Minnesota Seasons - Gully Fen SNA


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	Size
	1,610 acres

	Parking
	The north and west sides of the south section (south of 250th St. SE) are bordered by drainage ditches. There is a ditch crossing and small parking area near the wooden SNA sign on the east side of County Road 2 at the location listed above (Parking). The only ditch crossing on the north side is ¼ mile east of the SNA on private property. The north section has not been ditched and is accessible from any point on 250th St. SE or 410th Ave. SE. County Road 2 (400th Ave. SE) N47 47.408, W95 37.349 250th St. SE (Snowmobile Trail) N47 48.246, W95 36.425


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					Polk County
					Northwest Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	The Clearwater Trail Blazers Snowmobile Trail passes through the SNA north to south from 250th St. SE to 265th St. SE.

	Hunting
	Deer only, by archery. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Tallgrass Aspen Parklands
	Ecological Section			Lake Agassiz, Aspen Parklands
	Ecological Subsection			Aspen Parklands
	Land Type Association			Berner Lake Plain Goodridge Lake Plain

	Native Plant Communities*
	Northwestern Wet Aspen Forest Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland Rich Fen (Peatland) Rich Fen (Prairie Seepage) Seepage Meadow/Carr Seepage Wetland Complex Southern Seepage Meadow/Carr Tamarack Seepage Swamp (Aspen Parkland) Tamarack Swamp (Southern) Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp (Aspen Parkland)
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

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	Seepage Wetland Complex


	Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland

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One bird species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here:
Special Concern	Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni)


Three plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Threatened	ram’s head lady’s slipper (Cypripedium arietinum) sterile sedge (Carex sterilis)
Special Concern	McCalla’s willow (Salix maccalliana)