Mississippi River Islands SNA

 

 

     
 
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Babcock Park

Minnesota DNR

 
     
 

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Location
 
 

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Size

 
 

203 acres

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

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

Babcock Park
N45 17.417, W93 33.461

 
         
 

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          Sherburne County  
          Central Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

No maintained trails

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

No hunting

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province

   
  Ecological Section    

Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Anoka Sand Plain

   
  Land Type Association    

Mississippi Sand Plain

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Elm - Ash - Basswood Terrace Forest

Silver Maple - Green Ash - Cottonwood Terrace Forest

Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest

   
  * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources      
         
 

Natural Features

     
 

 

 

 

 

 

Boat Required

Mississippi River Islands SNA is accessible only by boat.

 

canoe

 

 

 

 

           
 
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Fungi and Lichens

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fungi List

 
         
 

Mammals

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

 
         
 

Plants

 
 

One plant species with conservation status in Minnesota is found here:

Endangered

butternut (Juglans cinerea)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Elm - Ash - Basswood Terrace Forest FFs59c

Silver Maple - Green Ash - Cottonwood Terrace Forest FFs59a

Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest FFs68a

     
         

 

 

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