Labrador Hollow

• On New York State Forest land

• Forested (red maple/white pine) swamp/fen

• Peat ~10 meters deep

• Surface pH varies from 5.0 to 6.5 depending of degree of infiltration of mineral-rich
neutral water from surrounding hills after rainstorms

• Understory dominated by Sphagnum spp and ferns

• Peat mostly organic and fibrous