About • Location • Activities • Ecology
About |
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Overview |
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There is a fen on the northern part of the site and a swamp on the south part.. Extensive windfall made reaching the fen difficult in 2016. |
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History |
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This SNA was designated December 10, 2012. |
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Management |
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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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84 acres |
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Parking |
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Horseshoe Forest Road (Deer Lake Farm Road) |
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Driving Directions |
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Itasca County | ||||||
Northeast Minnesota | ||||||
Activities |
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Hiking Trails |
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No maintained trails Horseshoe Forest Road (Deer Lake Farm Road) passes through the site from east to west. |
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Hunting |
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All hunting. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details. |
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Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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Ecological Province | Laurentian Mixed Forest Province |
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Ecological Section | N. Minnesota & Ontario Peatlands |
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Ecological Subsection | Littlefork-Vermillion Uplands |
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Land Type Association | Effie Till Plain Coon Lake Till Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Not mapped (10/11/2021). Preliminary list: Aspen-Birch Forest Aspen-Birch-Red Maple Forest Low Shrub Poor Fen Poor Black Spruce Swamp Red Pine-White Pine Woodland |
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* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
Natural Features |
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Undeveloped lake shore |
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