Blaine Wetland Sanctuary

Overview
Photos
Slideshows
Videos
Sightings


	About

	Ownership


	Links
	City of Blaine

	Overview


	History


	Management


	Comments


	Location

	Maps
	Brochure with Map

	Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates


	Size
	Over 500 acres

	Parking
	11980 Lexington Ave NE Blaine, MN N45 11.236, W93 9.934

	Hours
	05:00 AM - 10:00 PM

	Fees
	No fee


	Driving Directions
	Get driving directions from Google Maps to this destination from any address, and send those directions to your phone. Your Address (street address and either city and state or ZIP code)

					Anoka County
					Metro Area


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	0.81 miles paved 0.95 gravel/boardwalk

	Hunting
	No hunting


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Ecological Subsection			Anoka Sand Plain
	Land Type Association			Anoka Lake Plain

	Native Plant Communities*
	Not mapped (10/11/2021)
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

	Natural Features
	Rich fen, poor fen, wet meadow, and upland forest


	Visitor Photos

	Share your photo of this destination.
			This button not working for you? Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com. Attach one or more photos and, if you like, a caption.


	Rebecca Haug

	Parking


	Trail


	Boardwalk










	MinnesotaSeasons.com Photos

	Entrance


	Parking


	“Stay on trails and boardwalk”


	Boardwalk




	Paved Trail


	Drainage Ditch


	Anoka Sand Plain Wet Meadow


	Rich Fen




	Wet Meadow, Poor Fen, and Upland Buffer

Camera


	Slideshows


	Blaine Wetland Sanctuary City of Blaine

slideshow


	Visitor Videos

	Share your video of this destination.
		This button not working for you? Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com. Attach a video, a YouTube link, or a cloud storage link.










	Other Videos


	Blaine Opens Wetland Sanctuary NorthMetroTV

	About Published on Aug 17, 2017 The Blaine Wetland Sanctuary is open to the public after years of restoration and paperwork. The 500-acre open space is a great spot to exercise, relax or connect with nature.



	Blaine Wetland Boardwalk Peterson Companies, Inc

	About Published on Sep 26, 2017 How do we install boardwalk in the middle of a swamp? With customized power buggies of course. The Blaine Wetland Boardwalk is almost finished! Project Gallery and Summary: http://www.petersoncompanies.net/commercial/project/blaine-wetland-boardwalk Music Credit: Buddha by Kontekst https://soundcloud.com/kontekstmusic Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Music provided by Audio Library https://youtu.be/b6jK2t3lcRs



	Blaine Wetland Boardwalk Completed Peterson Companies, Inc

	About Published on Jan 18, 2018 Connecting two neighborhoods in this Twin Cities suburb, the Blaine Wetland Boardwalk is 4,881 feet of boardwalk and trail. Project Gallery and Summary: http://www.petersoncompanies.net/commercial/project/blaine-wetland-boardwalk Music Credit: Reminisce by A Himitsu https://soundcloud.com/a-himitsu Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 unported - CC by 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Music provided by audio library https://youtu.be/box8pxwc5cg

Camcorder

Visitor Sightings

Share your sightings or comments about of this destination.

This button not working for you?
Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com.

Jason Husveth

Plants

bristle-berry (Rubus stipulatus)

swamp blackberry (Rubus semisetosus)

Vermont blackberry (Rubus vermontanus)

Wheeler’s blackberry (Rubus wheeleri)

white-edge sedge (Carex debilis var. rudgei)

MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings


Visits
5/22/2018

Plants


Five plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Endangered	bristle-berry (Rubus stipulatus) twisted yelloweyed grass (Xyris torta)
Threatened	lance-leaved violet (Viola lanceolata ssp. lanceolata) swamp blackberry (Rubus semisetosus)
Special Concern	Vermont blackberry (Rubus vermontanus)