Habitats

   

Oak-Hickory Forest

Oak and hickory dominate this type of forest with varying amounts of other deciduous hardwoods in the canopy layer such as sweetgum and yellow poplar. Understory trees include flowering dogwoods, sourwood, and American Holly. Blueberry bushes, ferns, mushrooms, and herbaceous plants occur on the forest floor.

 
   

Southern Pines and Mixed Hardwoods

Pine-hardwood forest includes southern yellow pines like loblolly mixed with a variety of hardwoods.

 

   

Riparian (L. ripa for river bank)

Riparian  habitats are those that form along the edges of streams and rivers. Typical riparian trees include elm and sycamore. Privet, an exotic shrub, dominates in some areas along the banks of Tumbling Creek and extends up into the surrounding woodland. Stick and mud dams built by beavers have created a wetland area along Tumbling Creek.

 
    

Mowed Field Corridors

Two sewage line corridors are maintained as grassy fields within the Tumbling Creek area. The corridors are mowed periodically. 

 

 

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