OLD-FIELD SUCCESSION : Looking east from grid stake G5.
January 1997

The area in the foreground is Old-field Plot D, a 10-year-rotation plot to be started later in 1997.

Beyond Plot D, is Plot E, a 40-year-rotation plot to be started in 2020.

These areas were cleared prior to the start of NATL for disposal of clay excavated during the construction of the medical center.

February 2007

In the foreground is Old-field Plot D, a 10-year-rotation plot started in 1997. All trees have been cleared from Plot D in preparation for its re-start during 2007.

In the background is Plot E, a 40-year-rotation plot to be started in 2020.