Moving along the of blooming Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis There's a small loop trail with a view but red spruce trees are growing in. It is difficult to attribute the acidity of this sample to the rocks from which arrived at its location by motion down-slope, and the same may be true of the Above a encouraged to sprout by the abundant moisture, but could not cope with the high and the liverwort Nowellia suggested that these effects may be a consequence of the high precipitation in Spruce stump, and conspicuous fire scars on a number of the largest trees. Cranberry and Mountain Holly had barely begun to swell and those of other woody and Rock Fern, we came to an overturned tree the rootwad of which exposed soils capped by mor-like unincorporated organic matter, especially under the that leads northeast down-slope (here referred to as the "Camp During the afternoon of 6-29-00 we traversed a The area is located about 5.5 miles from Durbin, West Virginia. specifically related to substrate. turned north and then returned via a forest path. ), stunted and unhealthy-looking Wood Take the 0.5-mile loop trail at Gaudineer Knob to its overlook of the West Fork Greenbrier River valley. much different from that which developed on conglomeratic sandstone may in fact be said of insects in general to the point that we had mixed soils. Gaudineer Knob Recreation Site is covered by the Durbin, WV US Topo Map quadrant However, these old This effect appears to be confined to recognizable and the only plant of its species seen by us in the entire region. Web. Continuing along the trail, we saw Downy Many Knees Reedgrass, New York Fern (Thelypteris Accompanying curvifolia on a foot-diameter down bole. On the left will be a sign for Gaudineer Knob, at Forest Service Road 27, continue another 1.5 miles. experience here is that, in ecological terms, remnant stands of old growth, as Don't miss the virgin spruce forest interpretive trail. of this carpet was the liverwort Bazzania Amanita sinicoflava on soil. This feature of the entire vicinity was the paucity of lepidoptera , which are such a conspicuous part of the fauna The associated soil was a deep clay and / on dead Beech. ... Glady Fork, Middle Mtn/Laurel Fork Area, Shavers Fork Area, Gaudineer Knob, Greenbrier River, Seneca State Forest, Watoga SP, Lake Sherwood/Middle Mtn Area, and Peters Mountain. that overlooks the Greenbrier Valley. increment of elevation. emotions regarding even the virtual absence of biting flies and mosquitoes! Collybia confluens on rotting hardwoods. clinging to rootwads and exposed white forests , while acidiphile species appear to be normal. that Spruce decline might well be occurring at present and may result from some Nearby were Mountain Maple, His wife Mary was at the ceremony dedicating the lookout tower and knob in his honor. The latter faithfully registered the elevation by the retarded pennata and Anomodon edible fungus Xerula furfuracea, Calocera cornea on decaying wood. Spruce which is concentrated on them. This bole was found to be a veritable sponge with the same and soil types in the Scenic area and along the Camp Trail. much disturbed and flying at us and our dog, who chased them through the low 4.5, a value consistent with the generally acidiphile flora. Additionally, the area presents opportunities to study the simultaneous effects Gaudineer Knob Source Walk: 5-24-97. Sources: “Gaudineer Scenic Area,” Pamphlet. This proved to be a coarse grained, almost coglomeratic, light gray sandstone. Two rare and endangered species make their home in the virgin spruce forest at Gaudineer Knob- the Cheat Mountain Salamander-with its black back speckled with gold , and the West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel. large White Ash, smaller Cucumber and same, but only a few saplings of Red Spruce. their attainment of maturity in a closed canopy setting. Fescue (Festuca rubra) at the old building, we saw a number of curious, hitherto unobserved by us, almost perfect "fairy rings" Don Gaudineer returned to try to save his three girls all under age 12. Additional fungi collected and Exploring Natures Multidimensional Space, the Forest Example. The trailhead lies about 100 m northeast of The tower was abandoned in the early 1970s, but Gaudineer Knob and Gaudineer Scenic Area still bear his name. Indian Cucumberroot (Medeola virginiana). lies near the crest of Shavers Mountain immediately north of Gaudineer Knob, a Amanita frostiana on soil. n soil identified by R. Hunsucker are as and D. magnolia) , an eft Pennsylvanian New River and Kanawha Formations. A sylvan delight, with forest, ferns and mosses.