DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The system is generally composed of mesic forests that occupy ravines between narrow, “finger” ridges and slopes in a highly dissected landscape. The sites tend to be more mesic than sites elsewhere in the southeastern United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -Crowley’s Ridge was created during the Ice Age when glaciers centered over the Great Lakes area. As they retreated to the north their washout formed Crowley’s Ridge. Through the ages it eroded into hills and valleys.