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FF -5 (approximately 91.09 <br />FF -5 is the largos <br />the creek, a <br />denoting various flood levels. <br />asubunit. To access the unit, you must cross a creek - <br />i lofe <br />nnel - that lies at the end of the path that follows the <br />3property. The remains of a corner of the Houlton <br />ent on the north side of this channel (Photo 11). Once across <br />usly maintained snowmobile paths snakes throughout the <br />area, providing s t e entire subunit (Photo 12). In the more forested areas along <br />the main channel ississippi, floodplain species such as ash and silver maple <br />dominate. While bo species have individuals in various size classes, many of these trees <br />are very large, with the green ash reaching 111 cm dbh and the silver maple reaching 110.1 <br />cm dbh. Occasional cottonwoods (84.8 and 135.6 cm dbh) and willows are present too. <br />However, many areas of this subunit are open, dominated by patches of brome and <br />Kentucky bluegrass that meander between thickets of pricky ash covered in grape vine <br />(Photo 13). Red cedar individuals are also present, though not in high numbers. Some <br />native herbaceous plants, including hoary vervain, stiff and showy goldenrod, and green - <br />headed coneflower, were present along the path edges. While overabundant native species <br />like prickly ash are often the target of restoration, the areas of abundant prickly ash and <br />Friends of the Mississippi <br />41 <br />W.H. Houlton Conservation Area NRMP <br />