Minnesota Seasons - Fort Snelling State Park


Fort Snelling State Park		No Image Available

County	Hennepin
GPS	N44 52.437 W93 11.481
Size	2,931 acres
Habitat	Riverine forest, fen
Hiking Trails	18 miles 1 mile interpretive trail

Links	Minnesota DNR

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Birds	Minnesota DNR Bird Checklist

	American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) American robin (Turdus migratorius) Canada goose (Branta canadensis) eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) great blue heron (Ardea herodias) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)


Insects

	bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)


Mammals

	American beaver (Castor canadensis)


Plants	Purple pitcherplant (Sarracenia purpurea ssp. gibbosa) can be found in the fen area of the park.

	bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie smoke (Geum triflorum var. triflorum) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) sugar maple (Acer saccharum var. saccharum) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) wild oats (Uvularia sessilifolia) woolly burdock (Arctium tomentosum) yellow marsh marigold (Caltha palustris var. palustris)


Visits	03/05/2000