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Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

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			Rice County




Size	2,882 acres

Maps	Minnesota DNR All Season Map

Parking	Visitor Center N44 20.532 W93 6.325

Hiking Trails	13 miles

Ecological Classification	Province	Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Section	Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Subsection(s)	Oak Savanna
	Land Type Association(s)	Hayfield Till Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Black Ash - (Red Maple) Seepage Swamp Elm - Ash - Basswood Terrace Forest Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Links	Minnesota DNR

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Birds	One bird species with protected status in Minnesota has been seen here: Special concern – Cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea) Minnesota DNR Bird Checklist

	American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American robin (Turdus migratorius) barred owl (Strix varia) black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) hairy woodpecker (Picoides villosus) northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

Mammals

	eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) northern raccoon (Procyon lotor) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants	One plant species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Endangered – Minnesota dwarf trout lily (Erythronium propullans) This is the only state park where Minnesota dwarf trout lily can be found.

	bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis) common blue violet (Viola sororia) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) cut-leaved toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) eastern false rue anemone (Enemion biternatum) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) ironwood (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana) Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) large-flowered bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) large-flowered trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum) Minnesota dwarf trout lily (Erythronium propullans) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale var. affine) sharp-lobed hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. acuta) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) smooth yellow violet (Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula) Virginia spring beauty (Claytonia virginica var. virginica) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) white clover (Trifolium repens) white trout lily (Erythronium albidum) wild ginger (Asarum canadense) wild leek (Allium tricoccum) wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia) yellow marsh marigold (Caltha palustris var. palustris)

Source: Minnesota County Biological Survey
Visits	7/9/1999 4/13/2000 4/27/2003 4/23/2005 5/6/2005 4/14/2006

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park