Winter Road Lake Peatland SNA

 

 

     
 
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4,300 acres

 
         
 

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Parking

 
 

N48 41.957, W95 8.888

 
         
 

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          Lake of the Woods and Roseau Counties  
          Northwest Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

No maintained trails

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

All hunting and trapping. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Laurentian Mixed Forest Province

   
  Ecological Section    

Northern Minnesota & Ontario Peatlands

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Agassiz Lowlands

   
  Land Type Association    

Beltrami-Pine Island Beach Ridges

Pine Island Peatlands

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp

Aspen - Fir Forest

Black Ash Aspen - Balsam Poplar Swamp (Northeastern)

Black Spruce Bog/Semi-Treed Subtype

Black Spruce Bog/Treed Subtype

Extremely Rich Tamarack Swamp

Graminoid Bog/Typic Subtype

Graminoid Rich Fen (Basin)

Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track)/Featureless Water Track Subtype

Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track)/Flark Subtype

Graminoid - Sphagnum Rich Fen (Basin)

Lowland Black Ash - Aspen - Balsam Poplar Forest

Lowland White Cedar Forest (Northern)

Rich Tamarack (Sundew - Pitcher Plant) Swamp

Rich Tamarack - (Alder) Swamp

Sedge Meadow

Shrub Rich Fen (Water Track)

Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp

   
  * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources      
         
 

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Birds

 
 

Three bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Special Concern

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)

 
         
 

Insects and Arachnids

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

 
         
 

Plants

 
 

One plant species with conservation status in Minnesota is found here:

Endangered

winter bentgrass (Agrostis hyemalis)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp FPn73a

Aspen - Fir Forest MHn44c

Black Ash Aspen - Balsam Poplar Swamp (Northeastern) WFn55a

Black Spruce Bog: Semi-Treed Subtype APn80a2

Black Spruce Bog: Treed Subtype APn80a1

Extremely Rich Tamarack Swamp FPn82b

Graminoid Bog: Typic Subtype APn90b1

Graminoid Rich Fen (Basin) OPn92a

Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track): Featureless Water Track Subtype OPn91b1

Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track): Flark Subtype OPn91b2

Graminoid - Sphagnum Rich Fen (Basin) OPn92b

Lowland Black Ash - Aspen - Balsam Poplar Forest WFw54a

Lowland White Cedar Forest (Northern) WFn53b

Rich Tamarack (Sundew - Pitcher Plant) Swamp FPn81a

Rich Tamarack - (Alder) Swamp FPn82a

Sedge Meadow WMn82b

Shrub Rich Fen (Water Track) OPn91a

Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp WMn82a

     
         

 

 

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