Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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Overview |
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History |
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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1965. |
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30,665 acres |
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Parking |
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Information Kiosk Refuge Headquarters Bur Oak Welcome Station (Prairie’s Edge Wildlife Drive) Oak Savanna Learning Center and Trail Mahnmomen Trail Blue Hill Trail |
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The refuge offers year-round access to hiking trails from 1/2 hours before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset. |
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Fees |
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There is no charge to visit. No National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota charges a fee |
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Maps |
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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Public Use Regulations & Map |
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Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates |
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Activities |
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Hiking Biking Mountain biking Horseback riding Picnicking Camping Swimming Boating (non-motorized) Canoeing Birding Nature photography Geocaching Cross country skiing Skate-skiing Winter hiking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling |
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Trails |
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Hunting and Fishing |
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Deer, migratory birds, small game, and turkey. See the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Hunting Regulations brochure for details. Fishing is an approved use on the refuge. See the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Public Use Regulations & Map for details. |
Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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Anoka Sand Plain |
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| Land Type Association | Anoka Lake Plain Milaca Till Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Basswood Swamp (Eastcentral) Central Dry-Mesic Oak-Aspen Forest Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Southern) Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Southern): Oak Subtype Dry Barrens Prairie (Southern) Dry Sand - Gravel Oak Savanna (Southern) Northern Mixed Cattail Marsh Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland Other Water Body Prairie Rich Fen Sedge Meadow Southern Dry Savanna Southern Dry-Mesic Oak (Maple) Woodland Southern Wet Prairie Tamarack Swamp (Southern) Wet Prairie (Southern) Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp |
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| * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||
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Visitor Photos |
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Gerry Garcia |
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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Tour Today The very knowledgeable, professional and approachable staff at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge held a "behind-the-gates" tour today to view the thousands of Sandhill Cranes taking flight to start their day. |
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a couple of Bald Eagles "supervising" the Sandhill Cranes |
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Wayne Rasmussen |
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Sandhill Crane in wetlands of Sherburne Co Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge is located in the east central region of the state, approximately 50 miles northwest of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area and 30 miles southeast of St. Cloud. The refuge protects 30,700 acres of habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife. |
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Slideshows |
Sherburne NWR - April 2015 |
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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge May 2014 |
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Visitor Videos |
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Gerry Garcia |
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Tour Today 1 |
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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge The very knowledgeable, professional and approachable staff at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge held a "behind-the-gates" tour today to view the thousands of Sandhill Cranes taking flight to start their day. |
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Tour Today 2 |
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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge The very knowledgeable, professional and approachable staff at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge held a "behind-the-gates" tour today to view the thousands of Sandhill Cranes taking flight to start their day. |
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Tour Today 3 |
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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge The very knowledgeable, professional and approachable staff at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge held a "behind-the-gates" tour today to view the thousands of Sandhill Cranes taking flight to start their day. |
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That's So Minnesota: Exploring the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge |
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Sep 3, 2018 The 'Twitterverse' has spoken and Ellery McCardle heads north of the metro for her latest photography adventure. |
Explore 30K Acres of Nature at Sherbune County National Wildlife Refuge |
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Jun 26, 2017 Over one-million people live within an hours drive of our next stop on our hometown tourist series: Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge.~~~ |
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota. |
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Nov 6, 2020 Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States in Sherburne County, Minnesota. Our to go place for bird watching and photography. The whole video is shot on GoPro 8, without gimbal. We love going there and hope you like the video. This is one of the good places for people who are interested in birding, suggested time to visit and experience the best out of it would be early morning when the birds are most active. Please let us know your comments in the comment section. |
4/17/2009 Prescribed Burn Grass Fire Footage, Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge |
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Uploaded on Oct 9, 2010 4/17/2009 Prescribed Burn Grass Fire Footage. With fire dangers in the area under control due to higher humidity, the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge decided that it was a good window of opportunity for a prescribed burn to try and eliminate a potentially explosive situation. Catalog #: 04172009A Video Format: High Definition To license this footage, contact http://www.StormChasingVideo.com |
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Lane Keller |
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Insects and Arachnids |
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Reptiles |
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Gerry Garcia |
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Birds |
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Wayne Rasmussen |
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Birds |
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MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings |
Visits |
7/21/2010 |
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Fishes |
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Fungi and Lichens |
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Insects and Arachnids |
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Mammals |
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Plants |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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Plants frequently found in: Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp FPn73a Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Basswood Swamp (Eastcentral) WFn55b Central Dry-Mesic Oak-Aspen Forest MHc26 Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Southern) UPs14a2 Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Southern): Oak Subtype UPs14a2 Dry Barrens Prairie (Southern) UPs13a Dry Sand - Gravel Oak Savanna (Southern) UPs14ab Northern Mixed Cattail Marsh MRn83 Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland FDw44 Southern Dry-Mesic Oak (Maple) Woodland FDs37 |
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Reptiles |
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Sandhill Cranes
Thousands of Sandhill Cranes stage in and around this refuge in October. Numbers usually peak the third week in October.
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