Minnesota Seasons - Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge


Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge




			Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, and Scott Counties




Size	14,000 acres (authorized)

Maps

Units	Black Dog Preserve Unit Bloomington Ferry Unit Chaska Unit Long Meadow Lake Unit Louisville Swamp Unit Rapids Lake Unit Upgrala Unit Wilkie Unit

Parking	Headquarters (Long Meadow Lake Unit) N44 50.864, W93 14.138

Hunting	Deer by shotgun, muzzleloader, and archery; migratory waterfowl; small game; turkey; and trapping. See Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Hunting Map and Regulations Brochure (USFWS) for details.

Ecological Classification	Province	Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Section	Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Subsection(s)	Anoka Sand Plain Big Woods St. Paul-Baldwin Plains
	Land Type Association(s)	Le Sueur Alluvial Plain Mississippi Sand Plain Pig's Eye Alluvial Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	See individual units for NPC information

Ownership

Links	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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Long Meadow Lake

Louisville Swamp

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Amphibians	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife checklist

Birds	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bird checklist

Insects and Arachnids	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Dragonflies and Damselflies brochure U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife checklist

Mammals	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife checklist

Reptiles	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife checklist

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