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Vermont Piedmont

Ecoregion in Appalachian Mountains in VT, MA, NH

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The Vermont Piedmont is a hilly region east of the Green Mountains/Berkshire Highlands (58c). It has geological and hydrochemical differences as well as less relief and lower elevation than Ecoregion 58c. The region has a somewhat milder climate and more calcium-rich soils than adjacent regions, contributing to areas with more pastoral and agricultural land uses than occur in neighboring Ecoregions 58c, 58g, or 58q. In Vermont, there is little agreement on the boundary between the Green Mountains and the Vermont Piedmont. The bedrock geology is mostly Devonian schist, phyllite, calcareous granofels or quartzose marble. Beds of limestone or quartzose marble result in surface waters that are well-buffered with high values of alkalinity. The topography is hilly with some steep slopes, and elevations are approximately 300 to 2000 feet with some higher peaks. The soils, typically coarse-loamy and loamy, frigid and mesic Inceptisols, were formed in fine sandy loam glacial till derived from mica schist and siliceous limestone. The vegetation types are mostly transition hardwoods (maple-beech-birch, oak-hickory with red oak, white oak, shagbark hickory, and some hemlock and white pine), and northern hardwoods (maple-beech-birch).

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