Major Land Resource Area 144B
New England and Eastern New York Upland, Northern Part
Accessed: 10/07/2024
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site occurs along major rivers and streams and experiences regular flooding, or would in the absence of dams and other water control structures (ESG 1—Floodplains)
- Broad floodplain of large river system. Includes channel banks, stream terraces, and/or natural levies and associated oxbow ponds and marshes
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils poorly- and/or very poorly-drained throughout site
- Wetland area consisting of multiple associated plant communities, most of which are too wet to support greater than 20% tree cover (ESG 2—Open Wetlands)
- Soils mostly muck
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils poorly- and/or very poorly-drained throughout site
- Wetland area consisting of multiple associated plant communities, most of which are too wet to support greater than 20% tree cover (ESG 2—Open Wetlands)
- Soils mostly peat or mucky peat
- Soil pH mostly greater than 4.5 throughout site
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils poorly- and/or very poorly-drained throughout site
- Wetland area consisting of multiple associated plant communities, most of which are too wet to support greater than 20% tree cover (ESG 2—Open Wetlands)
- Soils mostly peat or mucky peat
- Soil pH mostly less than 4.5 throughout site
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils poorly- and/or very poorly-drained throughout site
- Wetland area consisting of multiple associated plant communities, most of which support greater than 20% tree cover (ESG 3—Wooded Wetlands)
- Most soils on the site have less than 16 inches (40 cm) organic deposits on surface
- Soil texture coarser than silty clay (silty to sandy)
- Soil textures coarse-silty to coarse-loamy often with a densely compacted horizon within 43 inches (108 cm) of the soil surface
- Soils are a complex of both poorly- and very poorly-drained, with water table less than 12 inches below soil surface. High northern white cedar cover
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils poorly- and/or very poorly-drained throughout site
- Wetland area consisting of multiple associated plant communities, most of which support greater than 20% tree cover (ESG 3—Wooded Wetlands)
- Most soils on the site have less than 16 inches (40 cm) organic deposits on surface
- Soil texture coarser than silty clay (silty to sandy)
- Soils sandy in texture (often intermixed with organic soils)
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils poorly- and/or very poorly-drained throughout site
- Wetland area consisting of multiple associated plant communities, most of which support greater than 20% tree cover (ESG 3—Wooded Wetlands)
- Most soils on the site have less than 16 inches (40 cm) organic deposits on surface
- Soils are clay or silty clay in texture
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils poorly- and/or very poorly-drained throughout site
- Wetland area consisting of multiple associated plant communities, most of which support greater than 20% tree cover (ESG 3—Wooded Wetlands)
- Most soils on the site have less than 16 inches (40 cm) organic deposits on surface
- Soil texture coarser than silty clay (silty to sandy)
- Soil textures coarse-silty to coarse-loamy often with a densely compacted horizon within 43 inches (108 cm) of the soil surface
- All soils are poorly-drained and water table within 18 inches of soil surface. Red and/or black spruce dominate with low northern white cedar cover
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils somewhat poorly-drained or drier, or, a combination of poorly-drained soils with drier soils in a complex throughout site
- Site capable of producing greater than 20% persistent tree cover
- All soil components greater than 20 inches deep (50 cm)
- Predominant soil texture is finer than sandy
- Predominant soil texture is clay (fine or fine-silty) (ESG 4—Clay Forests)
- Soils are poorly- to somewhat-poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils somewhat poorly-drained or drier, or, a combination of poorly-drained soils with drier soils in a complex throughout site
- Site capable of producing greater than 20% persistent tree cover
- All soil components greater than 20 inches deep (50 cm)
- Predominant soil texture is finer than sandy
- Predominant soil texture is clay (fine or fine-silty) (ESG 4—Clay Forests)
- Soils are moderately well- to well-drained
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils somewhat poorly-drained or drier, or, a combination of poorly-drained soils with drier soils in a complex throughout site
- Site capable of producing greater than 20% persistent tree cover
- All soil components greater than 20 inches deep (50 cm)
- Predominant soil texture is finer than sandy
- Predominant soil texture is coarser than clay (ESG 5—Loamy Forests)
- Soil parent material lacks calcareous members, with pH mostly below 6.0
- Loamy surface soils underlain by loamy subsoils
- Soils moderately well- to well-drained, including somewhat poorly-drained components mapped with drier components
- Site occurs on gentle to steep slopes (greater than 5%) lacking significant organic matter accumulation
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils somewhat poorly-drained or drier, or, a combination of poorly-drained soils with drier soils in a complex throughout site
- Site capable of producing greater than 20% persistent tree cover
- All soil components greater than 20 inches deep (50 cm)
- Predominant soil texture is finer than sandy
- Predominant soil texture is coarser than clay (ESG 5—Loamy Forests)
- Soil parent material lacks calcareous members, with pH mostly below 6.0
- Loamy surface soils underlain by loamy subsoils
- Soils somewhat-poorly drained, including poorly-drained soils that are mapped with somewhat poorly-drained components
- Site occurs on poorly- to somewhat poorly-drained toeslope of a large watershed where nutrients and water accumulate
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils somewhat poorly-drained or drier, or, a combination of poorly-drained soils with drier soils in a complex throughout site
- Site capable of producing greater than 20% persistent tree cover
- All soil components greater than 20 inches deep (50 cm)
- Predominant soil texture is finer than sandy
- Predominant soil texture is coarser than clay (ESG 5—Loamy Forests)
- Soil parent material lacks calcareous members, with pH mostly below 6.0
- Loamy surface soils underlain by loamy subsoils
- Soils somewhat-poorly drained, including poorly-drained soils that are mapped with somewhat poorly-drained components
- Site occurs on relatively flat expanses with less than 5% slope, rather than the toeslope of a large watershed
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils somewhat poorly-drained or drier, or, a combination of poorly-drained soils with drier soils in a complex throughout site
- Site capable of producing greater than 20% persistent tree cover
- All soil components greater than 20 inches deep (50 cm)
- Predominant soil texture is finer than sandy
- Predominant soil texture is coarser than clay (ESG 5—Loamy Forests)
- Soil parent material lacks calcareous members, with pH mostly below 6.0
- Loamy surface soils underlain by loamy subsoils
- Soils moderately well- to well-drained, including somewhat poorly-drained components mapped with drier components
- Site occurs in protected coves and drainageways with very thick, dark surface A horizon greater than 12 inches (30 cm), very high in organic matter
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils somewhat poorly-drained or drier, or, a combination of poorly-drained soils with drier soils in a complex throughout site
- Site capable of producing greater than 20% persistent tree cover
- All soil components greater than 20 inches deep (50 cm)
- Predominant soil texture is finer than sandy
- Predominant soil texture is coarser than clay (ESG 5—Loamy Forests)
- Soil parent material lacks calcareous members, with pH mostly below 6.0
- Loamy surface soils underlain by sandy or sandy-skeletal strata
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils somewhat poorly-drained or drier, or, a combination of poorly-drained soils with drier soils in a complex throughout site
- Site capable of producing greater than 20% persistent tree cover
- All soil components greater than 20 inches deep (50 cm)
- Predominant soil texture is finer than sandy
- Predominant soil texture is coarser than clay (ESG 5—Loamy Forests)
- Soil parent material includes some calcareous members, with predominant pH over 6.0
- Site occurs on moderately well- to well-drained backslopes
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils somewhat poorly-drained or drier, or, a combination of poorly-drained soils with drier soils in a complex throughout site
- Site capable of producing greater than 20% persistent tree cover
- All soil components greater than 20 inches deep (50 cm)
- Predominant soil texture is finer than sandy
- Predominant soil texture is coarser than clay (ESG 5—Loamy Forests)
- Soil parent material includes some calcareous members, with predominant pH over 6.0
- Site occurs on poorly- to somewhat poorly-drained toeslope of a large watershed where nutrients and water accumulate
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils somewhat poorly-drained or drier, or, a combination of poorly-drained soils with drier soils in a complex throughout site
- Site capable of producing greater than 20% persistent tree cover
- All soil components greater than 20 inches deep (50 cm)
- Predominant soil texture is sandy or sandy-skeletal (ESG 6—Sandy Forests)
- Soil well-drained or drier
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Key Characteristics
- Site occurs inland, not immediately adjacent to an ocean or estuary
- Site does not occur along major rivers and streams, or if it does occur near major rivers and streams it is not influenced by regular flooding events (even in the absence of dams)
- Soils somewhat poorly-drained or drier, or, a combination of poorly-drained soils with drier soils in a complex throughout site
- Site capable of producing greater than 20% persistent tree cover
- All soil components greater than 20 inches deep (50 cm)
- Predominant soil texture is sandy or sandy-skeletal (ESG 6—Sandy Forests)
- Soil moderately well-drained or somewhat poorly-drained
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