Minnesota Seasons - McGregor Marsh SNA


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	Size
	399 acres

	Parking
	Shoulder of MN Hwy. 65 N46 35.561, W93 17.244 On the west side of MN Highway 65 there is a large, overgrown, parking area. Note that this is on private property but is not near any house or other structure. Parking Lot N46 35.169, W93 17.135


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					Aitkin County
					Northeast Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	Without hip waders, the Soo Line ATV Trail may be the only access to the SNA. From the parking lot hike ½ mile north on MN 65 to the trail. There is a wood SNA sign on the east side of the road. Follow the ATV trail southeast 325 yards to the west border of the SNA and an interpretive sign.

	Hunting
	All hunting. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Northern Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains
	Ecological Subsection			Tamarack Lowlands
	Land Type Association			Moose-Willow Peatlands

	Native Plant Communities*
	Northern Rich Alder Swamp Northern Rich Fen (Basin) Northern Wet-Mesic Boreal Hardwood-Conifer Forest Northern Wet-Mesic Hardwood 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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	Soo Line ATV Trail


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Six bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Threatened	Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Special Concern	Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)