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Iona’s Beach SNA |
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| Size | 10 acres |
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| Parking | N47 9.998, W91 25.465 |
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| Hiking Trails | A short trail leads from the parking area to the site and then to the gravel beach. The paved Gitchi-Gami State Trail skirts the western edge of this site. |
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| Hunting | No hunting. |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Laurentian Mixed Forest |
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Northern Superior Uplands |
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North Shore Highlands |
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Land Type Association(s) |
Split Rock Till Plain |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp Aspen - Birch Forest: Hardwood Subtype Gravel/Cobble Beach (Lake Superior) Lake Superior Rocky Shore |
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| Ownership | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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Plants frequently found in: Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp FPn73a Aspen - Birch Forest: Hardwood Subtype FDn43b2 |
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Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) Canadian gooseberry (Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. oxyacanthoides) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) hairy Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum pubescens) nodding trillium (Trillium cernuum) paper birch (Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) smooth yellow violet (Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula) speckled alder (Alnus incana ssp. rugosa) swamp red currant (Ribes triste) three-leaved false Solomon’s seal (Smilacina trifolia) white spruce (Picea glauca) wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia) woodland horsetail (Equisetum sylvaticum) |
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| Visits | 5/25/2011 |
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