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Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve Cedar Creek Long Term Ecological Research Program (CDR LTER) |
Overview |
Most of Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve is closed to the public. The Fish Lake Nature Trail is open to the public year-round. The Winter Savanna Loop Ski Trails and Oak Savanna Trail are open to the public seasonally. |
History |
Until 2007, the site was known as Cedar Creek Natural History Area. Visitors were required to obtain a day pass prior to visiting the site. |
Management |
University of Minnesota in cooperation with the Minnesota Academy of Science |
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Activities |
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Hiking Trail running Biking Mountain biking Horseback riding Picnicking Camping Swimming Boating Canoeing Birding Nature photography Horseshoes Volleyball Geocaching Cross country skiing Skate-skiing Winter hiking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling |
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Hunting and Fishing |
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No hunting |
Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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Anoka Sand Plain |
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Land Type Association | Anoka Lake Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Alder Swamp (Eastcentral) Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Basswood Swamp (Eastcentral) Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Southern): Oak Subtype Graminoid - Sphagnum Rich Fen (Basin) Low Shrub Poor Fen Lowland White Cedar Forest (Northern) Northern Bulrush - Spikerush Marsh Northern Mixed Cattail Marsh Northern Rich Fen (Basin) Oak - Aspen Woodland Poor Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp Poor Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp: Black Spruce Subtype Poor Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp: Tamarack Subtype Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Large-Flowered Trillium) Forest Sedge Meadow Southern Dry-Mesic Oak (Maple) Woodland Tamarack Swamp (Southern) Wet Prairie (Southern) Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp |
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* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||
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Slideshows |
Cedar Creek |
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Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, a property of the University of Minnesota, is the birthplace of ecological science. Anoka county, Minnesota USA |
Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, 21st August 2011 |
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A birding trip to Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, in Anoka and Isanti counties, Minnesota. |
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Other Videos |
Cedar Creek Ecosystem Reserve |
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Aug 16, 2017 A short documentary about the research, education, and outreach projects currently occurring at the Cedar Creek LTER in East Bethel, MN. |
The Oak Savanna at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve |
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May 3, 2021 Learn more about the organisms that call the oak savanna at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve home. From Red-headed woodpeckers, Bison, and caterpillars, to prairie grasses and burr oaks. This is part of a group project I completed for a Big Woods Big Rivers - Minnesota Master Naturalist class. |
The Red-Headed Woodpeckers of Cedar Creek |
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Uploaded on May 4, 2009 See the red-headed woodpeckers of the University of Minnesota's Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve—the largest remaining nesting area in Minnesota for a bird that has declined more than 50 percent across the Midwest since 1966. http://www.mndnr.gov/magazine |
What Makes Cedar Creek a Unique Outdoor Laboratory? |
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Uploaded on Jul 12, 2010 Video describing the unique qualities of the University of Minnesota's Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. Support Cedar Creek by making a gift at https://www.foundation.umn.edu/pls/dm or learn more at http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/ |
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Fungi and Lichens |
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Mammals |
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Plants |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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blue vervain (Verbena hastata) broad-leaved arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) butter and eggs (Linaria vulgaris) common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) intermediate bellflower (Campanula intercedens) New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) spotted Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum) spotted touch-me-not (Impatiens capensis) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba)
Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage) Campanula intercedens (intermediate_bellflower) Chelone glabra (white turtlehead) Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle) Eutrochium maculatum (spotted Joe Pye weed) Impatiens capensis (spotted touch-me-not) Liatris aspera (rough blazing star) Linaria vulgaris (butter and eggs) Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum (common false Solomon’s seal) Sagittaria latifolia (broad-leaved arrowhead) Silene latifolia ssp. alba (white campion) Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster) |
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