Minnesota Seasons - Greenwater Lake SNA


Greenwater Lake SNA

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			Becker County




Size	815 acres

Maps	Map with GPS coordinates

Parking	N46 59.376, W95 29.890

Hiking Trails

Hunting	No hunting.

Ecological Classification	Province	Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
	Section	Northern Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains
	Subsection(s)	Pine Moraines & Outwash Plains
	Land Type Association(s)	Park Rapids Sand Plain Round Lake Sand Plain Shell Lake Moraine Two Inlets Moraine

Native Plant Communities¹	Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp Aspen - (Sugar Maple - Basswood) Forest Beaver Wetland Complex Black Ash - Mountain Maple Swamp (Northern) Jack Pine - (Bush Honeysuckle) Woodland Marsh-Open Water Complex Meadow - Marsh - Fen-Swamp Complex Oak - Aspen Forest Oak - Aspen - Red Maple Forest Red Pine - White Pine Forest Rich Fen (Peatland) Sedge Meadow Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Aspen) Forest

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Links	Minnesota DNR

Comments	This SNA is on the White Earth Indian Reservation. It is bordered on the north and west by Becker County Forest land. Parking Park on a ditch crossing on the east side of County Road 35 at the location shown above (Parking). The SNA sign is about 10 yards south on the west side of the road.

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Birds	Minnesota DNR Bird checkist

Insects and Arachnids	Appalachian brown (Satyrodes appalachia), mustard white (Pieris oleracea), and eastern pine elfin (Callophrys niphon) are all found here.

Plants	Minnesota DNR Plant List

Visits	8/16/2011