About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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Overview |
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History |
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This SNA was dedicated on October 6, 2004. |
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Management |
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In the spring of 2006 the Friends of the Mississippi River sowed little bluestem seed on recently-cleared prairie north of the small pond. |
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Location |
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Maps |
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Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates |
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Size |
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315.43 (256 acres reported) North Unit: 200 acres South Unit: 115 acres |
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N44 47.293, W93 1.887 |
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Activities |
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Hiking Trails |
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In 2012, construction began on the Pine Bend Bluffs segment of the Mississippi River Regional Trail (MRRT), which passes through the SNA. The MMRT is a paved bike trail that will eventually connect Hastings and South St. Paul. Construction of the Pine Bend Bluffs segment was completed in the summer of 2013. |
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Hunting |
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No hunting |
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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 | Oak Savanna |
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Land Type Association | Coates Sand Plain Pig’s Eye Alluvial Plain Wescott Moraine |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Black Ash - (Red Maple) Seepage Swamp Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern) Red Oak - White Oak Forest White Pine - Oak Woodland (Sand) |
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* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
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Kirk Nelson |
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Parking area and Shelter |
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Signs |
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Crystal Boyd |
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Wood Routed Sign |
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The Pond |
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Overlook |
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Prairie |
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Red Oak - White Oak Forest |
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Fire Break |
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Mississippi River |
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Other Videos |
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Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific and Natural Area Virtual Hike Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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About
Dec 7, 2020 Enjoy a short hike in the Metro area along the Mississippi River, at Pine Bend Bluffs SNA! Stand on the 200 foot bluffs overlooking the Mississippi on this SNA, one of the least disturbed sites along the river in the Twin Cities with native prairie, oak forest, white pine woodland and floodplain forest. It is also a great spot to bird watch during migration seasons. mndnr.gov/snas/sna0203 |
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Goats at Pine Bend Bluffs FlintHillsResources1 |
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Goats at Pine Bend Bluffs Grazing goats are delivered to the Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery in Rosemount, MN as part of an innovative new approach for maintaining and restoring natural habitat. |
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Pine Bend Bluffs Project - Flint Hills and FMR EastEndPro |
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About
Uploaded on Nov 17, 2011 No description available. |
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