Minnesota Seasons - Old Mill State Park


Old Mill State Park

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			Marshall County




Size	406 acres

Maps	Minnesota DNR Summer Map

Park Office	N48 21.689, W96 34.007

Hiking Trails	7 miles 1.3 miles interpretive trail

Hunting	No hunting.

Ecological Classification	Province	Tallgrass Aspen Parklands
	Section	Lake Agassiz, Aspen Parklands
	Subsection(s)	Aspen Parklands
	Land Type Association(s)	Landcaster Lake Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Green Ash - Bur Oak - Elm Forest Parkland Riparian Forest Complex

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Links	Minnesota DNR

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Amphibians

	American toad (Bufo americanus) wood frog (Rana sylvatica)

Birds	Northern saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus), Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), and Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) are among the birds that reside here in the summer. Two rarities seen here are Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) and Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides). In the winter the Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) can be found here. Minnesota DNR Bird Checklist Pine to Prairie Birding Trail

	American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Eastern Wood-peewee (Contopus virens) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

Fungi

	Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa)

Insects and Arachnids

	cabbage white (Pieris rapae) Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis) goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) monarch (Danaus plexippus) pelecinid wasp (Pelecinus polyturator) white-faced meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)

Mammals	Moose (Alces alces), white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii), and snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) are found here.

	plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants	Plants frequently found in: Green Ash - Bur Oak - Elm Forest MHw36a

	absinth wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) Allegheny monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens var. ringens) American basswood (Tilia americana) American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus) American elm (Ulmus americana) American hazel (Corylus americana) American highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus var. americanum) American hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata) American hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa) American vetch (Vicia americana ssp. americana) asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) blue giant hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) blue vervain (Verbena hastata) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) brook lobelia (Lobelia kalmii) bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Canada lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis) Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis) Canadian tick-trefoil (Desmodium canadense) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) chicory (Cichorium intybus) chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common hop (Humulus lupulus) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum) curly dock (Rumex crispus) cut-leaved coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata) desert false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) downy arrowwood (Viburnum rafinesqueanum var. rafinesqueanum) dwarf milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia) early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum) false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. occidentalis) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field sagewort (Artemisia campestris) field sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) giant foxtail (Setaria faberi) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) grayleaf red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) green milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) hairy false golden aster (Heterotheca villosa) hairy four o’clock (Mirabilis hirsuta) hairy goldenrod (Solidago hispida) harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) heal-all (Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) Indianpipe (Monotropa uniflora) jack pine (Pinus banksiana) late goldenrod (Solidago altissima) littleleaf linden (Tilia cordata) Maryland black snakeroot (Sanicula marilandica) Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii) mint-leaved bergamot (Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia) nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia) night-flowering catchfly (Silene noctiflora) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) northern bugleweed (Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus) obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana) orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata) ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica) paper birch (Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) plantain-leaved pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) prairie sagewort (Artemisia frigida) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) Riddell’s goldenrod (Oligoneuron riddellii) rough bedstraw (Galium asprellum) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) rough cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica) Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris) scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale var. affine) showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) showy lady’s slipper (Cypripedium reginae) shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda) Siberian elm (Ulmis pumila) slender beardtongue (Penstemon gracilis var. gracilis) smooth rose (Rosa blanda var. blanda) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) spotted Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum) spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) streamside fleabane (Erigeron glabellus var. pubescens) swamp thistle (Cirsium muticum) tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) tall thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) timothy (Phleum pratense) veiny meadow-rue (Thalictrum venulosum var. confine) 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) white panicle aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa var. mollis) wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild grape (Vitis riparia) 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) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)

Reptiles

	eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)

Visits	8/15/2011