INTRODUCTION 



Vegetation of the Beal Project area was quantitatively sampled by OEA 

 Research (1961) during July, 1961. A subsequent change in the permit 

 area resulted in the collection of additional data and extension of 

 habitat type mapping by Sawyer (1984) during October, 1984. The 

 project has more recently been reevaluated, resulting in a change in 

 the permit boundary and requiring reeval uation of vegetation. A 

 veoetation reconne issance was conducted during October and November, 

 1967 to evaluate vegetation of the new permit area and several access 

 road options. 



Rather than submitting three separate reports for the project, the 



results of all three investigations are included in this report. OEA 



Research (1961) and Sawyer (1964) have previously been submitted to 

 MDSL should their review by the agencies be necessary. 



METHODS 



OEA RESEARCH SURVEY (Extracted From OEA Research, 1981) 

 During July 1961, 20 vegetation transects were established in the 

 original study area. Ten transects were placed in forest stands end 

 ten in grassland and shrubland stands. In forest stands, two types of 

 sampling procedures were employed: 1) a circular, 375-square-meter 

 macroplot to estimate overstory canopy cover; 2) twenty 2x5 dm 



