Anoka

592 acres

Wetland, wooded bog, old-growth white pine stand, oak forest

Minnesota DNR

This SNA is adjacent to the Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area.

The southwestern part of the lakeshore is posted as a sanctuary. It is open only to those with a DNR research permit.

Louisiana waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla), a Minnesota special concern species, sandhill crane (Grus canadensis), red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus), pine warbler (Dendroica pinus), alder flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum), golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera), least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus), Nashville warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla), and northern waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis) can be found here.

Coyote and red fox inhabit this SNA.

Two plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here:

Special concern – swamp loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus), seaside three-awn (Aristida tuberculosa)

Other plants that can be found here, along with those listed below, include long-bearded hawkweed (Hieracium longipilum), sleepy catchfly (Silene antirrhina), steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa var. rosea), and eastern swamp saxifrage (Saxifraga pensylvanica).

Minnesota DNR Plant List

Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii), a Minnesota threatened species, can be seen here.