Memorial Foundation property
White Memorial Foundation property, contains some alluvial swamp
Bantam River, outlet to Bantam Lake
Butternut Brook, tributary to Bantam River
White Memorial Foundation property - E & W branches of brook US of Rte 202, contains some areas of alluvial swamp
adj to White Memorial Foundation property
small steep bald - scrub oak - mixed oak-pine woodland complex; white pine dominant, pitch pine present; Moorhead observed 1998
bald-scrubby deciduous woodland complex; can't tell if scrub oak present
Evergreen plantation
Similar LIDAR elevation to nearby field-verified high floodplain forest
Maybe vegetated open water
?complex with vegetated open water
looks like Phalaris
?or maybe High Floodplain; trees look like Sivler Maple in imagery
Quercus palustris (dominant), Acer saccharinum, Ulmus americana, Carex bromoides
?or hydric Low FP?  Mapped as Lim and Limerick soils; Moorhead observed in 1999; sedgy
Phalaris arundinacea (often dom), Carex lacustris. Carex utriculata, Polygonum sagittatum, Leerzia oryzoides, Agrostis stolonifera
?or in part High flpl?  Mostly above 160' on USGS topo; no LIDAR available
? or maybe High
Complex of High and Low?  Mostly at or above LIDAR 2000 152'
Tariffville Memorial Park
subtype of Acer saccharum-Fraxinus americana/Carex sprengelii?
higher , hickory & Carex pensylvanica-dominated version of high floodplain levee forest; Moorhead 2002; note from Ken says field check
scrub oak scrub-deciduous woodland bald complex
?scrubby woodland-bald complex; can't see anything that looks a lot like scrub oak
?deciduous woodland about outcrops; can't see anything that looks a lot like scrub oak
bald-deciduous woodland complex
scrub oak scrub, based on aerial imagery
?ca. 2 pitch pine trees in small opening on very steep steep ledge; unknown if scrub oak also present; Gluck observed  winter 2009
steep brow of slope bald with scattered stunted pitch pine; Gluck 2009, 18 20'-30' pitch pine; unknown if scrub oak present
scrubby deciduous woodland, scrub oak infered from aerial imagery
Moorhead observed 2002, but no data
Silene stellata, Hydrophyllum on levee
high floodplain levee forest, unusual in having older white pine dominant; Moorhead 2002, 2007
mapped low based on appearance in imagery-- no LIDAR available
Acer saccharum-Fraxinus americana/Carex sprengelii; Silene stellata, Carex davisii
nice Carex sprengelii high flood plant levee forest; Moorhead 2002
Silene stellata
oak-hickory-Carex pensylvanica levee forest; Moorhead 2002, 2007
Complex of High and Low; LIDAR 2000 says mostly ca. 152' or a little lower
Hydrophyllum virginianum (on road bank)
Hydrophyllum virginianum
?presumed open canopy seasonally flooded slough without shrub cover
Carya cordiformis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Carex sprengelii; Carex davisii; early succsssional Pinus strobus interior
Mapped as Limerick and Lim soils, doesn't look very wet on imagery
?Moorhead observed N part from road in 2009; definitely has flooded in recent years, not sure how often
recent Phragmites control measures evident on summer 2008 aerial imagery
Cogginchaug River, Durham Meadows
mosaic of red maple woodland, shrub swamp, and marsh
with inclusions of alluvial swamp
Some of this area appears to be mowed and impacted by ATVs
?or just Phalaris-dominated wet meadow?
woodland and forested swamp
mixed shrub and forested swamp
nice stand of sycamore
Some areas may not have flooded since 1955
scrub oak scrub-bald complex; Devine 2008, a few pitch pine
Pinus rigida, Quercus ilicifolia
Pitch pine-scrub oak woodland-bald complex, pitch pine a dominant cover; Devine observed 2008, photo -010
Hydric, encroached on by development & highways
?no field data
contains post oak, scattered red cedar throughout
delineations based upon Ron Rosa data, ca. 1974
woodland physiognomy/complex of forest and shrub swamp; river still floods based on LIDAR elevation
?may just be old field wet meadow
complex of forest swamp, shrub swamp and marsh
scrubby woodland, in whole or part early successional
forest or woodland physiognomy
looks like Phragmites
Cathedral Pines
White Pine
White pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods on variable habitat types
Most of the old growth was blown down in an 1989 tornado.  Slash left in place by TNC.  Boundary is approximate
The Ballyhack
Boundary is approximate
Gold Pines
Boundariy is approximate
Groton-New London AIrport
Rare Plant Survey and Plant Community Classification of Groton-New London Airport Surveys, 2007
unditched, in part
Schizachyrium scoparium, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus prinus
includes small area of Juniperus virginiana
cont
shrubby woodland swamp
Stratford Great Meadows
mosaic of Carex lacustris-dominated meadow and Rubus thickets; may not have flooded since 1955 & subsequent flood control upstream, based on LIDAR 2000 elevation 4-10 ft above adj river el
nice Schizachyrium-dominated sand barren/dry grassland/evergreen shrubland/woodland complex on alluvium & sand pit; likely no longer floods, LIDAR 2000 says 6-12 ft > adj river; Moorhead observed 2005
Carex lacustris-dominated meadow; may not have flooded since 1955 & upstream flood control; Moorhead observed 2009
Phalaris- and forb-dominated grassland/Rubus patch mosaic, Fallopia japonica patches close to riverside, Carex lacustris codominant Nward; may not have flooded since 1955, LIDAR elevation 4-10 ft above river
?scrubby mixed white pine-deciduous woodland-bald complex
bald-mixed woodland complex, maybe with scrub oak
scrub oak mixed woodland; white pine present, unknown if/how much pitch
?LIDAR el is right (<152'), and trees pook like silver maple in B&W imagery
with narrow inclusions of high floodplain
Plantation, in part
?LIDAR elevation 158-164', so probably has not flooded since 1955 & subsequent flood control
Talcott Mountain
Waterworks Brook
used Windsor soil shapefile for boundary determination
Prospect Mountain
Vaccinium angustifolium, Schizachyrium scoparius
May not have flooded since 1955 & flood control; may be alluvial swamp; mapped as mineral hydric soil
complex with alluvial swamp
?recently burned area that is now scrub-scrubby deciduous woodland-bald complex with several pitch pine trees; can't tell how much shrub cover is scrub oak vs. regenerating trees
bald-scrub complex; hard to tell how much scrub oak
mixed pitch pine-deciduous woodland -steep bald complex on spur ridge summits; fairly sure from imagery that pines are pitch, not white; can't tell about scrub oak
?deciduous scrub-bald complex, probably post burn; can't tell if scrub oak present from aerial imagery
mixed pitch pine-deciduous woodland -steep bald complex on spur ridge summit; fairly sure from imagery that pines are pitch, not white; can't tell about scrub oak
?scrubby bald with shrub-size tree oak present, but can't tell if scrub oak present
Scantic River and tributaries, Somers
Saco/Rippawam soils
Fluvaquents
Quinipiac R south of Rte 22 crossing
sycamore abundance + LIDAR elevation < 4' above water elevation
probably with inclusions of high and/or low floodplain
complex with High FP & alluvial swamp
? or maybe Alluvial Swamp
oxbow slough
? steep rocky deciduous and mixed white(?) pine-deciduous woodland
? steep rocky deciduous woodland
pitch pine- & mixed pitch pine-deciduous-scrub oak woodland-bald complex
?successional woodland plus planted pines
Peltandra virginica, Carex lupulina; Lysimachia nummunlaria
"pretty OK" drawdown slough marsh, acc. to Moorhead 2002
Ilex verticillata, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Cornus amomum, Ranunculus flabellaris; Phalaris arundinacea, Lythrum salicaria, Lysimachia nummularia
complex of shrub swamp and marsh
looks seldom flooded
?based on LIDAR 2000 elevation <4 ft above water elevation (re Moorhead 2009 observations nearby), and soils mapping
Quercus spp., Platanus occidentalis
Moorhead observed from across brook 2009
based on LIDAR 2000 el <152'
based on LIDAR 2000 el <152'; Moorhead observed 1999 but little data
formerly underwater as Community Lake until dam failure ca 1973, mostly Phragmites
Mill River, adjacent to Sleeping Giant State Park
Mill River, Sleeping Giant State Park
complex of woodland, shrub swamp, and marsh
Acer saccharum, Platanus occidentalis, Fraxinus americana
?Moorhead observed 2009, but LIDAR 2000 says should be Low floodplain; 5 ft above water on 8 Mar 2009
Acer saccharum, Platanus occidentalis, Fraxinus americana, Ulmus americana; Rosa multiflora, Alliaria petiolata
Moorhead observed 2009; no evidence of recent flooding
Moorhead observed 2009; evidence of repeated flooding in recent years
?Moorhead observed from road 2009; sycamore dominant
Acer saccharinum, Prunus serotina, Fraxinus americana, Carya cordiformis; Carex davisii
Acer saccharinum, Ulmus americana, Juglans nigra, Toxicodendron radicans; Euonymus fortunei, Euonymus alatus; Carex davisii
Peltandra virginica, Ranunculus flabellaris
in complex with Alluvial shrub Swamp; Moorhead 1999
probably Phalaris- and/or Carex lacustris-dominated
complex of shrub swamp and woodland, viewed from E by Moorhead (2009), not explored; uncetain whether it has flooded since 1955 & flood control upstream
?may not have flooded since 1955 & subsequent flood control upstream, based on LIDAR elevation
Cornus amomum
Carex schweinitzii (Zaremba unverified)
mapped using aerial imagery by Moorhead  based on Zaremba's unverified  report of Carex schweinitzii
Quinebaug  Killingly
Quinebaug  Pomfret
Viewed from parking area Wahle, most of polygon under powerline, shrub swamp
contains post oak
?depression can only still be flooded by river if floods > 6 ft above LIDAR 2000 river water elevation, or via soil transmisivity
Populus deltoides, Matteuccia struthiopteris
?depression that may flood via soil transmisivity, since 1955 & subsequent flood contrtol upstream
complex of grassland and shrubland and woodland
complex of grassland, shrubland, and Alluvial Marsh
bald with what looks like scattered scrub oak
scrubby deciduous woodland-bald complex, with inclusion of mixed pitch pine woodland
bald-scrubby deciduous woodland complex; looks like scrub oak is present
deciduous woodland-bald complex
scrub oak scrub-deciduous woodland-bald complex; looks post-fire, with many dead snags
scrub oak scrub-bald complex
grassy/sedgy bald with scattered probably scrub oaks and a few shrub-size pines (look white)
steep sloping bald-scrubby deciduous woodland complex with scatted white pine trees
bald-deciduous woodland complex; hard to tell if scrub oak present
?complex of steep grassy/sedgy bald, scrub, deciduous woodland, and a little white pine woodland; scrub oak not dense if present; may be Subacidic Rocky Summit/Outcrop
steep bald-deciduous woodland-cliff complex, with a few white pine
steep bald-deciduous woodland complex
?small mixed woodland on brow of drop-off
Pond Mountain
Quercus rubra,Q.montana,Q.ilicifolia.Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa
complex of woodland & 5-10% bald;  Pinus rare; boundaries determined by aerials, esp. B&W shrub signature; scrub oak dominance confirmed in field; 2nd data_source = 2004 BW Digital Ortho Photo
bald-scrub complex; the shrubs look like scrub oak
?spine woodland - bald complex; uncertain how import is scrub oak; white pine definitely present, maybe also pitch pine; Moorhead at least close by 5-30-1998
Quercus rubra, Q montana, Vaccinium angustifolium, Gylussacia baccata, Deschampsia flexuosa
?bald (bare rock - Deschampsia mosaic) may be scrub oak, but not noted by Moorhead in 1997
Pinus strobus, Q montrana, Q ilicifolia, Deschampsia flexuosa
scrub oak mixed woodland, - bald complex with pitch pine and white pine; Moorhead obs'd 1997, recorded data
?scrubby deciduous woodland about outcrops
deciduous woodland-bald complex; pretty sure sbout scrub oak
open ledge with pitch pine around edge
Betula pumila; Phragmites australis ssp. australis, Rhamnus frangula
Phragmites australis ssp. australis, Rhamnus frangula
Larix laricina; Carex schweinitzii, Salix serissima, Elymus trachycaulus, Carex prairea; Phragmites australis ssp. australis
Phragmites a dominant understory toward NW end
Larix laricina
Quinipiac R - Wharton Brook
or complex with open water
Acer saccharinum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Carya cordiformis; Carex davisii
low floodplain forest, transitional to high floodplain on landward side
transitional to high floodplain, on levee bluff
?may be in part low, high floodpain forest, high floodplain that has not folooded since 1955 & flood control; complex of successional woodland and forest; mapped as mineral hydric soil series
Carex schweinitzii, Viola nephrophylla, Carex sterilis, Carex tetanica, Salix serissima, Salix candida
with inclusions of Dwarf Shrub
Carex sterilis, Carex prairea(? Or may be in adjacent woodland)
complex with High FP
Carya cordiformis, Carya ovata, Quercus rubra, Tilia americana, Carex sprengelii; Hydrophyllum virginianum
Moorhead & Peterson observed 1999
?based on LIDAR elevation; may be high
area encloses some tidal FW marsh
?heath-dominated dwarf scrub/sparse oak woodland with some scrub oak (locally domninant?), scattered pitch pine, and small outcrop balds
open summit outcrop with scattered pitch pine
Acer saccharinum, Toxicodendron radicans, Carex sprengelii, Carex bromoides, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Toxicodendron radicans; Carex davisii
slough bordering ering silver maple forest
? or maybe floating leaved rooted aquatic, floating vegetation, or submergent vegetation
?woodland physiognomy, might be low
probably planted pines
Mainly deciduous Carya-Fraxinus forest with some places with Juniperus and Tsuga important. Excellent condition.
slough in low floodplain
steep largish open bald, with scrub oak - mixed oak-pine woodland around margins; white pine dominant, pitch pine present; Moorhead observed 1998
field checked by Wahle, heavily invaded by Berberis thunbergii
Quinebaug R DS of Brickyard Rd
Quinebaug N of Red Bridge Rd
Cogginchaug River, West of Cherry Hill
?may not have flooded since 1955 & subsequent flood control; dry, oaky
Pickerel Cove
Platanus occidentalis-Acer negundo temporarily flooded forest
?maybe complex with high
area has stunted trees and appears to be wetter than adjacent floodplain forest
Mattabasset River
some swampy areas included in polygon
Acer saccharinum, Vinca minor
?Moorhead observed from road 2009
?and/or open water; oxbow slough
Areas of shrub swamp included
?based on aerial signature
used also maps.live for delineation
Larix laricina, Acer rubrum, Toxicodendron vernix, Mitella nuda, Galium labradoricum
mossy "domed" Larix-red maple woodland
Larix laricina, Juniperus virginiana, Fraxinus nigra, Carex tetanica; Cypripedium reginae, Maianthemum trifolium
may be complex with Circumneutral Spring Fen
?decidous woodland grading to forest; may be Circumneutral Basin Swamp, in whole or part
Acer rubrum, Larix laricina, Pinus strobus, Swida racemosa, Salix discolor, Carex lacustris; Betula pumila, Galium labradoricum
complex of Woodland and Shrub Thicket, and probable Circumneuatral Seepage Swamp woodland, near upland borders
Betula pumila, Salix candida, Carex prairea, Sarracenia purpurea, Carex utriculata, Menyanthes trifoliata
Betula pumila dominanted area with a small wetter herbaceous "eye"
Acer rubrum, Larix laricina, Pinus strobus, Swida racemosa, Salix discolor, Carex lacustris; Betula pumila
complex of Shrub Thicket (including shrubby sparse woodland)  and Woodland
with inclusion of possible alluvial swamp
on man-made berm/dike
S part of polygon observed by Moorhead 2009
?or may be in part Rich Fen/Phragmites
Phragmites undergoing treatment by 2008; Moorhead 2009
red maple woodland with Phragmites understory; Moorhead 2009
Swida sericea-domianted, probably complex with Shrub Thicket and Typha angustifolia-dominated fen; N border uncertain;  65 cm peat/muck (Moorhead 2009)
?or maybe high floodplain, if berm/dike reduces flooding freq  enough?
Wharton Brook State Park/Natural Area Preserve
Pitch pine is over mature with area dominated by oak - proposed restoration plan including cutting and scarifying soil to encourage pitch pine regeneration
Bald Mountain
Poorly developed, patches of Vaccinium throughout
Perkins Mountain
Small patches of Paronychia canadensis
Aton Forest
Patches of Dennstaedtia throughout
New Milford Cedar Glade
Bulls Bridge Ledges
old non-native Salix trees dominant
Salix spp. dominant
part of large minimally managed periodically mowed grassland, mostly wet-mesic cool-season, but dry & sedgy near the river
? or maybe grassland
Leetes Island
contains abundant red cedar and pitch pine-post oak on one small outcrop
combined polygon of dry Carya-Fraxinus, Juniperus woodland, and grassy glade bald - not separated in FRWA project
Acer rubrum, Betual pumila, Myrica gale, Salix candida, Carex lacustris
1-2-m shrubland and sparse open woodland; Moorhead 1996
N boundary observed by Moorhead 2009
?shrub swamp, or may be mesic early successional
complex of swamp forest & woodland
complex of shrub swamp, woodland, and marsh
Acer saccharinum, Persicaria virginiana, Elymus riparius, Fallopia cilinodis
Dicentra cucullaria
?former floodplain forest now kept hydric by beaver
evergreen plantation
The Cedars
CT 2008 Color Infrared NAIP Ortho Photo
Vegetation-Ecological Characterization of the Mudge Pond Watershed, 1995
Site was visited during NRCS Mudge Pond ecological study
Restoration Marsh - Rozsa
Shakespeare Theater Pond
Unique tidal kettle pond with surrounding marsh
Frash Pond
Deep brackish kettle pond
Forbes Bluff
Liatris novae-angliae, Celtis occidentalis, Polygonum tenue area abundant on bluff
woodland-shrub swamp-marsh complex
Acer saccharinum, Platanus occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana, Toxicodendron radicans
forest on/near levee, successional woodland in interior, inclusions of Quercus palustris stands; Moorhead 2002
?doesn't look same on all color imagery; definetly some Phragmites present but not clear how much and degree of dominance
Pinus strobus, Acer rubrum
Typha angustifolia, Carex spp.
Typha angustifolia over fine-leaved sedges and mosses, 50 cm h9/10 muck; Moorhead 2009
Pinus strobus, acer rubrum, Swida amoma, Carex stricta var. strictior (prob. mis-IDed by Bliss as aquatilis), Carex lacustris, Carex stricta, Carex interior,
?fen indicator species not prominent, 30 cm of muck over mineral; Moorhead 2009
?or maybe complex with shrub thicket or dwarf shrub
Carex lacustris, Typha latifolia, Toxicodendron vernix, Alnus serrulata, Rhamnus alnifolia; Salix serissima; Phalaris arundinacea, Lonicera morrowii, Rosa multiflora, Rhamnus cathartica,
?Moorhead observed a parts of this polygon in 1999 and called it "shrubby Carex lacustris marsh" and "tall herbaceous shrubland"; not many fen indicator spp. (Salix serissima and Rhamnus alnifolia)
?check LIDAR
Phragmites stand
based on similarity of B&W aerial signiture to nearby polygon observed by Moorhead in field 2009
Carex siccata (near river)
large minimally managed periodically mowed grassland, mostly wet-mesic cool-season, but dry & sedgy near the river
wet meadow, post ag, looks like complex of Phalaris and forb or maybe low shrub
with inclusions of low floodplain and/or alluvial swamp in sloughs; Moorhead 2002 (did not see entire polygon)
?woodland; may be alluvial swamp; mapped as mineral hydric soil
?based on LIDAR 2000 elevation <152'
Low floodplain or alluvial swamp?
?or alluvial swamp?
Euonymus alatus, Berberis thunbergii
Inclusions of alluvial swamp forest
?certainly complexed with some low floodplain, but fiarly sure high is dominant in rthis poolygon, re abundance of pine, dearth of sycamore, LIDAR elevation >= 4' above water elevation
Mile Creek
Windham AIrport
active restoration site
Twigrush (Cladium mariscoides) saturated grassland
Spikerush var. crassior (Eleocharis quadrangulata)-dominated drawdown grassland assemblage
Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) fen
Deschampsia flexuosa-Vaccinium angustifolium-Cladonia Opening
Carpet Brook
White Pine/Spruce
owned by Riga Corporation - access by permission only.  Old pine, spruce, yellow birch, beech in boulder field
Eno Hill
Knapp Hill
Includes forested summit dominated by Deschampsia caespitosa
few ash
Contains small areas of scrub oak
Rattlesnake Mountain
King Phillip Mountain
Arctostaphylos dominant
mostly exposed rock with small scrub oak patches
Poquotonuck Cove
Charles Island
ringed by eroding coastal bluff/headland
Gulf Pond/Indian River
Juniperus virginiana is throughout - not field visited - viewed from Lippincott Property
Paynes Point
not field visited
Farm River State Park
not field visited - Juniperus virginiana throughout