Avon Hills Forest SNA
North Unit
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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269 acres |
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There is a small parking lot at the northeast corner of the SNA on Quaker Road. N45 38.209, W94 30.032 |
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No maintained trails |
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Deer only, by archery. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details. |
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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 | Holdingford Till Plain St. Rosa Till Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Black Ash - (Red Maple) Seepage Swamp Northern Mixed Cattail Marsh Red Oak - Basswood Forest (Noncalcareous Till) Tamarack Swamp (Southern) |
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Two Units
Avon Hills Forest SNA consists of two units 4.9 miles apart as the crow flies, 7.3 miles apart by road.
Land Bridges
The red oak/basswood forest is effectively divided into two sections by a tamarack swamp. The southwestern section of forest comprises about 20% of the SNA. This section can be accessed by crossing one of two “land bridges”, raised areas about the width of an old forest road. The locations of these crossings and their GPS coordinates are marked on the topographic map.
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Unnamed Lake |
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Lake Wobegon Trail |
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Old Forest Road |
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Red Oak - Basswood Forest (Noncalcareous Till) |
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| Avon Hills Forest SNA minnesota_snas |
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About
This 350-acre SNA lies in the heart of central Minnesota's 65,000-acre Avon Hills region. The region is known for its constellation of high value natural and cultural features within the rolling terrain of the St. Croix Moraine. www.mndnr.gov/snas/sna02037 |
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| Avon Hills Forest Scientific and Natural Area Virtual Hike Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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Jun 11, 2020 Any season merits a visit to Avon Hills Forest SNA. In the early spring, you won’t get to see the lovely fall colors seen in this video. Instead, you may get to see neo-tropical songbirds as they establish nesting territories and beautiful spring wildflowers emerge! Come back in summer and winter to simply admire the large, old hardwoods trees that make up this special forest. mndnr.gov/snas/sna02037 |
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