Minnesota Seasons - Clear Lake Scientific and Natural Area


Clear Lake Scientific and Natural Area

County	Sherburne
GPS	N45 25.638 W94 02.563
Size	78 acres
Habitat	Oak forest, floodplain forest
Hiking Trails

Links	Minnesota DNR

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Birds

	American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American robin (Turdus migratorius) black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)


Insects and Arachnids

	chalk-fronted corporal (Ladona julia) common whitetail (Libellula lydia) goldenrod spider (Misumena vatia) twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella) widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)


Mammals

	eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)


Plants	A small population of Hill’s thistle (Cirsium hillii), a Minnesota special concern species, grows here. Minnesota DNR Plant List

	American basswood (Tilia americana) boxelder (Acer negundo) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) butternut (Juglans cinerea) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) Canada moonseed (Menispermum canadense) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis var. canadensis) Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis) carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata) catnip (Nepeta cataria) cleavers (Galium aparine) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum) Missouri gooseberry (Ribes missouriense) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) rough-fruited cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white clover (Trifolium repens) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild grape (Vitis riparia) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca ssp. americana) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)


Visits	06/08/2006