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(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcTeatown Lake Reservation leadAll seedlings or regeneration (woody species including shrubs < 1> 1.4 m height) were counted, marked, identified to species and status noted. Only shrubs that contributed significantly to the midstory canopy were included. They are listed in Table 2. If multi-stemmed, the number of stems was also recorded for each shrub. Distance and orientation (using a magnetic declination of 13 degrees W) of each tree, sapling and shrub was also recorded with reference to the center of the plots. Forest Ecosystem Monitoring CooperativeVickyKellycontentProviderDanielleBegley-MillerprincipalInvestigatorUpland deciduous forest is the most common habitat type at Teatown. The most common species that dominate Teatown’s forests to create various natural communities are oak, hickory, maple, beech, birch, and tulip poplar. The forests of northern Westchester County and throughout much of the northeast are threatened by numerous factors including overabundant deer, invasive species, climate change and development. While these issues are often connected such that one may occur or worsen because of the presence of another, overabundant deer are considered the greatest current threat to the forest ecosystem. White-tailed deer overabundance has been extensively studied at Teatown since 2009. A healthy forest, defined as one with a dense understory of native trees and shrubs, is necessary for the forest to continue thriving into the future and to support all organisms within it. Anecdotal observations of loss of the understory started in the 1980s. To address the forest health issues, Teatown initiated a deer management program in 2014 and has an invasive management plan. To understand the success of our management programs and to determine if other management activities are needed, forest monitoring of forest plots was initiated in 2015 and is ongoing.Teatown Forest Inventory, Forest Plot Data, Shrub DataAll seedlings or regeneration (woody species including shrubs < 1> 1.4 m height) were counted, marked, identified to species and status noted. Only shrubs that contributed significantly to the midstory canopy were included. They are listed in Table 2. If multi-stemmed, the number of stems was also recorded for each shrub. Distance and orientation (using a magnetic declination of 13 degrees W) of each tree, sapling and shrub was also recorded with reference to the center of the plots. VMC.1767.3900mySQL/femc/data/archive/project/teatown-lake-reservation-forest-plot-monitoring/dataset/dataset-teatown-forest-inventory-forest-plot-42015-08-19YearYearNo description for this attributeintmeter-1DateDateNo description for this attributedateM/D/YYYYPlotPlot NumberNo description for this attributeintmeter-1TagPlant Tag NumberNo description for this attributetextSpeciesSpeciesNo description for this attributetextStatusStatus, Live or DeadNo description for this attributetextCount_Live_StemsNumber of Live StemsNo description for this attributeintmeter-1Count_Dead_StemsNumber of Dead StemsNo description for this attributeintmeter-1