Department of Conservation and Recreation

LOW-ELEVATION MESIC FORESTS

Ecological community groups with distributions centered below 1,070 m (3,500 ft) elevation and representing mesophytic to submesophytic forest vegetation. A few community types of the Rich Cove and Slope Forests, Acidic Cove Forests, and Eastern Hemlock - Hardwood Forests occasionally extend into the high-elevation zone (> 1,070 m).

Rich Cove and Slope Forests

Basic Mesic Forests

Acidic Cove Forests

Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forests

Eastern Hemlock - Hardwood Forests

Northern White-Cedar Slope Forests