Lake Alexander Woods SNA

       
   

Area and County

    Morrison County
    Northwest Minnesota
     
 

Driving Directions

Get a Google map and driving directions to this destination from any address.

 

 

 

 

               
Size

1,991 acres

 
 
Maps

 Printable Maps with GPS coordinates

 
Printable map    
 
Units

North Unit

Central Unit

South Unit

 
Parking

See the units for parking information.

 
Hiking Trails

 

 
Hunting

Deer hunting by permit only. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

 
Ecological Classification Province  

Laurentian Mixed Forest Province

Ecological Classification
Section  

Northern Minnesota Drift and Lake Plains

Subsection(s)  

Pine Moraines and Outwash Plains

Land Type Association(s)

St. Croix Moraine

 
Native Plant Communities1

Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp

Central Dry-Mesic Oak-Aspen Forest

Graminoid Poor Fen (Basin)

Low Shrub Poor Fen

Northern Rich Tamarack Swamp (Western Basin)

Northern Wet Ash Swamp

Sedge Meadow

Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp

 
Ownership Minnesota DNR logo        
 
Links

Minnesota DNR

 
Comments

 

 
Visits

 

   

 

 

 

 

       
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.

       
MinnesotaSeasons.com Photos
   

North Unit

  Lake Alexander Woods SNA, North Unit   Lake Alexander Woods SNA, North Unit
       

Central Unit

  Lake Alexander Woods SNA – Central Unit   Lake Alexander Woods SNA – Central Unit
       

South Unit

  Lake Alexander Woods SNA – South Unit   Lake Alexander Woods SNA – South Unit
       
       

 

Camera

     
Slideshows
   
  Lake Alexander Woods SNA
minnesota_snas
 
  Lake Alexander Woods SNA  
 
About

The unfragmented forests and diverse habitat of Lake Alexander SNA occupy an outstanding knob and kettle topography, the legacy of the Rainy lobe from past continental glaciation. Steep hills rise 100 feet above adjacent wetlands and 600 feet above the bedrock below. Kettles where glacial ice blocks slowly melted and collapsed are now filled with ponds, sedge meadows, marshes, swamps, and fens.

 
     

 

slideshow

     
Visitor Videos
     
Share your video of this destination.
     
     
Other Videos
 
     
     
     

 

Camcorder

               
Visitor Observations
   
Share your sightings, observations, or impressions of this destination.
This button not working for you?
Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com.
               

 

 
MinnesotaSeasons.com Observations
   
Birds

One bird species with conservation status in Minnesota and one tracked species have been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA:

 

Special concern

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

 

Tracked

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

 
 

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

 
Plants

One plant species with conservation status in Minnesota is found on at least one of the units of this SNA:

 

Threatened

bog bluegrass (Poa paludigena)

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp FPn73a

Central Dry-Mesic Oak-Aspen Forest MHc26

Graminoid Poor Fen (Basin) APn91b

Low Shrub Poor Fen APn91a

Northern Rich Tamarack Swamp (Western Basin) FPn82

Northern Wet Ash Swamp WFn55

Sedge Meadow WMn82b

Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp WMn82a

 

 

Binoculars


Last Updated:

About Us | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | © 2020 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved.