Maplewood Nature Center

 

 

About

Ownership

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Maplewood Parks & Natural Resources

 

Overview

 

 

History

 

 

Management

 

 

Comments

 

Location

Size

40 acres

 

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  Area and County
    County   Ramsey County
    Region   Metro Area

Parking

Visitor Center
2659 E Seventh Street
Maplewood, MN

N44 58.034, W92 59.304

 

Hours

Building Hours
9 am to 3 pm: Monday - Friday

Trail Hours
Open Dawn to dusk daily.
Trails, picnic area, and nature play yard are available to use every day of the year.

 

Fees

No fee

 

Maps

 

Activities

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

 

Trails

Boardwalk

600 feet

Hiking

1.5 miles

 

Hunting and Fishing

 

Ecology

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification
Ecological Province Ecological Province  

Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province

 
Ecological Section Ecological Section  

Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal

 
Ecological Subsection Ecological Subsection  

St. Paul-Baldwin Plains and Moraines

 
Land Type Association    

Maplewood Moraine

 
         

Native Plant Communities*

 

Not mapped (10/11/2021)

 
* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources    
     

Natural Features

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Wayne Rasmussen

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Maplewood Nature Center June 13, 2012
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Maplewood Nature Center June 13, 2012

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Maplewood Nature Center, July 22nd, 2007
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Maplewood Nature Center, July 22nd, 2007

 

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FALL TRAIL WALKING TOUR - MAPLEWOOD NATURE CENTER -- For The Good
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Enjoy a casual walk along the paths at Maplewood Nature Center in Maplewood MN. Images of fall color, native trees and wildflowers, ponds, ducks, and the nature center.

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Published on May 4, 2012

Maplewood Nature Center, June 8, '08.

 

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Birds

Sora (Porzana carolina)   Sora

Alfredo Colon

Insects and Arachnids

locust borer (Megacyllene robiniae)

twice-stabbed stink bug (Cosmopepla lintneriana)

  twice-stabbed stink bug

Plants

bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)

Canada lettuce (Lactuca canadensis)

cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)

spotted touch-me-not (Impatiens capensis)

  spotted touch-me-not

Wayne Rasmussen

Comments

“Maplewood Nature Center has a Visitor Center, hiking trails, nature play yard, demonstration gardens, and picnic area. Adults, families, and groups come to hike and explore the wild outdoors, either on their own or on a scheduled program.”

— City of Maplewood Parks and Recreation

Birds

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

  Pileated Woodpecker

Plants

Canada anemone (Anemonastrum canadense)

wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)

  Canada anemone
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Visits

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Birds

eBird Field Checklist

     

Insects and Arachnids

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

     

Plants

Three plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:

Threatened

pale green orchid (Platanthera flava var. herbiola)

Special Concern

Kinnickinnick dewberry (Rubus multifer)

yellow pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

     

 

 

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