McDougall WMA
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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History |
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This site has been listed since 1974 on the National Register of Historic Places as William Warren Two Rivers Cabin Site; McDougall Homestead. The southern half (215 acres) of this site was until recently owned by The Nature Conservancy and managed as MacDougall Homestead Preserve. |
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Size |
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471.87 acres |
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Parking |
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There are two parking lots and two field approaches to park on. Northeast Parking Lot Field Approach Field Approach Southeast Parking Lot |
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| Northwest Minnesota | ||||||
Activities |
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Hiking Trails |
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There is a 0.52 mile DNR Management Road beginning at the northeast parking lot that is open to foot travel. There is also 1.5 miles of hunter walking trails. |
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Hunting |
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Deer, Small Game, Forest Upland Birds, Pheasants, Waterfowl, Turkey, Doves. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details. |
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Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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| Ecological Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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| Ecological Section | Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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| Ecological Subsection | Anoka Sand Plain |
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| Land Type Association | Mississippi Sand Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Silver Maple - Green Ash - Cottonwood Terrace Forest Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp |
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| * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
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Want’s in a Name?
The Minnesota DNR has this site listed as McDougall WMA, and the nearby aquatic management area as McDougall AMA. The National Register of Historic Places also uses this spelling. The Nature Conservancy spells the name MacDougall. According to the Morrison County Historical Society, Peter and Martha MacDougall homesteaded the site 1873. The site was named by the MN DNR. Misspelled or not, the legal name is McDougall WMA.
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Southeast Parking Lot |
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Oak Woodland |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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