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Hiking Trail running Biking Mountain biking Horseback riding Picnicking Camping Swimming Boating Canoeing Birdwatching Nature photography Horseshoes Volleyball Geocaching Cross country skiing Skate-skiing Winter hiking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling |
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Ecological Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province | ||||
Ecological Section | Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal | ||||
Ecological Subsection | St. Paul-Baldwin Plains and Moraines | ||||
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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In 2005 the Dakota County staff mapped Thompson County Park according to the Minnesota Land Cover Classification System (MLCCS). They found 1.7 acres of shoreline, 1.5 acres of old field, 8.3 acres of developed land, 13.7 acres of degraded native forest, and 26.2 acres of degraded forest (overgrown old field). This does not include 3.1 acres in the western portion of the park that Dakota County restored to oak savanna. According to the Draft Thompson County Park Master Plan published December 2019, “Today the undeveloped area of the park is an island of low-quality vegetation within a matrix of urban development.” |
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Thompson Park, West St Paul, MN...A Walker's Love Affair |
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May 24, 2011 After walking my neighborhood park for many years and photographing it for about two years, I began to imagine... |
Dakota Lodge Virtual Tour |
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Oct 27, 2009 Make your next event a memorable experience for you and your guests at the Dakota Lodge in Thompson County Park. Just minutes from downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis Dakota Lodge is a beautiful, natural setting for weddings, meetings, banquets, retreats or other special events. The Dakota Lodge was the first Dakota County building to incorporate sustainable building features. Dakota County and the City of West St. Paul partnered to provide this multiple use center. Website |
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5/22/2017 |
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boreal chorus frog (Pseudacris maculata) |
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) |
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Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) |
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convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens) goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis) |
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American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana) American cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum) American elm (Ulmus americana) American highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus var. americanum) American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana) American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis) annual fleabane (Erigeron annuus) Bell’s honeysuckle (Lonicera × bella) bigleaf lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. polyphyllus) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) bland sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) bracted spiderwort (Tradescantia bracteata) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common duckweed (Lemna minor) common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum) crown vetch (Securigera varia) cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) dwarf raspberry (Rubus pubescens) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) gray birch (Betula populifolia) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) great water dock (Rumex britannica) greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrrhiza) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) hazel (Corylus spp.) heart-leaved birch (Betula cordifolia) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) kidney-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) late goldenrod (Solidago altissima) leafy spurge (Euphorbia virgata) lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) long-beaked sedge (Carex sprengelii) Missouri gooseberry (Ribes missouriense) Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) northern red oak (Quercus rubra) orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) peachleaf willow (Salix amygdaloides) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa) reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) river birch (Betula nigra) rose twisted-stalk (Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipipes) round-leaved dogwood (Cornus rugosa) sandbar willow (Salix interior) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) slender willow (Salix petiolaris) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum) Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) Virginia stickseed (Hackelia virginiana) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens) white wild indigo (Baptisia alba var. macrophylla) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)
Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder) Acer saccharinum (silver maple) Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum (sugar maple) Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) Arctium minus (common burdock) Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit) Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (white wild indigo) Barbarea vulgaris (winter cress) Betula cordifolia (heart-leaved birch) Betula nigra (river birch) Betula populifolia (gray birch) Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed) Carex sprengelii (long-beaked sedge) Convallaria majalis (lily of the valley) Cornus alternifolia (pagoda dogwood) Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) Cornus rugosa (round-leaved dogwood) Corylus spp. (hazel) Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s breeches) Erigeron annuus (annual fleabane) Euphorbia virgata (leafy spurge) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Galium triflorum (fragrant bedstraw) Geranium maculatum (wild geranium) Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy) Gleditsia triacanthos (honey locust) Hackelia virginiana (Virginia stickseed) Hemerocallis fulva (orange daylily) Heracleum maximum (American cow parsnip) Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum (Virginia waterleaf) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) Lemna minor (common duckweed) Lonicera × bella (Bell’s honeysuckle) Lonicera morrowii (Morrow’s honeysuckle) Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. polyphyllus (bigleaf lupine) Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum (common false Solomon’s seal) Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot) Osmorhiza claytonii (bland sweet cicely) Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana (American hophornbeam) Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass) Pinus strobus (eastern white pine) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (smooth Solomon’s seal) Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood) Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry) Prunus virginiana var. virginiana (chokecherry) Quercus ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak) Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak) Quercus rubra (northern red oak) Ranunculus abortivus (kidney-leaved buttercup) Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn) Ribes missouriense (Missouri gooseberry) Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) Rubus pubescens (dwarf raspberry) Rumex britannica (great water dock) Salix amygdaloides (peachleaf willow) Salix interior (sandbar willow) Salix petiolaris (slender willow) Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa (red elderberry) Securigera varia (crown vetch) Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum (cup plant) Solidago altissima (late goldenrod) Solidago gigantea (giant goldenrod) Spirodela polyrrhiza (greater duckweed) Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipipes (rose twisted-stalk) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Thalictrum dasycarpum (purple meadow-rue) Tilia americana var. americana (American basswood) Tradescantia bracteata (bracted spiderwort) Trifolium pratense (red clover) Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover) Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail) Ulmus americana (American elm) Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle) Viburnum opulus var. americanum (American highbush cranberry) |
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