Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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Overview |
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Management |
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Location |
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Size |
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30,665 acres |
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Visitor Center N46 57.468, W95 39.250 |
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Hours |
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Visitor use hours are from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily. |
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Fees |
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No fee No National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota charges a fee |
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Driving Directions |
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| Becker County | ||||||
| Northwest Minnesota | ||||||
Activities |
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Hiking Trails |
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1.5 miles 5 mile Auto Tour Route |
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Hunting |
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See Hunting - Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge for details. |
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Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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| Ecological Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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| Ecological Section | Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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| Ecological Subsection | Hardwood Hills |
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| Land Type Association | Naytahwaush Moraine Round Lake Sand Plain Shell Lake Moraine White Earth Moraine |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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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 |
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Wayne Rasmussen |
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Coot migration at Tamarac Nat'l Wildlife Refuge 2009 |
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Swan migration at Tamarac Nat'l Wildlife Refuge - 2009 |
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Tamarac Nat'l Wildlife Refuge - fall 2009 |
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Slideshows |
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| Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge USFWS Midwest Region |
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Visitor Videos |
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Other Videos |
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| Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Golden-winged Warbler Project Leighton Broadcasting |
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About
Published on Mar 18, 2014 Hometown Happenings 3 10 14 |
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| Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Project Noah lakestv3 |
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Published on Oct 15, 2012 Hometown 10-15-12 |
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| A Day at Minnesota's Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge USFWS |
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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. |
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| Climate Change Study lakestv3 |
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Uploaded on Feb 27, 2012 Hometown Happeneings from Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge |
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