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			Sherburne County
			Central Minnesota

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Size

80 acres

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N45 25.761, W94 2.548

Hiking Trails

No maintained trails

Hunting

No hunting

Ecological Classification

Province

Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province

Section

Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal

Subsection(s)

Anoka Sand Plain

Land Type Association(s)

Mississippi Sand Plain

Native Plant Communities¹

Sedge Meadow

Southern Dry-Mesic Oak (Maple) Woodland

Southern Terrace Forest

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Minnesota DNR

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Visits

6/8/2006

6/13/2014


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Southern Terrace Forest


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Birds	One bird species with conservation status in Minnesota and one tracked species have been seen here:
	Special concern	Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

	Tracked	Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

	Minnesota DNR Bird checklist eBird Field Checklist

	American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) Eastern Wood-peewee (Contopus virens) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Fungi and Lichens	Oat Crown Rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae)

Insects and Arachnids	black cherry finger gall mite (Eriophyes cerasicrumena) chalk-fronted corporal (Ladona julia) common whitetail (Plathemis lydia) goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) lime nail gall mite (Eriophyes tiliae) twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella) widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)

Mammals	Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

	American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants	Two plant species with conservation status in Minnesota and one species on the watch list are found here:
	Endangered	butternut (Juglans cinerea)

	Special concern	Hill’s thistle (Cirsium pumilum var. hillii)

	Watch list	Virginia bugleweed (Lycopus virginicus)

	Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Plant List

	Plants frequently found in: Sedge Meadow WMn82b Southern Dry-Mesic Oak (Maple) Woodland FDs37 Southern Terrace Forest FFs59

	Common Name Scientific Name American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana) American elm (Ulmus americana) American hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata) asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) Aunt Lucy (Ellisia nyctelea) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) bristly greenbrier (Smilax tamnoides) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) butternut (Juglans cinerea) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) Canada moonseed (Menispermum canadense) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) Canadian honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis) Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis) catnip (Nepeta cataria) cleavers (Galium aparine) common blue violet (Viola sororia) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis) early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) giant chickweed (Myosoton aquaticum) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) green carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) ironwood (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana) jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) kidney-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) long-beaked sedge (Carex sprengelii) Missouri gooseberry (Ribes missouriense) northern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) northern lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis var. occidentalis) rough-fruited cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) smooth brome (Bromus inermis) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) upright carrionflower (Smilax ecirrhata) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white clover (Trifolium repens) wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild ginger (Asarum canadense) wild grape (Vitis riparia) wild mint (Mentha arvensis) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca ssp. americana) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta) Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder) Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata (American hog peanut) Arisaema triphyllum (jack-in-the-pulpit) Asarum canadense (wild ginger) Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) Asparagus officinalis (asparagus) Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum (northern lady fern) Berteroa incana (hoary alyssum) Bromus inermis (smooth brome) Carex sprengelii (long-beaked sedge) Celtis occidentalis (northern hackberry) Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle) Conyza canadensis (Canadian horseweed) Cryptotaenia canadensis (Canadian honewort) Ellisia nyctelea (Aunt Lucy) Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus (Philadelphia fleabane) Fragaria vesca ssp. americana (woodland strawberry) Fragaria virginiana (common strawberry) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Galium aparine (cleavers) Galium triflorum (fragrant bedstraw) Geranium maculatum (wild geranium) Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy) Hesperis matronalis (dame’s rocket) Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum (Virginia waterleaf) Juglans cinerea (butternut) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) Laportea canadensis (Canadian woodnettle) Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort) Lonicera tatarica (Tartarian honeysuckle) Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower) Menispermum canadense (Canada moonseed) Mentha arvensis (wild mint) Mollugo verticillata (green carpetweed) Myosoton aquaticum (giant chickweed) Nepeta cataria (catnip) Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana (ironwood) Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii (wild blue phlox) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (smooth Solomon’s seal) Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood) Potentilla recta (rough-fruited cinquefoil) Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry) Quercus ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak) Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak) Ranunculus abortivus (kidney-leaved buttercup) Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn) Rhus glabra (smooth sumac) Ribes missouriense (Missouri gooseberry) Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) Silene latifolia ssp. alba (white campion) Smilax ecirrhata (upright carrionflower) Smilax tamnoides (bristly greenbrier) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow rue) Tilia americana var. americana (American basswood) Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy) Tradescantia occidentalis var. occidentalis (prairie spiderwort) Tragopogon dubius (yellow goat’s beard) Trifolium repens (white clover) Ulmus americana (American elm) Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (stinging nettle) Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein) Viola sororia (common blue violet) Vitis riparia (wild grape) Zanthoxylum americanum (northern prickly ash)