Pine Creek Peatland SNA

 

 

     
 
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Overview

 
 

Pine Creek Peatland SNA lies within the Lost RiverState Forest.

 
     
 

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Location
 
 

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Size

 
 

944 acres

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

N48 59.575, W95 55.268

 
         
 

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          Roseau County  
          Northwest Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

No maintained trails

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

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

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Laurentian Mixed Forest Province

   
  Ecological Section    

Northern Minnesota & Ontario Peatlands

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Agassiz Lowlands

   
  Land Type Association    

Pine Island Peatlands

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track), Featureless Water Track Subtype

Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track), Flark Subtype

Lowland White Cedar Forest (Northern)

Northern Rich Fen (Water Track)

Rich Black Spruce Swamp (Water Track)

Rich Tamarack (Sundew - Pitcher Plant) Swamp

Shrub Rich Fen (Water Track)

Spring Fen

Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp (Aspen Parkland)

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

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GPS recommended

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Insects and Arachnids

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

 
         
 

Plants

 
 

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

Endangered

winter bentgrass (Agrostis hyemalis)

Threatened

ram’s head lady’s slipper (Cypripedium arietinum)

sterile sedge (Carex sterilis)

Special Concern

English sundew (Drosera anglica)

slenderleaf sundew (Drosera linearis)

smooth sawgrass (Cladium mariscoides)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track): Featureless Water Track Subtype OPn91b1

Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track): Flark Subtype OPn91b2

Lowland White Cedar Forest (Northern) WFn53b

Northern Rich Fen (Water Track) OPn91

Rich Black Spruce Swamp (Water Track) FPn71a

Rich Tamarack (Sundew - Pitcher Plant) Swamp FPn81a

Shrub Rich Fen (Water Track) OPn91a

Spring Fen OPn93a

Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp (Aspen Parkland) FPw63a

     
         

 

 

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