Myhr Creek Ridge SNA

Minnesota DNR

From North Road heading south, the western edge of the SNA borders an area that has been logged and is now densely overgrown with young quaking aspen.

The area labeled as “Black Ash - Conifer Swamp (Northwestern)” is densely wooded and slow going due to much deadfall. The ground here is spongy but there is no standing water (August).

Just south of the swamp is an extensive blow-down area (2011). The progress is slow here due to extensive windthrow. This area is the Black Spruce - Jack Pine Woodland Complex. The blow-down area is the north-facing side of a hill that stretches the width of the SNA and much more. The climb is only about 200 yards but it seems much longer. Bunchberry is abundant here.

At the top of the hill the going is much easier. There is a sometimes discernible footpath leading from west to east. The footpath eventually leads to the south side of the Beaver Wetland Complex.

In late 2019 an 80-acre parcel bordering Myhr Creek Ridge SNA on the west was donated to the Minnesota Department of Natural Reaources and became a part of this SNA. The new section has not yet (3/7/2022) been added to the map on the DNR’s wep page or to the map on this page.

200 acres

There is a small parking area – a widening of the road – on the south side of County Road 69 (North Road) at the location above (Parking). There is no wood SNA sign marking the site. In place of the familiar yellow SNA boundary signs there are brown “Scientific and Natural Area Rules” signs marking the corners of the site. These are located 30 yards east and 410 yards west of the parking area.

N47 50.726, W89 59.879

No maintained trails

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

Parking

Rock Outcrops

Beaver Wetland Complex

Miscellaneous

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

eBird Field Checklist

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List