Minnesota Seasons - Louisville Swamp


Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Louisville Swamp Unit

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			Scott County




Size	2,600 acres

Maps	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Trail Map

Parking	N44 44.386 W93 35.880

Hiking Trails	12.9 miles The Minnesota Valley State Trail, a 35 mile multi-use trail, passes through the site.

Ecological Classification	Province	Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Section	Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Subsection(s)	Big Woods
	Land Type Association(s)	Le Sueur Alluvial Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Bulrush Marsh (Northern) Dry Sand - Gravel Oak Savanna (Southern) Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern) Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest

Ownership	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Links	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Comments	The Louisville Swamp Unit is one of eight units that make up the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. This page includes species seen and photos taken on the Carver Rapids Unit of the Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area.

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Amphibians

	northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)

Birds

	American Coot (Fulica americana) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Redhead (Aythya americana) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Insects and Arachnids

	eastern comma (Polygonia comma) goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) green-striped darner (Aeshna verticalis) monarch (Danaus plexippus) orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

Mammals

	eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Fungi

	giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea)

Plants

	alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum) American basswood (Tilia americana) American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus) arum-leaved arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) asparagus (asparagus officinalis) biennial beeblossom (Gaura biennis) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Canada lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) Canada moonseed (Menispermum canadense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis) Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) common plantain (Plantago major) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) cut-leaved coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata) field sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) giant chickweed (Myosoton aquaticum) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) green foxtail (Setaria viridis) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) nodding bur marigold (Bidens cernua) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) northern red oak (Quercus rubra) obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana) Pennsylvania smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) prairie ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota ssp. carota) red clover (Trifolium pratense) reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) rough barnyard grass (Echinochloa muricata var. muricata) rough cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata) showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) spotted lady’s thumb (Persicaria maculosa) staghorn sumac (Rhus hirta) starry false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum stellatum) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum) swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata) swamp smartweed (Polygonum amphibium var. emersum) tall bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum) timothy (Phleum pratense) velvet-leaf (Abutilon theophrasti) virgin’s bower (Clematis virginiana) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white clover (Trifolium repens) white heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima var. altissima) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) wild ginger (Asarum canadense) wild grape (Vitis riparia) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) zigzag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)

Visits	4/6/2000 9/14/2005

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Louisville Swamp Unit