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Ecological Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Ecological Section | Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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Ecological Subsection | Big Woods |
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Land Type Association | Maple Plain Moraine |
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Sedge Meadow Southern Mesic Maple-Basswood Forest |
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Lake Rebecca mountainbike trail head parking |
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Trumpeter Swan observation platform |
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Trumpeter Swan observation platform |
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Hiking trails |
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Lake Rebecca inlet |
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Fishing piers |
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Shallow lake |
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Lake Rebecca Fall Hike |
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Published on Oct 10, 2014 This video is about Lake Rebecca Park in Minnesota. Fall hike before sunset in October, 2014. |
Lake Rebecca |
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Published on Sep 16, 2012 A preview of the trail at Lake Rebecca Park Reserve. Not a huge trail but fun for a short ride. |
Lake Rebecca T-Intervals |
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Uploaded on Oct 17, 2010 running some threshold intervals on the trails of Lake Rebecca Park Reserve. |
Lake Rebecca Park Reserve |
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Published on Jul 18, 2012 Lake Rebecca Park Reserve hosts a beautiful nature-inspired big woods-themed playground. Kids will be able to climb through the big Log Crawl Tunnel and zip down the log-themed slide, while an eagle watches overhead. A kiddie Cabin will invite visitors inside to explore and find animal friends. This playground is truly a space where kids' imaginations will soar! |
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Robin LaFortune |
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prairie skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis) |
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American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) |
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) |
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Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma applanatum) Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) |
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bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) common harvestman (Phalangium opilio) dog day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis) eastern pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina) |
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American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) Allegheny blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum) American cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum) American elm (Ulmus americana) American germander (Teucrium canadense) American highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus var. americanum) American plum (Prunus americana) American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) American stickseed (Hackelia deflexa var. americana) American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis) American white waterlily (Nymphaea odorata ssp. tuberosa) bigseed pepperweed (Lepidium densiflorum var. macrocarpum) bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus) bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) black maple (Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) blue vervain (Verbena hastata) bouncing bet (Saponaria officinalis) bristly greenbrier (Smilax tamnoides) broad-leaved arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia) bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada moonseed (Menispermum canadense) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian black snakeroot (Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common plantain (Plantago major) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) common wheat (Triticum aestivum ssp. aestivum) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) crown vetch (Securigera varia) cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) early meadow-rue (Thalictrum dioicum) eastern prickly gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) fringed loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata) garden yellowrocket (Barbarea vulgaris) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) giant sunflower (Helianthus giganteus) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) hemlock water-parsnip (Sium suave) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) Illinois tick-trefoil (Desmodium illinoense) jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) northern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) northern lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) oval-leaf milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia) paleleaf woodland sunflower (Helianthus strumosus) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) pointed-leaved tick-trefoil (Hylodesmum glutinosum) prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) prairie ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata) purple-stem angelica (Angelica atropurpurea) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red baneberry (Actaea rubra ssp. rubra) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) rough oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra) silky dogwood (Cornus obliqua) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) smooth rose (Rosa blanda var. blanda) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) spotted Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum) spotted touch-me-not (Impatiens capensis) spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum) swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata) tall bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum) tall thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) timothy (Phleum pratense ssp. pratense) velvet-leaf (Abutilon theophrasti) virgin’s bower (Clematis virginiana) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens) white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima var. altissima) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea)
Abutilon theophrasti (velvet-leaf) Acer saccharinum (silver maple) Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum (black maple) Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum (sugar maple) Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Actaea rubra ssp. rubra (red baneberry) Ageratina altissima var. altissima (white snakeroot) Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) Ambrosia trifida (giant ragweed) Anemone cylindrica (candle anemone) Anemone virginiana (tall thimbleweed) Angelica atropurpurea (purple-stem angelica) Apocynum androsaemifolium (spreading dogbane) Aralia nudicaulis (wild sarsaparilla) Arctium minus (common burdock) Arisaema triphyllum (jack-in-the-pulpit) Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry) Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata (swamp milkweed) Asclepias ovalifolia (oval-leaf milkweed) Asclepias verticillata (whorled milkweed) Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum (northern lady fern) Barbarea vulgaris (garden yellowrocket) Berteroa incana (hoary alyssum) Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed) Campanulastrum americanum (tall bellflower) Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory) Celtis occidentalis (northern hackberry) Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle) Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle) Clematis virginiana (virgin’s bower) Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed) Cornus obliqua (silky dogwood) Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood) Desmodium illinoense (Illinois tick-trefoil) Echinocystis lobata (wild cucumber) Elymus canadensis (Canada wildrye) Equisetum arvense (field horsetail) Erigeron canadensis (Canadian horseweed) Erigeron strigosus (prairie fleabane) Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum (common boneset) Eutrochium maculatum (spotted Joe Pye weed) Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy) Hackelia deflexa var. americana (American stickseed) Helianthus giganteus (giant sunflower) Helianthus strumosus (paleleaf woodland sunflower) Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (rough oxeye) Heracleum maximum (American cow parsnip) Hylodesmum glutinosum (pointed-leaved tick-trefoil) Impatiens capensis (spotted touch-me-not) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort) Lepidium densiflorum var. macrocarpum (bigseed pepperweed) Lonicera tatarica (Tatarian honeysuckle) Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus (bird’s-foot trefoil) Lysimachia ciliata (fringed loosestrife) Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum (common false Solomon’s seal) Medicago lupulina (black medick) Medicago sativa ssp. sativa (alfalfa) Melilotus albus (white sweet clover) Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweet clover) Menispermum canadense (Canada moonseed) Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot) Nymphaea odorata ssp. tuberosa (American white waterlily) Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass) Phleum pratense ssp. pratense (timothy) Pinus strobus (eastern white pine) Plantago major (common plantain) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (smooth Solomon’s seal) Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood) Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) Prunella vulgaris (common selfheal) Prunus americana (American plum) Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry) Quercus ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak) Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak) Ratibida pinnata (gray-headed coneflower) Ribes cynosbati (eastern prickly gooseberry) Rosa blanda var. blanda (smooth rose) Rubus allegheniensis (Allegheny blackberry) Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (American red raspberry) Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima (black-eyed Susan) Sagittaria latifolia (broad-leaved arrowhead) Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot) Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis (Canadian black snakeroot) Saponaria officinalis (bouncing bet) Securigera varia (crown vetch) Silene latifolia ssp. alba (white campion) Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum (cup plant) Sium suave (hemlock water-parsnip) Smilax tamnoides (bristly greenbrier) Solidago gigantea (giant goldenrod) Symphoricarpos occidentalis (wolfberry) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Teucrium canadense (American germander) Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow-rue) Thlaspi arvense (field pennycress) Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar) Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy) Trifolium hybridum (alsike clover) Trifolium pratense (red clover) Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover) Triticum aestivum ssp. aestivum (common wheat) Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail) Typha latifolia (broad-leaved cattail) Ulmus americana (American elm) Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle) Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein) Verbena hastata (blue vervain) Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata (prairie ironweed) Viburnum opulus var. americanum (American highbush cranberry) |
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