Plant Diversity

Plant Diversity

How diverse are we? Let us count the ways. In the diversity survey researchers documented 599 species of vascular plants that includes 117 families and 337 genera. There are 59 species of trees, 40 shrubs and 3 sub-shrubs. There are 13 wood vines, 348 forbs, 109...
Disturbed Lands

Disturbed Lands

There are places on Coal Creek that include abandoned coal strip mines and developed areas. The mined areas are highly degraded and could be candidates for experimental reintroduction trials of hybrid American chestnut trees. By restoring degraded lands to native...
Grassland and Rangeland

Grassland and Rangeland

Stands are composed of combinations of native and/or exotic species for which no natural analog exists. In general, wooded pastures are floristically similar to Pastures & Hayfields (16) but include more of a woody overstory. While all types of pastures are...
Glades Outcrops and Cliffs

Glades Outcrops and Cliffs

Some of the coolest features on Coal Creek are the Glades Outcrops and Cliffs and they are covered with vegetation that is found only there. This vegetation, dominated by perennial grasslands, occurs in association with open woodlands of sandstone outcrops and...
Forests and Woodlands

Forests and Woodlands

The farm hosts an American Chestnut Forest (an extinct historic plant community). There’s a hardwood forest, too, and Southern Hemlock—a species threatened by pests across the U.S. and threatened on Coal Creek a few years back, though a management solution was...
Burning

Burning

The land was clear-cut for years, but recently, controlled burns have helped clear thickets to provide for the natural recruitment of native seeds and plants. The vegetation of the Cumberland Plateau has changed dramatically since the onset of widespread logging and...
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