Boot Lake SNA

 

 

     
 
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Boot Lake SNA is bordered on the east by Martin-Island Linwood Lakes Regional Park and the Carlos Avery Unit of the Carlos Avery Wildlife Managment Area, and on the south by Coon Lake County Park.

 
     
 

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Size

 
 

660 acres

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

N45 20.154, W93 7.206

 
         
 

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Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

No maintained trails

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

No hunting

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  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*

   
 

Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Basswood Swamp (Eastcentral)

Graminoid - Sphagnum Rich Fen (Basin)

Northern Bulrush - Spikerush Marsh

Northern Rich Fen (Basin)

Oak - (Red Maple) Woodland

Sedge Meadow

Tamarack Swamp (Southern)

Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp

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

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Insects and Arachnids

 
  clavate tortoise beetle (Plagiometriona clavata)   clavate tortoise beetle  
 

Jordan Wilson

 
 

Plants

 
 

seaside three-awn (Aristida tuberculosa)

     
           
 
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Visits

6/3/2006

  2/22/2011   5/8/2016        
 
 

Amphibians

 
  northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)   northern leopard frog  
 

Birds

 
 

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

Special Concern

Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

 
 

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

eBird Field Checklist

 
 

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

Dickcissel (Spiza americana)

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

 

American Robin

Blue Jay

Canada Goose

Mallard

Mourning Dove

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Wild Turkey

Wood Duck

 
 

Fungi and Lichens

 
 

Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma applanatum)

Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina)

Common Greenshield Lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata)

False Tinder Fungus (Phellinus igniarius)

False Turkey Tail (Stereum ostrea)

Hoof Fungus (Fomes fomentarius)

Pear-shaped Puffball (Apioperdon pyriforme)

Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)

Violet-toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme)

 

Common Greenshield Lichen

Hoof Fungus

Pear-shaped Puffball

 
 

Insects and Arachnids

 
 

American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis)

American lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

American nursery web spider (Pisaurina mira)

black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

cabbage white (Pieris rapae)

clouded sulphur (Colias philodice)

common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens)

common green darner (Anax junius)

common whitetail (Plathemis lydia)

four-spotted skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)

goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis)

Hobomok skipper (Lon hobomok)

monarch (Danaus plexippus)

orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

red admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella)

two-spotted bumble bee (Bombus bimaculatus)

white admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)

 

American lady

common green darner

four-spotted skimmer

monarch

twelve-spotted skimmer

 
 

Mammals

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

 
 

American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

coyote (Canis latrans)

eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius)

whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

 

American red squirrel

eastern gray squirrel

 
 

Plants

 
 

Five plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:

Endangered

butternut (Juglans cinerea)

Threatened

black huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata)

seaside three-awn (Aristida tuberculosa)

Special Concern

smooth rock cress (Boechera laevigata var. laevigata)

swamp loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Basswood Swamp (Eastcentral) WFn55b

Graminoid - Sphagnum Rich Fen (Basin) OPn92b

Northern Bulrush - Spikerush Marsh MRn93

Northern Rich Fen (Basin) OPn92

Oak - (Red Maple) Woodland FDs37a

Sedge Meadow WMn82b

Tamarack Swamp (Southern) FPs63a

Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp WMn82a

     
 

 

alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum)

American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana)

American dog violet (Viola labradorica)

American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana)

American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus)

American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis)

balsam fir (Abies balsamea var. balsamea)

bigleaf aster (Eurybia macrophylla)

bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)

bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)

black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina)

black medick (Medicago lupulina)

black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)

black spruce (Picea mariana)

black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii)

bland sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii)

blue vervain (Verbena hastata)

boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo)

broad-leaved arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)

broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia)

bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa)

Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)

chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana)

cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)

cleavers (Galium aparine)

common blue violet (Viola sororia)

common burdock (Arctium minus)

common cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex)

common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale)

common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)

common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum)

common juniper (Juniperus communis var. depressa)

common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus)

common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)

common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

curly dock (Rumex crispus)

downy Parlin’s pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax)

dwarf raspberry (Rubus pubescens)

eastern false rue anemone (Enemion biternatum)

eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana)

eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)

field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

field pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta)

fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum)

giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)

glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus)

goldthread (Coptis trifolia)

ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

hairy vetch (Vicia villosa ssp. villosa)

Hickey’s tree clubmoss (Dendrolycopodium hickeyi)

hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana)

interrupted fern (Claytosmunda claytoniana)

kidney-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus)

large-flowered trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)

leadplant (Amorpha canescens)

little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)

lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)

lyre-leaved rock cress (Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata)

meadow horsetail (Equisetum pratense)

mountain maple (Acer spicatum)

narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia)

northern bedstraw (Galium boreale)

northern bog bedstraw (Galium labradoricum)

northern groundcedar (Diphasiastrum complanatum)

northern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)

northern lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum)

northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis)

northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)

northern red oak (Quercus rubra)

northern starflower (Lysimachia borealis)

pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)

paper birch (Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera)

Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica)

Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus)

prairie groundsel (Packera plattensis)

purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum)

quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)

red clover (Trifolium pratense)

red maple (Acer rubrum var. rubrum)

red pine (Pinus resinosa)

rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum)

round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata)

running clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum)

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis)

silver maple (Acer saccharinum)

small white violet (Viola macloskeyi ssp. pallens)

smooth rock cress (Boechera laevigata var. laevigata)

smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum)

smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum)

smooth sumac (Rhus glabra)

smooth yellow violet (Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula)

southern blue flag (Iris virginica var. shrevei)

speckled alder (Alnus incana ssp. rugosa)

spreadingpod rockcress (Boechera grahamii)

sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum)

tamarack (Larix laricina)

tawny cottongrass (Eriophorum virginicum)

variegated yellow pond lily (Nuphar variegata)

water horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile)

western bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum)

western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii)

white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba)

white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens)

white oak (Quercus alba)

white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana)

white spruce (Picea glauca)

wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)

wild grape (Vitis riparia)

wild oats (Uvularia sessilifolia)

wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)

wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia)

woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea)

woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca ssp. americana)

yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius)

yellow marsh marigold (Caltha palustris var. palustris)

yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)

 

Abies balsamea var. balsamea (balsam fir)

Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder)

Acer rubrum var. rubrum (red maple)

Acer saccharinum (silver maple)

Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum (sugar maple)

Acer spicatum (mountain maple)

Achillea millefolium (common yarrow)

Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (speckled alder)

Amorpha canescens (leadplant)

Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia (wood anemone)

Antennaria neglecta (field pussytoes)

Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax (downy Parlin’s pussytoes)

Aquilegia canadensis (wild columbine)

Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata (lyre-leaved rock cress)

Aralia nudicaulis (wild sarsaparilla)

Arctium minus (common burdock)

Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage)

Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed)

Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum (northern lady fern)

Berteroa incana (hoary alyssum)

Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera (paper birch)

Boechera grahamii (spreadingpod rockcress)

Caltha palustris var. palustris (yellow marsh marigold)

Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania sedge)

Celtis occidentalis (northern hackberry)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

Coptis trifolia (goldthread)

Cornus alternifolia (pagoda dogwood)

Dendrolycopodium hickeyi (Hickey’s tree clubmoss)

Diphasiastrum complanatum (northern groundcedar)

Enemion biternatum (eastern false rue anemone)

Equisetum arvense (field horsetail)

Equisetum fluviatile (water horsetail)

Equisetum laevigatum (smooth scouring rush)

Equisetum pratense (meadow horsetail)

Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus (Philadelphia fleabane)

Eriophorum virginicum (tawny cottongrass)

Eurybia macrophylla (bigleaf aster)

Fragaria vesca ssp. americana (woodland strawberry)

Fragaria virginiana (common strawberry)

Frangula alnus (glossy buckthorn)

Galium aparine (cleavers)

Galium boreale (northern bedstraw)

Galium labradoricum (northern bog bedstraw)

Galium triflorum (fragrant bedstraw)

Geranium maculatum (wild geranium)

Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy)

Iris virginica var. shrevei (southern blue flag)

Juniperus communis var. depressa (common juniper)

Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar)

Larix laricina (tamarack)

Lespedeza capitata (round-headed bush clover)

Lycopodium clavatum (running clubmoss)

Lysimachia borealis (northern starflower)

Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower)

Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum (common false Solomon’s seal)

Medicago lupulina (black medick)

Nuphar variegata (variegated yellow pond lily)

Oenothera biennis (common evening primrose)

Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive fern)

Osmorhiza claytonii (bland sweet cicely)

Claytosmunda claytoniana (interrupted fern)

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (cinnamon fern)

Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana (American hophornbeam)

Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel)

Packera plattensis (prairie groundsel)

Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine)

Picea glauca (white spruce)

Picea mariana (black spruce)

Pinus resinosa (red pine)

Pinus strobus (eastern white pine)

Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)

Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain)

Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (smooth Solomon’s seal)

Populus grandidentata (bigtooth aspen)

Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)

Potentilla simplex (common cinquefoil)

Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry)

Prunus virginiana var. virginiana (chokecherry)

Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum (western bracken fern)

Quercus alba (white oak)

Quercus ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak)

Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak)

Quercus rubra (northern red oak)

Ranunculus abortivus (kidney-leaved buttercup)

Rhus glabra (smooth sumac)

Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (American red raspberry)

Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry)

Rubus pubescens (dwarf raspberry)

Rumex crispus (curly dock)

Sagittaria latifolia (broad-leaved arrowhead)

Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem)

Silene latifolia ssp. alba (white campion)

Solanum dulcamara (bittersweet nightshade)

Solidago gigantea (giant goldenrod)

Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion)

Thalictrum dasycarpum (purple meadow-rue)

Tilia americana var. americana (American basswood)

Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy)

Tragopogon dubius (yellow goat’s beard)

Trifolium hybridum (alsike clover)

Trifolium pratense (red clover)

Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover)

Trillium grandiflorum (large-flowered trillium)

Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail)

Typha latifolia (broad-leaved cattail)

Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle)

Uvularia sessilifolia (wild oats)

Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry)

Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein)

Verbena hastata (blue vervain)

Vicia villosa ssp. villosa (hairy vetch)

Viola labradorica (American dog violet)

Viola macloskeyi ssp. pallens (small white violet)

Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula (smooth yellow violet)

Viola sororia (common blue violet)

Vitis riparia (wild grape)

Zanthoxylum americanum (northern prickly ash)

 

alsike clover

bittersweet nightshade

black raspberry

blue vervain

broad-leaved arrowhead

bur oak (var. macrocarpa)

common blue violet

common evening primrose

common mullein

common yarrow

downy Parlin’s pussytoes

eastern false rue anemone

eastern white pine

hoary alyssum

interrupted fern

ground ivy

large-flowered trillium

lowbush blueberry

northern bedstraw

northern groundcedar

northern starflower

Pennsylvania sedge

red clover

Scots pine

southern blue flag

purple meadow-rue

variegated yellow pond lily

western poison ivy

white clover

wild columbine

wild geranium

wood anemone

woodland strawberry

yellow marsh marigold

 
 

Reptiles

 
 

One reptile species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Threatened

Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

 
  common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)   eastern garter snake  

 

 

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