Minnesota Seasons - Boot Lake SNA


Boot Lake SNA





			Anoka County




Size	660 acres

Maps	Maps with GPS coordinates Complete North Section South Section

Parking	N45 20.154, W93 7.206

Hiking Trails	None

Hunting	No hunting

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

Native Plant Communities¹	Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Basswood Swamp (Eastcentral) Graminoid - Sphagnum Rich Fen (Basin) Northern Bulrush - Spikerush Marsh Northern Rich Fen (Basin) Oak - (Red Maple) Woodland Sedge Meadow Tamarack Swamp (Southern) Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp

Ownership

Links	Minnesota DNR

Comments	The southwestern part of the lakeshore is posted as a sanctuary. It is open only to those with a DNR research permit.

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Birds	One bird species with protected status in Minnesota has been seen here: Special concern – Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla) Other birds seen on this site, along with those listed below, include Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis), Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus), Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum), Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera), Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus), Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla), and Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis). Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

	Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Insects and Arachnids


	American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) common whitetail (Plathemis lydia) Hobomok skipper (Poanes hobomok) monarch (Danaus plexippus) nursery web spider (Pisaurina mira) twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella) white admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)

Mammals	Coyote and red fox inhabit this SNA.

	eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants	Four plant species with protected status in Minnesota and three tracked species are found here: Special concern – rough bentgrass (Agrostis scabra), seaside three-awn (Aristida tuberculosa), swamp loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus), butternut (Juglans cinerea) Tracked – long-bearded hawkweed (Hieracium longipilum), stalked bulrush (Scirpus pedicellatus), wild grape (Vitis riparia) University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List Plants frequently found in: Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Basswood Swamp (Eastcentral) WFn55b Graminoid - Sphagnum Rich Fen (Basin) OPn92b Northern Bulrush - Spikerush Marsh MRn93 Northern Rich Fen (Basin) OPn92 Oak - (Red Maple) Woodland FDs37a Sedge Meadow WMn82b Tamarack Swamp (Southern) FPs63a Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp WMn82a

	alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum) American basswood (Tilia americana) American starflower (Trientalis borealis) bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) black medick (Medicago lupulina) boxelder (Acer negundo) broad-leaved arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum) common burdock (Arctium minus) common cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common juniper (Juniperus communis var. depressa) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common plantain (Plantago major) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) curly dock (Rumex crispus) eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) few-seeded sedge (Carex oligosperma var. oligosperma) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) northern bog bedstraw (Galium labradoricum) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) northern red oak (Quercus rubra) paper birch (Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera) Parlin’s pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax) Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus) prairie groundsel (Packera plattensis) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red maple (Acer rubrum var. rubrum) Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris) sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) southern blue flag (Iris virginica var. shrevei) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum) tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) tamarack (Larix laricina) tawny cottongrass (Eriophorum virginicum) variegated yellow pond lily (Nuphar variegata) water horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white clover (Trifolium repens) white oak (Quercus alba) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) wild grape (Vitis riparia) winter vetch (Vicia villosa ssp. villosa) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)

Reptiles	One reptile species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Threatened – Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)

Visits	6/3/2006 2/22/2011

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