Size | 286 acres |
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Parking | N43 40.700, W91 16.702 |
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Hiking Trails | There are no maintained hiking trails. An access road leads from the parking area (walk around the gate) 0.67 miles to the top of the bluff. A footpath follows the cleared fields on the bluff top to the northern boundary. Another footpath leads east from there to an overlook at the northeast corner of the SNA, a dizzying 400 feet above the road below. The Gopherland Trail snowmobile trail passes through the sanctuary portion of the SNA and may be used by snowmobiles when covered with snow. |
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Hunting | Whitetail deer. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details. |
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Ecological Classification | Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Section | Paleozoic Plateau |
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Subsection(s) | The Blufflands |
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Land Type Association(s) | Brownsville Slopes Caledonia Ridgetops Mississippi River Valley |
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Native Plant Communities1 | Not mapped (2/2/2018) Preliminary List Southern Dry-Mesic Oak-Hickory Woodland Southern Mesic Oak-Basswood Forest |
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Natural Features | Oak-hickory woodlands, oak-basswood forest, steep bluffs, old fields, and overlook. |
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Comments | This SNA lies within the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest. History Sanctuary Overview An access road leads from the parking area (walk around the gate) 0.67 miles to the top of the bluff. A footpath follows the cleared fields on the bluff top to the northern boundary. Another footpath leads east from there to a spectacular overlook at the northeast corner of the SNA, a dizzying 400 feet above the road below. |
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Visits | 5/13/2018 |
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