Minnesota Seasons - Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area

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Location

Size

1,230 acres statutory, 266 owned

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				Meeker County
				Central Minnesota

Parking

N45 0.544, W94 28.505

Hours

Daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m.

Fees

Daily park permit: $7

Annual park permit: $35

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Activities

Hiking

Biking

Mountain biking

Horseback riding

Picnicking

Camping

Backpacking

Rock climbing and bouldering

Swimming

Boating

Canoeing

Birdwatching

Nature photography

Geocaching

Cross country skiing

Skate-skiing

Winter hiking

Snowshoeing

Snowmobiling

Trails


Hiking	0.5 mile (one way)
Snowmobile	A snowmobile trail follows the south boundary then passes through the site.

Hunting and Fishing

Hunting is an allowed activity in state recreation areas.

Open to archery deer hunting.

Archery only. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

In most cases, Minnesota residents do not need a permit to fish in Minnesota State Parks.


Ecology

Ecological Classification
Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
Ecological Section			Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
Ecological Subsection			Big Woods
Land Type Association			Komensky Moraine

Native Plant Communities*
Basswood - Bur Oak - (Green Ash) Forest Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Hackberry) Forest
* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

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Start of trail		Greenleaf Lake


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Trail


Basswood - Bur Oak - (Green Ash) Forest


Prairie		End of trail

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8/30/2013

9/24/2013


Birds
eBird Field Checklist Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)


Fungi and Lichens
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fungi List

Insects and Arachnids

dog day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis)

goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis)

goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis)

spongy oak apple gall wasp (Amphibolips confluenta)

white snakeroot leaf miner (Liriomyza eupatoriella)


Mammals
American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)


Plants
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

Plants frequently found in: Basswood - Bur Oak - (Green Ash) Forest MHs38b Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Hackberry) Forest MHs49a

Common Name Scientific Name American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana) American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus) American elm (Ulmus americana) American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana) American lopseed (Phryma leptostachya) American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis) bigleaf aster (Eurybia macrophylla) bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis) black ash (Fraxinus nigra) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) bland sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii) blue vervain (Verbena hastata) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade (Circaea canadensis) bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) common agrimony (Agrimonia gryposepala) common blue wood aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common burdock (Arctium minus) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) corn (Zea mays) cut-leaved coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata) desert false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum) giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) Lombardy poplar (Populus nigra var. italica) lowland hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa) marsh skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata) marsh vetchling (Lathyrus palustris) Maryland black snakeroot (Sanicula marilandica) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) northern red oak (Quercus rubra) prickly sow thistle (Sonchus asper) purple-stem aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) roadside agrimony (Agrimonia striata) rough bugleweed (Lycopus asper) sandbar willow (Salix interior) shining bedstraw (Galium concinnum) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) smooth oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) spotted Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum) staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata) upright carrionflower (Smilax ecirrhata) Virginia stickseed (Hackelia virginiana) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens) white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima var. altissima) white vervain (Verbena urticifolia) wild grape (Vitis riparia) wild mint (Mentha arvensis) wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder) Acer saccharinum (silver maple) Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Ageratina altissima var. altissima (white snakeroot) Agrimonia gryposepala (common agrimony) Agrimonia striata (roadside agrimony) Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) Amorpha fruticosa (desert false indigo) Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa (lowland hog peanut) Apocynum cannabinum (Indian hemp) Arctium minus (common burdock) Arisaema triphyllum (jack-in-the-pulpit) Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata (swamp milkweed) Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed) Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory) Circaea canadensis (broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade) Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle) Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle) Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood) Equisetum arvense (field horsetail) Equisetum laevigatum (smooth scouring rush) Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum (common boneset) Eurybia macrophylla (bigleaf aster) Eutrochium maculatum (spotted Joe Pye weed) Fraxinus nigra (black ash) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Galium concinnum (shining bedstraw) Hackelia virginiana (Virginia stickseed) Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (smooth oxeye) Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum (foxtail barley) Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum (Virginia waterleaf) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) Lathyrus palustris (marsh vetchling) Lycopus americanus (American bugleweed) Lycopus asper (rough bugleweed) Medicago lupulina (black medick) Mentha arvensis (wild mint) Osmorhiza claytonii (bland sweet cicely) Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana (American hophornbeam) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Phryma leptostachya (American lopseed) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Populus nigra var. italica (Lombardy poplar) Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry) Quercus ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak) Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak) Quercus rubra (northern red oak) Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn) Rhus glabra (smooth sumac) Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac) Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata (cut-leaved coneflower) Salix interior (sandbar willow) Sanicula marilandica (Maryland black snakeroot) Scutellaria galericulata (marsh skullcap) Smilax ecirrhata (upright carrionflower) Solidago gigantea (giant goldenrod) Sonchus asper (prickly sow thistle) Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass) Symphoricarpos occidentalis (wolfberry) Symphyotrichum cordifolium (common blue wood aster) Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum (purple-stem aster) Tilia americana var. americana (American basswood) Trifolium pratense (red clover) Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover) Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail) Ulmus americana (American elm) Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle) Verbena hastata (blue vervain) Verbena urticifolia (white vervain) Vitis riparia (wild grape) Zanthoxylum americanum (northern prickly ash) Zea mays (corn)