Mississippi River Islands SNA

   
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Area and County

 

 

 

Sherburne County

 

 

 

 

 


Size

142 acres

 
 
Maps

Map with GPS coordinates

 
Parking

Babcock Memorial Park
N45 17.375, W93 33.457

 
Hiking Trails

 

 
Hunting

No hunting.


Ecological Classification

Province

Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province

Ecological Classification

Section

Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal

Subsection(s)

Anoka Sand Plain

Land Type Association(s)

Mississippi Sand Plain

 
Native Plant Communities1

Elm - Ash - Basswood Terrace Forest

Silver Maple - Green Ash - Cottonwood Terrace Forest

Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest


Ownership

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

 
Links

Babcock Memorial Park

Minnesota DNR


Comments

The islands are accessible only by boat. The nearest Public Water Access is in Babcock Memorial Park, 17900 Highway 10, Elk River.


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Plants

Minnesota DNR Plant List


Visits

 

   
 

 

         

 

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