Minnesota Seasons - Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge



			Becker County
			Northwest Minnesota

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Size

30,665 acres

Maps

Refuge Map

Trail Map

Parking

Visitor Center
N46 57.468, W95 39.250

Hiking Trails

1.5 miles

5 mile Auto Tour Route

Hunting

Deer by firearms and archery, migratory birds, small game, and furbearers. See the Tamarac NWR Hunting Regulations and Map for details.

Ecological Classification

Province

Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
Laurentian Mixed Forest Province

Section

Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
Northern Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains

Subsection(s)

Hardwood Hills
Pine Moraines & Outwash Plains

Land Type Association(s)

Naytahwaush Moraine

Round Lake Sand Plain

Shell Lake Moraine

White Earth Moraine

Native Plant Communities¹

Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp

Alder - (Red Currant - Meadow-Rue) Swamp

Aspen - Birch - Basswood Forest

Aspen - Birch - Fir Forest

Aspen - (Sugar Maple - Basswood) Forest

Beaver Wetland Complex

Black Ash - Mountain Maple Swamp (Northern)

Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Basswood Swamp (Eastcentral)

Bog Birch - Alder Shore Fen

Central Mesic Hardwood Forest (Western)

Extremely Rich Tamarack Swamp

Graminoid Poor Fen (Basin)

Graminoid Rich Fen (Basin)

Graminoid - Sphagnum Rich Fen (Basin)

Low Shrub Poor Fen

Meadow - Marsh - Fen-Swamp Complex

Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest

Northern Rich Fen (Basin)

Northern Very Wet Ash Swamp

Northern Wet Ash Swamp

Northern Wet-Mesic Boreal Hardwood-Conifer Forest

Oak - Aspen Forest

Oak - Aspen - Red Maple Forest

Poor Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp

Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bluebead Lily) Forest

Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Large-Flowered Trillium) Forest

Red Pine - White Pine Forest

Sedge Meadow

Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Aspen) Forest

Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp

Young Forest Complex

Ownership

Links

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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Coot migration at Tamarac Nat'l Wildlife Refuge 2009


Swan migration at Tamarac Nat'l Wildlife Refuge - 2009


Tamarac Nat'l Wildlife Refuge - fall 2009



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	Tamarac - Around the Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region

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	Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Golden-winged Warbler Project Leighton Broadcasting

	About Published on Mar 18, 2014 Hometown Happenings 3 10 14

	Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Project Noah lakestv3

	About Published on Oct 15, 2012 Hometown 10-15-12

	A Day at Minnesota's Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge USFWS

	About Published on Aug 29, 2013 Relax with the early morning fog at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. Listen to the trumpeter swans at sunset as the day closes.

	Enjoy Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge tamaracwild

	About Uploaded on Aug 19, 2008 Introduction to visitor opportunities at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge

	Climate Change Study lakestv3

	About Uploaded on Feb 27, 2012 Hometown Happeneings from Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge

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Birds	American Coot (Fulica americana) Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)


MinnesotaSeasons.com Observations

Birds	Eighteen bird species with conservation status in Minnesota and one tracked species have been seen here:
	Endangered	Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

	Threatened	Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

	Special concern	American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa fedoa) Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)

	Tracked	Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

	USFWS Bird Checklist eBird Field Checklist (Sanctuary) eBird Field Checklist (Visitor Center)

	Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Mammals	One mammal species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here:
	Threatened	gray wolf (Canis lupus)

	North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

Plants	Two plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
	Special concern	Guadalupe waternymph (Najas guadalupensis ssp. olivacea) Mingan moonwort (Botrychium minganense)

	Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Plant List

	Plants frequently found in: Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp FPn73a Alder - (Red Currant - Meadow-Rue) Swamp WFn74a (Fact sheet not available) Aspen - Birch - Basswood Forest MHn35a Aspen - Birch - Fir Forest MHn44d Aspen - (Sugar Maple - Basswood) Forest MHc37a Black Ash - Mountain Maple Swamp (Northern) WFn55c Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Basswood Swamp (Eastcentral) WFn55b Bog Birch - Alder Shore Fen OPn81a Central Mesic Hardwood Forest (Western) MHc37 Extremely Rich Tamarack Swamp FPn82b Graminoid Poor Fen (Basin) APn91b Graminoid Rich Fen (Basin) OPn92a Graminoid - Sphagnum Rich Fen (Basin) OPn92b Low Shrub Poor Fen APn91a Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest MHn35 Northern Rich Fen (Basin) OPn92 Northern Very Wet Ash Swamp WFw64 Northern Wet Ash Swamp WFn55 Northern Wet-Mesic Boreal Hardwood-Conifer Forest MHn44 Oak - Aspen Forest FDc34b Oak - Aspen - Red Maple Forest MHc26a Poor Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp APn81b Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bluebead Lily) Forest MHn35b Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Large-Flowered Trillium) Forest MHc26b Red Pine - White Pine Forest FDc34a Sedge Meadow WMn82b Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Aspen) Forest MHc37b Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp WMn82a

	Common Name Scientific Name wild calla (Calla palustris) Calla palustris (wild calla)