About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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History |
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In 1970 the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service acquired, through a land exchange with the U.S. Department of Justice, a 2,045-acre tract in Pine County, Minnesota. This tract became the Sandstone Unit of the Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge. On June 12, 2013, through another land exchange, the Sandstone Unit was transferred to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and became Sandstone Wildlife Management Area. |
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Size |
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2,043.67 acres |
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Parking |
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There is a parking lot on the west side of County Road 20 at the east boundary of the WMA. N46 5.374, W92 49.518 |
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Pine County | ||||||
Central Minnesota | ||||||
Activities |
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Hiking Trails |
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There are 6.8 miles of hunter walking trails on the WMA. |
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Hunting |
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Deer, Bear, Small Game, Forest Upland Birds, Waterfowl, Turkey, Doves. 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 | Western Superior Uplands |
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Ecological Subsection | Mille Lacs Uplands |
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Land Type Association | Duxbury Moraine Finlayson Till Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Not mapped (10/11/2021) |
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* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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