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No hunting. The park may hold one or more managed hunts in the fall. In most cases, Minnesota residents do not need a permit to fish in Minnesota State Parks. |
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Ecological Province | Tallgrass Aspen Parklands |
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Ecological Section | Lake Agassiz, Aspen Parklands |
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Ecological Subsection | Aspen Parklands |
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Land Type Association | Landcaster Lake Plain |
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Bur Oak - (Forest Herb) Woodland Dry Sand - Gravel Brush-Prairie (Northern) Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System Mesic Brush-Prairie (Northern) Northern Terrace Forest Northwestern Mesic Aspen-Oak Woodland Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland Wet Brush-Prairie (Northern) |
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Old Mill State Park |
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Old Mill State Park, MN |
Old Mill State Park, Minnesota |
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Published on Oct 29, 2013 Favorite Sites: 1, 3, 7, 10, 15, 17 |
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Uploaded on Jun 30, 2009 Journey back to the gold old days at Old Mill State Park, when the mill was a favorite spot for Sunday picnics. http://www.mndnr.gov/magazine |
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Oct 26, 2016 Old Mill State Park, Minnesota https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/park.html?id=spk00247 Music: www.bensound.com Phantom 4 Drone |
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Eastern Wood-peewee (Contopus virens) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) |
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Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) |
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American pelecinid wasp (Pelecinus polyturator) Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis) |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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Plants frequently found in: Bur Oak - (Forest Herb) Woodland FDw24b Dry Sand - Gravel Brush-Prairie (Northern) UPn12c Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System FD Mesic Brush-Prairie (Northern) UPn23a Northwestern Mesic Aspen-Oak Woodland FDw34 |
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absinthe wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) Allegheny monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens var. ringens) American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana) American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus) American elm (Ulmus americana) American hazelnut (Corylus americana) American highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus var. americanum) American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis) American vetch (Vicia americana ssp. americana) asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) blue giant hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) blue vervain (Verbena hastata) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada anemone (Anemonastrum canadense) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Canada lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis) Canadian tick-trefoil (Desmodium canadense) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris) common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum) cut-leaved coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata) desert false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) downy arrowwood (Viburnum rafinesqueanum var. rafinesqueanum) early meadow-rue (Thalictrum dioicum) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field sagewort (Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata) giant foxtail (Setaria faberi) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) green milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) hairy false goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa) hairy four o’clock (Mirabilis albida) hairy goldenrod (Solidago hispida) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) Indianpipe (Monotropa uniflora) intermediate bellflower (Campanula intercedens) Kalm’s lobelia (Lobelia kalmii) late goldenrod (Solidago altissima) lowland hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa) Maryland black snakeroot (Sanicula marilandica) Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani) mint-leaved bergamot (Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) night-flowering catchfly (Silene noctiflora) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) northern bugleweed (Lycopus uniflorus) orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata) ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica) oval-leaf milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia) panicled aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum) paper birch (Betula papyrifera) perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) prairie sagewort (Artemisia frigida) purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) Riddell’s goldenrod (Solidago riddellii) rough bedstraw (Galium asprellum) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) rough cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica) rough oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra) scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine) showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) showy lady’s slipper (Cypripedium reginae) shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda) slender beardtongue (Penstemon gracilis var. gracilis) smooth rose (Rosa blanda var. blanda) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) soft wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa var. mollis) spotted Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum) spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) streamside fleabane (Erigeron glabellus var. pubescens) swamp thistle (Cirsium muticum) tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) tall thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) timothy (Phleum pratense ssp. pratense) veiny meadow-rue (Thalictrum venulosum) Virginia stickseed (Hackelia virginiana) virgin’s bower (Clematis virginiana) western bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya) white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila ssp. pumila) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius)
Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder) Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Agastache foeniculum (blue giant hyssop) Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) Ambrosia psilostachya (western ragweed) Amorpha fruticosa (desert false indigo) Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata (hog peanut) Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa (lowland hog peanut) Andropogon gerardi (big bluestem) Anemonastrum canadense (Canada anemone) Anemone cylindrica (candle anemone) Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia (wood anemone) Anemone virginiana (tall thimbleweed) Apocynum androsaemifolium (spreading dogbane) Apocynum cannabinum (Indian hemp) Aquilegia canadensis (wild columbine) Aralia nudicaulis (wild sarsaparilla) Arctium minus (common burdock) Artemisia absinthium (absinthe wormwood) Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata (field sagewort) Artemisia frigida (prairie sagewort) Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage) Asclepias ovalifolia (oval-leaf milkweed) Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) Asclepias viridiflora (green milkweed) Asparagus officinalis (asparagus) Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis (Canadian milkvetch) Betula papyrifera (paper birch) Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed) Campanula intercedens (intermediate_bellflower) Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle) Cirsium muticum (swamp thistle) Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle) Clematis virginiana (virgin’s bower) Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood) Corylus americana (American hazelnut) Cypripedium reginae (showy lady’s slipper) Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata (orchard grass) Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (purple prairie clover) Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (shrubby cinquefoil) Desmodium canadense (Canadian tick-trefoil) Drymocallis arguta (tall cinquefoil) Echinacea angustifolia (narrow-leaved purple coneflower) Echinocystis lobata (wild cucumber) Elymus canadensis (Canada wildrye) Equisetum arvense (field horsetail) Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine (scouring rush horsetail) Equisetum laevigatum (smooth scouring rush) Erigeron canadensis (Canadian horseweed) Erigeron glabellus var. pubescens (streamside fleabane) Erigeron strigosus (prairie fleabane) Eutrochium maculatum (spotted Joe Pye weed) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Galium asprellum (rough bedstraw) Galium boreale (northern bedstraw) Geranium maculatum (wild geranium) Hackelia virginiana (Virginia stickseed) Helenium autumnale (common sneezeweed) Helianthus maximiliani (Maximilian’s sunflower) Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (rough oxeye) Heterotheca villosa (hairy false goldenaster) Lactuca canadensis (Canada lettuce) Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort) Liatris aspera (rough blazing star) Lobelia kalmii (Kalm’s lobelia) Lycopus americanus (American bugleweed) Lycopus uniflorus (northern bugleweed) Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower) Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica (ostrich fern) Medicago lupulina (black medick) Medicago sativa ssp. sativa (alfalfa) Melilotus albus (white sweet clover) Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweet clover) Mimulus ringens var. ringens (Allegheny monkeyflower) Mirabilis albida (hairy four o’clock) Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia (mint-leaved bergamot) Monarda fistulosa var. mollis (soft wild bergamot) Monotropa uniflora (Indianpipe) Oenothera biennis (common evening primrose) Solidago riddellii (Riddell’s goldenrod) Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Penstemon gracilis var. gracilis (slender beardtongue) Phleum pratense ssp. pratense (timothy) Physostegia virginiana var. virginiana (common obedient plant) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Populus balsamifera (balsam poplar) Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood) Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) Potentilla norvegica (rough cinquefoil) Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris (common selfheal) Prunus virginiana var. virginiana (chokecherry) Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum (western bracken fern) Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak) Rosa blanda var. blanda (smooth rose) Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (American red raspberry) Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima (black-eyed Susan) Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata (cut-leaved coneflower) Sanicula marilandica (Maryland black snakeroot) Setaria faberi (giant foxtail) Setaria pumila ssp. pumila (yellow foxtail) Silene noctiflora (night-flowering catchfly) Solidago altissima (late goldenrod) Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod) Solidago hispida (hairy goldenrod) Solidago nemoralis (gray goldenrod) Solidago rigida (stiff goldenrod) Solidago speciosa (showy goldenrod) Sonchus arvensis (perennial sow thistle) Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass) Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (panicled aster) Tanacetum vulgare (common tansy) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Thalictrum dasycarpum (purple meadow-rue) Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow-rue) Thalictrum venulosum (veiny meadow-rue) Tilia americana var. americana (American basswood) Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy) Tragopogon dubius (yellow goat’s beard) Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover) Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail) Ulmus americana (American elm) Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle) Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein) Verbena hastata (blue vervain) Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver’s root) Viburnum opulus var. americanum (American highbush cranberry) Viburnum rafinesqueanum var. rafinesqueanum (downy arrowwood) |
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