Minnesota Seasons - Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge



			Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, and Scott Counties
			Metro Area

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Size

14,000 acres (authorized)

Maps


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Units

Black Dog Preserve Unit

Bloomington Ferry Unit

Chaska Unit

Long Meadow Lake Unit

Louisville Swamp Unit

Rapids Lake Unit

Upgrala Unit

Wilkie Unit

Parking

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Hunting

See Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Hunting Map and Regulations Brochure (USFWS) for details.

Ecological Classification

Province

Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province

Section

Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal

Subsection(s)

Anoka Sand Plain
Big Woods
St. Paul-Baldwin Plains

Land Type Association(s)

Le Sueur Alluvial Plain

Mississippi Sand Plain

Pig’s Eye Alluvial Plain

Native Plant Communities¹

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Ownership

Links

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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Black Dog Preserve Unit


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Black Dog Preserve Unit


Bloomington Ferry Unit


Chaska Unit


Long Meadow Lake Unit


Louisville Swamp Unit


Rapids Lake Unit


Wilkie Unit

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Slideshows

	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Kids Fishing Day 2011 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region

	About May 13, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. more than 150 students from the Twin Cities enjoyed a day of fishing with staff from Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Friends of Minnesota Valley, the Red Lake Nation and volunteers from partner organizations. Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge hosted its 20th Annual Youth Fishing Day at the Bass Ponds Environmental Study Area. The day-long event was a tremendous success. During the morning, 150 inner city children were bused in for a day of fun and learning. The Red Lake Nation provided lunch for those attending the morning event, and General Mills donated fishing rods for the kids to take home. Kids also left with a gift bag full of fishing information and tackle - everything needed for them to begin fishing on their own.

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	National Wildlife Refuges Support Economic Growth CityofBloomingtonMN

	About Published on Nov 20, 2013 The U.S. Secretary of the Interior recently visited Bloomington's Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

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Birds	American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)

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Amphibians	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife checklist

Birds	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bird checklist

Insects and Arachnids	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Dragonflies and Damselflies brochure U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife checklist

Mammals	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife checklist

Reptiles	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife checklist

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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

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