Miesville Ravine Park Reserve

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	About

	Ownership


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	Dakota County Parks

	Overview


	History


	Management


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	Location

	Maps
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	Size
	1,298 acres

	Parking
	27970 Orlando Trail Cannon Falls, MN N44 32.656, W92 48.239

	Hours
	Daily, 5 a.m.–10 p.m.

	Fees
	No fee


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					Dakota and Goodhue Counties
					Metro and Southeast Areas


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	2.7 miles

	Hunting
	Deer by shotgun. See Hunting (Dakota County Parks) for details.


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Paleozoic Plateau
	Ecological Subsection			Rochester Plateau The Blufflands
	Land Type Association			Cannon River Valley Elba Slopes HamptonTill Plain

	Native Plant Communities*
	Dry Bedrock Bluff Prairie (Southern) Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest Red Oak - White Oak Forest Sedge Meadow Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

	Natural Features


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	Park Entrance


	South parking lot


	Trout Brook


	Trails




	Boardwalk

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	Going Shack Wacky, or how we deal with Cabin Fever! The Adventures of Mr. & Mrs. B.

	About Feb 6, 2019 A day we just had to get out after having -33F temps after the week of the Polar Vortex. We went out to Miesville Ravine Park Reserve. just southwest of Red Wing, Minnesota and had ourselves a walk and a winter picnic. We love comments but please remember we are family friendly. Copyright 2017, 2018 Links: Visit us on Facebook: Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Adventures-of-Mr-Mrs-B-1452770511459208/ E-Mail: AdventuresOfMrandMrsB@yahoo.com Music: Water Lillies - Density & Time Serenity by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Camera – Panasonic Lumix, DMC- FZ150 Full HD Mic – External - Bestekar Editor - Video Windows Movie Maker, Windows 7



	Moments admiring Miesville Ravine. Tucker Lundquist

	About Apr 5, 2020 Alicia and I hiked by trout brook near the end of the brook that empties into the Cannon river.



	Miesville Ravine Pete Schwamb

	About Apr 2, 2018 Easter hike down Miesville Ravine

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Jennifer Johnson

Fungi and Lichens

Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia)

Dean Pryor

Plants

eastern false rue anemone (Enemion biternatum)

Michael Tuma

Insects and Arachnids

oil beetle (Meloe impressus)

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Visits
5/15/2011		10/4/2020

Amphibians

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

Birds


One bird species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here:
Special Concern	Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)

eBird Field Checklist (Complete)

eBird Field Checklist (Picnic Area (Goodhue County))

eBird Field Checklist (Trout Brook Trail)

eBird Field Checklist (Upper Ravine)

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)

Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)

Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)

Plants


Three plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Threatened	blunt-lobed grapefern (Botrychium oneidense) kitten-tails (Veronica bullii)
Special Concern	American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)