Minnesota Seasons - Lake Alexander Preserve


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	The Nature Conservancy

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	History
	Since 2008, The Nature Conservancy has enlarged this preserve by acquiring 77 acres and obtaining easements on 570 acres of land adjacent to it. This includes an easement on a 231.5 acre section that connects the east and west units of the preserve. The new additions expanded the size of the preserve from 1,631 acres in 2008 to its current size of 2,278 acres (2013), including the unconnected, 331-acre north unit.

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	North Unit


	West Unit		East Unit


	Size
	1,734 acres (2,278 acres including easements)

	Parking
	East Unit N46 11.354, W94 33.020 North Unit The Nature Conservancy Website does not give directions to the north unit. From Cushing, take US Highway 10 north 13.5 miles to Azalea Road (County Road 28). Drive west on Azalea Road 3.25 miles to Bugle Road (County Road 2). Drive south on Bugle Road 1.5 miles to the parking spot for the preserve on the east side of the road. Hike east on the narrow access corridor to the preserve. N46 17.398, W94 34.770


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					Morrison County
					Northwest Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails


	Hunting
	Open only for a collaborative youth archery deer hunt by lottery through the MN DNR. Contact Lake Alexander Office (218) 575-3032 for more information.


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Northern Minnesota Drift and Lake Plains
	Ecological Subsection			Pine Moraines and Outwash Plains
	Land Type Association			Henning Till Plain Pillager Sand Plain St. Croix Moraine

	Native Plant Communities*
	Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp Basswood - Black Ash Forest Central Dry-Mesic Oak-Aspen Forest Graminoid Poor Fen (Basin) Low Shrub Poor Fen Northern Mixed Cattail Marsh Northern Rich Fen (Basin) Northern Rich Tamarack Swamp (Western Basin) Northern Wet Ash Swamp Red Pine - White Pine Forest Sedge Meadow Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

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