Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Bloomington Ferry Unit
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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380 acres |
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N44 47.979, W93 23.208 |
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Sunrise to Sunset for approved activities, including federal holidays |
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Fees |
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No fee No National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota charges a fee |
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Hiking Trails |
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3.8 miles The Minnesota Valley State Trail, a 35 mile multi-use trail, passes through the site. |
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Hunting |
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No public hunting opportunities are found at Long Meadow Lake, Black Dog Units, Bloomington Ferry Unit, Upgrala Unit, Chaska Unit, or San Fransisco Unit |
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Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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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 | Anoka Sand Plain Big Woods |
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| Land Type Association | Le Sueur Alluvial Plain Mississippi Sand Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Bulrush Marsh (Northern) Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland Sedge Meadow Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest |
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Natural Features |
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floodplain forest Opus Marsh |
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Pedestrian Bridge to Wilkie Unit |
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Minnesota River |
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| Bloomington Ferry - Bloomington, MN Jason Bates |
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Mar 1, 2018 The Minnesota River nature preserve, and Bloomington Ferry Bridge Shot on Phantom 4 Pro |
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| Bloomington Ferry Trail Virtual Trails |
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May 10, 2021 |
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| Bloomington Ferry Jerry Hooper |
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Jul 6, 2015 GoPro CHDHY-401 |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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Plants frequently found in: Bulrush Marsh (Northern) MRn93a |
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