Minnesota Seasons - Blaine Wetland Sanctuary

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About

Ownership

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Links

City of Blaine

Brochure

Overview

History

Management

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Location

Size

Over 500 acres

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				Anoka County
				Metro Area

Parking

11980 Lexington Ave NE
Blaine, MN 55449

N45 11.236, W93 9.934

Hours

Fees

No fee

Maps

Map

Trail Distance Map: Blaine Wetland Sanctuary (PDF)

Activities

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

Trails


Visitors are asked to stay on the trails.
Boardwalk	0.95 mile mixed surface gravel / boardwalk
Hiking	0.81 miles

Hunting and Fishing


Ecology

Ecological Classification
Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
Ecological Section			Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
Ecological Subsection			Anoka Sand Plain
Land Type Association			Anoka Lake Plain

Native Plant Communities*

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

Natural Features


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Rebecca Haug

Parking		Trail


Boardwalk


Boardwalk


Boardwalk


Boardwalk


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Entrance		Sign – 2018


Parking		“Stay on trails and boardwalk”


Boardwalk


Boardwalk


Paved Trail


Drainage Ditch		Anoka Sand Plain Wet Meadow


Rich Fen


Rich Fen


Wet Meadow, Poor Fen, and Upland Buffer

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Blaine Wetland Sanctuary
City of Blaine

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Blaine Wetland Sanctuary
Blaine City Hall

About

Aug 15, 2018

The Blaine Wetland Sanctuary is a 500 acre open space oasis in the middle of Blaine, MN. With a boardwalk connecting upland island visitors can enjoy this peaceful space.

Blaine Wetland Sanctuary Preview
Blaine City Hall

About

Jul 24, 2018

Blaine Opens Wetland Sanctuary
NorthMetroTV

About

Published on Aug 17, 2017

The Blaine Wetland Sanctuary is open to the public after years of restoration and paperwork. The 500-acre open space is a great spot to exercise, relax or connect with nature.

Blaine Wetland Boardwalk
Peterson Companies, Inc

About

Published on Sep 26, 2017

How do we install boardwalk in the middle of a swamp? With customized power buggies of course. The Blaine Wetland Boardwalk is almost finished!

Project Gallery and Summary: http://www.petersoncompanies.net/commercial/project/blaine-wetland-boardwalk

Music Credit:
Buddha by Kontekst https://soundcloud.com/kontekstmusic
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Music provided by Audio Library https://youtu.be/b6jK2t3lcRs

Blaine Wetland Boardwalk Completed
Peterson Companies, Inc

About

Published on Jan 18, 2018

Connecting two neighborhoods in this Twin Cities suburb, the Blaine Wetland Boardwalk is 4,881 feet of boardwalk and trail.

Project Gallery and Summary: http://www.petersoncompanies.net/commercial/project/blaine-wetland-boardwalk

Music Credit:
Reminisce by A Himitsu https://soundcloud.com/a-himitsu
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 unported - CC by 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/
Music provided by audio library https://youtu.be/box8pxwc5cg

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Jason Husveth

Plants

bristle-berry (Rubus stipulatus)

swamp blackberry (Rubus semisetosus)

Vermont blackberry (Rubus vermontanus)

Wheeler’s blackberry (Rubus wheeleri)

white-edge sedge (Carex debilis var. rudgei)

MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings

Visits

5/22/2018


Birds
eBird Field Checklist

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

Fungi and Lichens

Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa)

Dryad’s Saddle (Cerioporus squamosus)

Insects and Arachnids

common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens)

goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis)

monarch (Danaus plexippus)

western honey bee (Apis mellifera)


Mammals
American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

Plants


Five plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Endangered	bristle-berry (Rubus stipulatus) twisted yelloweyed grass (Xyris torta)
Threatened	lance-leaved violet (Viola lanceolata ssp. lanceolata) swamp blackberry (Rubus semisetosus)
Special Concern	Vermont blackberry (Rubus vermontanus)