Destinations

 

More than 350 sites in Minnesota where native plants, birds, and other wildlife can be viewed. These sites, with very few exceptions, are open to the public.

Destination pages feature photos; a printable map with GPS coordinates; a map of native plant communities; and a list of plants, insects, and wildlife identified on the site.

Sakatah Lake State Park

 

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Destinations by Area (view all) ►

National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)

Private Nature Preserve

Regional / County Park

Research Natural Area (RNA)

Scientific and Natural Area (SNA)

State Park

The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

Unmanaged Natural Area

Wildlife Management Area (WMA)

Waterfowl Production Area (WPA)

Central

Metro

Norhteast

Northwest

Southeast

Southwest

 

All Destinations (alphabetical list) ►

 

 


Plants

 

Native, naturalized, invasive, or simply planted — any plant found on a natural site in Minnesota.

The more than 700 plant pages include photos, a description, a multi-sourced distribution map, and a list of sightings.

purple-leaf willow herb

 

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Trees ►

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Insects and Spiders

 

Insects and arachnids found in Minnesota.

Species pages include photos, a description, and a list of sightings, as well as distribution maps for butterflies, moths, dragonflies, and damselflies.

northern crescent

 

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Arachnids ►

Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera)

Beetles (Coleoptera)

Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)

Caddisflies (Trichoptera)

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata)

Flies (Diptera)

Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera)

True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera)

Harvestmen (Opiliones)

Mites and Ticks (Acari)

Spiders (Araneae)


Wildlife

 

Birds and bears, snakes and squirrels, toads and turtles — wildlife found in Minnesota.

Wildlife pages include photos, a description, and a list of sightings, as well as distribution maps for amphibians, mammals, and reptiles.

American black bear

 

Amphibians ►

Mammals ►

Birds ►

Reptiles ►


Fungi/Lichens

 

Mushrooms, other fungi, and lichens found in Minnesota.

Fungi and lichen pages include photos, a description, and a list of sightings.

Old Man of the Woods

 

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Lichens ►


Recent Additions

 
Destinations

Twin Lakes SNA

Gneiss Outcrops SNA

Blue Devil Valley SNA

Avon Hills Forest SNA, North Unit

 

Plants

soft agrimony (Agrimonia pubescens)

yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)

black walnut (Juglans nigra)

boxelder (Acer negundo)

 

Fungi

False Coral Fungus (Tremellodendron pallidum)

Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)

Jack-o’-Lantern Mushroom (Omphalotus olearius)

Entomosporium Leaf Spot (Diplocarpon mespili)

 

Insects and Arachnids

maple bladdergall mite (Vasates quadripedes)

spongy oak apple gall wasp (Amphibolips confluenta)

eriophid mite (Eriophyes cerasicrumena)

syrphid fly (Toxomerus geminatus)


 

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