Contact Information:
Affiliation (e.g., university, agency, non-profit): University of Lynchburg
Field Station, Marine Lab or Field Site Name: Claytor Nature Center
Website of Field Station, Marine Lab: https://www.lynchburg.edu/academics/academic-and-community-centers/claytor-nature-center/
Contact: Dr. Laura Henry-Stone, Danielle Racke
Contact Email: henrystone.l@lynchburg.edu
Video Information:
Video Developed by: Sarah Dooley
Date of Video Recording: 06/19/2023
Time of Day Video Recorded: 12:00 am
Season: Summer
Video Site Number:
Site 1
North Orientation:
N/A
Location and Environment
Country:
United States of America
State:
Virginia
Latitude:
37.38818
Longitude:
-79.53868
Elevation:
0-2,500 ft
Slope:
Flat
Aspect:
None
Human Elements:
Pier, bench, post
Climate Zones:
Temperate
Biomes:
Temperate Forest
Habitat Types:
Aquatic - Freshwater
Vegetation Types: Deciduous lowland forest, including boxelder, tulip trees and oaks in the young canopy. Some mature sycamore and walnut. Previously full of ash trees, now decimated by emerald ash borer. Understory heavy with spicebush, coral berry. Dominant herbaceous plants include grasses, buttercups, honeysuckle, poison ivy, ground ivy, violets, wingstem and crownbeard.