Minnesota Seasons - Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge


Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

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			Morrison County




Size	13,540 acres approved, 2,000 acres acquired

Maps	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Crane Meadows NWR Platt River Trail

Parking	Entrance N45 55.631, W94 15.114

Hiking Trails	Platt River Trail – 3 miles

Hunting	No hunting.

Ecological Classification	Province	Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Section	Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Subsection(s)	Anoka Sand Plain
	Land Type Association(s)	Agram Sand Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Basswood - Black Ash Forest Dry Sand - Gravel Oak Savanna (Southern) Northern Mixed Cattail Marsh Oak - Aspen Woodland Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland Sedge Meadow Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp

Ownership	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Links	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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Amphibians	USFWS Reptile and Amphibian Checklist

Birds	Two bird species with protected status in Minnesota have been seen here: Special concern – Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) USFWS Bird Checklist

Mammals	USFWS Mammal Checklist

Reptiles	Three reptile species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Threatened – Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) Special concern – gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer), western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) USFWS Reptile and Amphibian Checklist

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