Minnesota Seasons - Miesville Ravine Park Reserve







			Dakota County




Size	1,298 acres

Maps	Dakota County Parks Summer Trail Map Winter Trail Map

Parking	South (280^th St.) N44 32.656, W92 48.239

Hiking Trails	2.7 miles

Hunting	Deer by shotgun. See Hunting (Dakota County Parks) for details.

Ecological Classification	Province	Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Section	Paleozoic Plateau
	Subsection(s)	Rochester Plateau The Blufflands
	Land Type Association(s)	Cannon River Valley Elba Slopes HamptonTill Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Dry Bedrock Bluff Prairie (Southern) Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest Red Oak - White Oak Forest Sedge Meadow Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest

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Links	Dakota County Parks

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Visits	5/15/2011


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Insects and Arachnids	oil beetle (Meloe impressus)



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Birds	One bird species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here:
	Special concern	Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)

	American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)

Plants	Two plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
	Threatened	American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) kitten-tails (Veronica bullii)

	Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Plant List

	Plants frequently found in: Dry Bedrock Bluff Prairie (Southern) UPs13c Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest MHs38c Red Oak - White Oak Forest MHs37a Sedge Meadow WMn82b Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest MHs39a

	Common Name Scientific Name black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) cleavers (Galium aparine) common blue violet (Viola sororia) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) hairy Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum pubescens) ironwood (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana) kidney-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) northern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) paper birch (Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera) rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale var. affine) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) Virginia spring beauty (Claytonia virginica var. virginica) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) white clover (Trifolium repens) white trout lily (Erythronium albidum) wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild ginger (Asarum canadense) wild leek (Allium tricoccum) wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia) Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder) Acer saccharinum (silver maple) Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) Allium tricoccum (wild leek) Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia (wood anemone) Arctium minus (common burdock) Asarum canadense (wild ginger) Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera (paper birch) Celtis occidentalis (northern hackberry) Claytonia virginica var. virginica (Virginia spring beauty) Equisetum hyemale var. affine (scouring rush horsetail) Erythronium albidum (white trout lily) Fragaria virginiana (common strawberry) Galium aparine (cleavers) Geranium maculatum (wild geranium) Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy) Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum (Virginia waterleaf) Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower) Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana (ironwood) Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii (wild blue phlox) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Polygonatum pubescens (hairy Solomon’s seal) Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry) Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak) Ranunculus abortivus (kidney-leaved buttercup) Ranunculus hispidus (bristly buttercup) Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Thalictrum thalictroides (rue anemone) Trifolium repens (white clover) Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein) Viola sororia (common blue violet)