Burnsville, MN
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At 230 acres, Terrace Oaks West is the largest park in the City of Burnsville park system. The entire park is oak woodland. There are 3.8 miles of summer hiking trails, 2.5 miles of mountain bike trails, about 6.8 miles of winter ski trails, and about 1.7 miles of winter hiking trails. |
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Management |
With the help of Great River Greening, 19 acres at the northwest corner of the park have beed restored to oak savanna. The project began in 2014 and was expected to be completed in 2017. Invasive woody species, including buckthorn and boxelder, have been cut, reduced to wood chips, and carted away. The area will underwent a controlled burn to stimulate the growth of understory vegetation. Following that, it was be seeded with 6 to 8 species of prairie grasses and 20 to 30 species of wildflowers. |
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230 acres |
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12801 County Road 11 N44 46.268, W93 14.843 |
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5:00 AM — 10:00 PM |
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No fee |
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Hiking Trail running Biking Mountain biking Horseback riding Picnicking Camping Swimming Boating Canoeing Birding Nature photography Horseshoes Volleyball Geocaching Cross country skiing Skate-skiing Winter hiking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling |
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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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St. Paul-Baldwin Plains and Moraines |
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Land Type Association | Wescott Moraine |
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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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Blaze Trail |
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Oakleaf Trail |
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Blaze Trail |
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Ungroomed trail |
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Slideshows |
Thanksgiving Day Walk at Terrace Oaks |
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Uploaded on Nov 26, 2010 Thanksgiving Day Walk at Terrace Oaks in Burnsville. At the time of the walk it was 15 degrees, rather chilly for a Thanksgiving Day, even in Minnesota |
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Other Videos |
FAMILY : TERRACE OAKS WEST PARK , BURNSVILLE , MINNESOTA VLOG 196 |
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Sep 4, 2020 FAMILY : WALK TO TERRACE OAKS WEST PARK , BURNSVILLE , MN VLOG 196 #TerraceOaksWestPark #Burnsville #Minnesota #Walking is a good exercise. .... |
Terrace Oaks Restoration Time Lapse Compilation |
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Feb 8, 2019 |
TERRACE OAKS PARK XC SKIING WITH THE OLD MAN OUTDOORS 020219 |
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Feb 3, 2019 With a few things to take care of and a couple obligations at home; Tom ventures out to ski in Burnsville, MN at Terrace Oaks Park. Due to renovations on the park Tom is going to brave the difficult trails. Join a newly retired man as he explores fun physical activities in nearby outdoor locations to get in shape and stay that way. Cross country skiing, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing his way across the US. Winter, summer, spring and fall Tom will take his GoPro Hero 7 Black with as he skis around Lake Superior, the upper mid-west, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and hopefully South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Idaho. Music by Allan Tokuda. Gear used: https://shop.atomic.com/en-us/product... https://shop.gopro.com/cameras/hero7-... |
GoPro: Terrace Oaks Mountain Biking |
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Published on Jul 15, 2013 Shot 100% on the new HERO3® camera from http://GoPro.com Sweet little single track, with some cross country ski trail. Nothing too fancy but you can get a work out if you try. There are some short expert options as seen in the video. |
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2/17/2017 |
Birds |
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) |
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Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) | ![]() |
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eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) | ![]() |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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