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Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve is a popular park for horseback riders. If you hike the horse trails you will encounter horseback riders, even on a week day. The northeast corner of the park is a wildlife sanctuary. Trails leading to it are marked “Trail Closed”. |
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The area labeled “restored prairie” on the park map was sprayed with 2,4-d herbicide in May, 2014. One week later, every plant on these prairies was dead or dying. |
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Hiking Trail running Biking Mountain biking Horseback riding Picnicking Camping Swimming Boating Canoeing Birding Nature photography Horseshoes Volleyball Geocaching Cross country skiing Skate-skiing Winter hiking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling |
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Deer hunting by shotgun and archery. See Natural Resources Management (Three Rivers Park District) for details. |
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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 | Big Woods |
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Land Type Association | Elko Moraine Wescott Moraine |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Northern) Dry Hill Oak Savanna (Southern) Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland Red Oak - White Oak - (Sugar Maple) Forest Sedge Meadow 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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Horse Flies and Deer Flies
Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve is a popular park for horseback riders. Horse flies and deer flies are prolific here in the summer. Deer fly season is June and July. Horse fly season is July and August. If you hike the horse trails during fly season you will want to wear a long sleeve shirt and long pants. A headnet is a plus.
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Hiking trailhead parking |
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Trail maps are often available in the mailbox at the trailhead |
Trails are closed at the wildlife sanctuary | |
Red Oak - White Oak - (Sugar Maple) Forest |
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Red Oak - White Oak - (Sugar Maple) Forest |
Hanrehan Lake | |
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Cattail marsh | |
Prairie restoration |
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Prairie restoration |
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Dog trailhead parking |
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Keeping Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve wild (but not that wild) |
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Published on Sep 3, 2013 Keeping Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve wild (but not that wild) Dan Comerford, Forestry Specialist, Three Rivers Park District Presented August 15th, 2013 at the University of Minnesota Invasive Plants Symposium |
2012 Surf the Murph |
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Published on Nov 7, 2012 Surf the Murph is a trail run through the beautiful Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve held each year on the last Saturday in October. |
Murphy-Hanrehan 10_9_2011 Mountain Bike Trails Three Rivers Park Single Track |
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Uploaded on Oct 9, 2011 Three Rivers Park District Mountain Bike Trail System at Murphy Hanrehan Park Reserve - Great Single Track ,Trails 84 degree October Day! |
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7/24/1998 5/30/2006 5/29/2014 3/10/2015 4/8/2017 |
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American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) boreal chorus frog (Pseudacris maculata) |
Birds |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Birds List eBird Field Checklist – Credit River trails eBird Field Checklist – Forest trails (Scott Co.) eBird Field Checklist – Hanrehan Lake eBird Field Checklist – main trailhead eBird Field Checklist – Minnregs Lake Trails eBird Field Checklist – Murphy Lake eBird Field Checklist – North (Scott Co.) eBird Field Checklist – Pet Trails |
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Eastern Wood-peewee (Contopus virens) European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis tabida) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) |
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Fungi and Lichens |
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Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) Crown Rust (Puccinia coronata) |
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bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) chalk-fronted corporal (Ladona julia) common green darner (Anax junius) common whitetail (Plathemis lydia) elm finger gall mite (Aceria parulmi) question mark (Polygonia interrogationis) |
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American beaver (Castor canadensis) American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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Plants frequently found in: Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Northern) MRn83a Dry Hill Oak Savanna (Southern) UPs14c Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland FDs37b |
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alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) Allegheny blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana) American black currant (Ribes americanum) American elm (Ulmus americana) American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana) American plum (Prunus americana) American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis) American vetch (Vicia americana ssp. americana) American woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca ssp. americana) bastard toadflax (Comandra umbellata ssp. umbellata) bigleaf aster (Eurybia macrophylla) bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata) bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium sp.) bog willow (Salix pedicellaris) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) Canada moonseed (Menispermum canadense) Canadian honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis) Canadian wild ginger (Asarum canadense) chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana) common blue violet (Viola sororia) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common burdock (Arctium minus) common cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) cut-leaved coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata) early meadow-rue (Thalictrum dioicum) eastern bottlebrush grass (Elymus hystrix) eastern prickly gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) field peppergrass (Lepidium campestre) field pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) field thistle (Cirsium discolor) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) garden yellowrocket (Barbarea vulgaris) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) giant chickweed (Myosoton aquaticum) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata) interrupted fern (Claytosmunda claytoniana) jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) kidney-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) large-flowered bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) leafy spurge (Euphorbia virgata) limber honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica) Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) northern blue flag (Iris versicolor) northern lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum) northern maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) northern red oak (Quercus rubra) orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica) pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) pale touch-me-not (Impatiens pallida) Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie crabapple (Malus ioensis) purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red baneberry (Actaea rubra ssp. rubra) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) showy orchis (Galearis spectabilis) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) slender willow (Salix petiolaris) smooth carrionflower (Smilax herbacea) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) spinulose wood fern (Dryopteris carthusiana) spotted touch-me-not (Impatiens capensis) starry false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum stellatum) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida ssp. rigida) sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum) sundial lupine (Lupinus perennis var. perennis) swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata) tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) tufted loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora) upright carrionflower (Smilax ecirrhata) variegated yellow pond lily (Nuphar variegata) violets (Viola section Chamaemelanium subsection Nudicaules) Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) water horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile) western bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) wheat sedge (Carex atherodes) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) yellow marsh marigold (Caltha palustris var. palustris) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)
Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder) Acer saccharinum (silver maple) Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum (sugar maple) Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Actaea rubra ssp. rubra (red baneberry) Adiantum pedatum (northern maidenhair) Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata (hog peanut) Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia (wood anemone) Antennaria neglecta (field pussytoes) Aquilegia canadensis (wild columbine) Aralia nudicaulis (wild sarsaparilla) Arctium minus (common burdock) Arisaema triphyllum (jack-in-the-pulpit) Asarum canadense (Canadian wild ginger) Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata (swamp milkweed) Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum (northern lady fern) Barbarea vulgaris (garden yellowrocket) Caltha palustris var. palustris (yellow marsh marigold) Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed) Capsella bursa-pastoris (shepherd’s purse) Carex atherodes (wheat Sedge) Caulophyllum thalictroides (blue cohosh) Cirsium discolor (field thistle) Comandra umbellata ssp. umbellata (bastard toadflax) Cornus alternifolia (pagoda dogwood) Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood) Cryptotaenia canadensis (Canadian honewort) Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (purple prairie clover) Drymocallis arguta (tall cinquefoil) Dryopteris carthusiana (spinulose wood fern) Elymus hystrix (eastern bottlebrush grass) Equisetum arvense (field horsetail) Equisetum fluviatile (water horsetail) Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus (Philadelphia fleabane) Euphorbia virgata (leafy spurge) Eurybia macrophylla (bigleaf aster) Fragaria vesca ssp. americana (American woodland strawberry) Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Galearis spectabilis (showy orchis) Galium boreale (northern bedstraw) Galium triflorum (fragrant bedstraw) Geranium maculatum (wild geranium) Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy) Hemerocallis fulva (orange daylily) Impatiens capensis (spotted touch-me-not) Impatiens pallida (pale touch-me-not) Iris versicolor (northern blue flag) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort) Lepidium campestre (field peppergrass) Lonicera dioica (limber honeysuckle) Lonicera morrowii (Morrow’s honeysuckle) Lonicera tatarica (Tatarian honeysuckle) Lupinus perennis var. perennis (sundial lupine) Lysimachia thyrsiflora (tufted loosestrife) Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower) Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum (common false Solomon’s seal) Maianthemum stellatum (starry false Solomon’s seal) Malus ioensis (prairie crabapple) Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica (ostrich fern) Medicago lupulina (black medick) Medicago sativa ssp. sativa (alfalfa) Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweet clover) Menispermum canadense (Canada moonseed) Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot) Myosoton aquaticum (giant chickweed) Nuphar variegata (variegated yellow pond lily) Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive fern) Claytosmunda claytoniana (interrupted fern) Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana (American hophornbeam) Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel) Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Pastinaca sativa (wild parsnip) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (smooth Solomon’s seal) Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood) Populus grandidentata (bigtooth aspen) Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) Potentilla simplex (common cinquefoil) Prunus americana (American plum) Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry) Prunus virginiana var. virginiana (chokecherry) Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum (western bracken fern) Quercus ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak) Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak) Quercus rubra (northern red oak) Ranunculus abortivus (kidney-leaved buttercup) Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn) Ribes americanum (American black currant) Ribes cynosbati (eastern prickly gooseberry) Rubus allegheniensis (Allegheny blackberry) Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (American red raspberry) Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima (black-eyed Susan) Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata (cut-leaved coneflower) Salix pedicellaris (bog willow) Salix petiolaris (slender willow) Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot) Silene latifolia ssp. alba (white campion) Sisyrinchium sp. (blue-eyed grass) Smilax ecirrhata (upright carrionflower) Smilax herbacea (smooth carrionflower) Solanum dulcamara (bittersweet nightshade) Solidago flexicaulis (zigzag goldenrod) Solidago rigida ssp. rigida (stiff goldenrod) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Thalictrum dasycarpum (purple meadow-rue) Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow-rue) Thalictrum thalictroides (rue anemone) Thlaspi arvense (field pennycress) Tilia americana var. americana (American basswood) Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy) Trifolium pratense (red clover) Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover) Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail) Typha latifolia (broad-leaved cattail) Ulmus americana (American elm) Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle) Uvularia grandiflora (large-flowered bellwort) Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein) Vicia americana ssp. americana (American vetch) Viola section Chamaemelanium subsection Nudicaules (violets) Viola sororia (common blue violet) |
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Important Bird Area
In 2004 Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve was designated an Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society.
Nesting Hooded Warblers
Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve provides habitat for the only-known breeding population of Hooded Warblers in Minnesota.
Blanding’s turtles
Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve hosts a population of approximately 100 Blanding’s turtles.
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