Cook County

160 acres

Map with GPS coordinates

N47 50.721, W89 59.859

None

All hunting.

See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

Province

Laurentian Mixed Forest

Section

Northern Superior Uplands

Subsection(s)

North Shore Highlands

Land Type Association(s)

Minnesota DNR

Parking
There is a small parking area – a widening of the road – on the south side of County Road 69 (North Road) at the location above (Parking). There is no wood SNA sign marking the site. In place of the familiar yellow SNA boundary signs there are brown “Scientific and Natural Area Rules” signs marking the corners of the site. These are located 30 yards east and 410 yards west of the parking area.

Terrain
From North Road heading south, the western edge of the SNA borders an area that has been logged and is now densely overgrown with young quaking aspen. This is the area labeled “Young Forest Complex” on the Native Plant Community Map. The area labeled as “Black Ash - Conifer Swamp (Northwestern)” is densely wooded and slow going due to much deadfall. The ground here is spongy but there is no standing water. Just south of the swamp is an extensive blow-down area. The progress is slow here due to extensive windthrow. This area is the Black Spruce - Jack Pine Woodland Complex. The blow-down area is the north-facing side of a hill that stretches the width of the SNA and much more. The climb is only about 200 yards but it seems much longer. Bunchberry is abundant here. At the top of the hill the going is much easier. There is a sometimes discernible footpath leading from west to east. The footpath eventually leads to the south side of the Beaver Wetland Complex.

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Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

Plants frequently found in:

Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp FPn73a

Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype FDn43b1

Black Ash - Conifer Swamp (Northeastern) WFn64a

Black Spruce - Jack Pine Woodland: Jack Pine - Balsam Fir Subtype FDn32c1

Northern Mesic Mixed Forest FDn43