Minnesota Seasons - Philip J. Englund Ecotone


Philip J. Englund Ecotone

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			Benton County




Size	162 acres

Maps	Map with GPS coordinates

Parking	Gate N45 41.426, W94 9.610

Hiking Trails

Hunting	No hunting.

Ecological Classification	Province	Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Section	Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Subsection(s)	Anoka Sand Plain
	Land Type Association(s)	Agram Sand Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Sedge Meadow Southern Dry-Mesic Oak (Maple) Woodland

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources The Nature Conservancy

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Comments	Getting There Park at the gate across 185^th Street. Do not block the gate. Follow 185^th Street (more a trail than a road) east 530 yards to a fork. Take the right (south) fork 112 yards to the southwest corner of the site. The corner is marked by two yellow MN DNR Scientific and Natural Area signs, though these may be hidden from view by dense vegetation. A compass, handheld GPS unit, map with GPS coordinates (see link above), and mosquito/tick repellant are highly recommended.

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Amphibians

	wood frog (Rana sylvatica)

Birds

	American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Eastern Wood-peewee (Contopus virens) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)

Fungi

	Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa)

Insects and Arachnids

	American dog tick (Dermacentor variablis) goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Mammals

	whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants	University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List Plants frequently found in: Sedge Meadow WMn82b Southern Dry-Mesic Oak (Maple) Woodland FDs37

	American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus) American elm (Ulmus americana) American hazel (Corylus americana) American hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata) American starflower (Trientalis borealis) American vetch (Vicia americana ssp. americana) black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) bland sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii) bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana) cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum) cleavers (Galium aparine) common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) elliptic shin-leaf (Pyrola elliptica) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field sagewort (Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) grayleaf red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) hairy hedge nettle (Stachys pilosa var. pilosa) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana) Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) marsh skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata) Maryland black snakeroot (Sanicula marilandica) Missouri gooseberry (Ribes missouriense) narrow-leaved hawk’s-beard (Crepis tectorum) nodding trillium (Trillium cernuum) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) northern red oak (Quercus rubra) pointed-leaved tick-trefoil (Desmodium glutinosum) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red baneberry (Actaea rubra ssp. rubra) red maple (Acer rubrum var. rubrum) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) rose twisted-stalk (Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipipes) round-leaved dogwood (Cornus rugosa) sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) smooth carrionflower (Smilax herbacea) southern blue flag (Iris virginica var. shrevei) spotted Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum) spotted touch-me-not (Impatiens capensis) spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) starry false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum stellatum) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) tall buttercup (Ranunculus acris) tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) upright carrionflower (Smilax ecirrhata) Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) western bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white avens (Geum canadense var. canadense) white-flowered leaf-cup (Polymnia canadensis) wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild grape (Vitis riparia) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca ssp. americana) yellow marsh marigold (Caltha palustris var. palustris) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)

Visits	6/29/2011