Pine Bend Bluffs SNA
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In the spring of 2006 the Friends of the Mississippi River sowed little bluestem seed on recently-cleared prairie north of the small pond. |
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315.43 (256 acres reported) North Unit: 200 acres South Unit: 115 acres |
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Hiking Biking (on MRRT only) Picnicking (at MRRT trailhead only) Birding Nature photography Cross country skiing Snowshoeing |
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The paved Mississippi River Regional Trail (MRRT) which passes through the SNA. |
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Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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Oak Savanna |
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| Land Type Association | Coates Sand Plain Pig’s Eye Alluvial Plain Wescott Moraine |
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Black Ash - (Red Maple) Seepage Swamp Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern) Red Oak - White Oak Forest White Pine - Oak Woodland (Sand) |
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Pine Bend Bluffs SNA |
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Find stunning views from 200 foot bluffs overlooking the Mississippi at this SNA, one of the least disturbed sites along the river in the Twin Cities. Dry to mesic oak forests dominate the site's rugged terrain, complemented by stands of white pine on north-facing slopes, dry prairies on south- and east-facing slopes, and black ash seepage swamp at the river's edge. Numerous rare species find appropriate habitat, among them James' polanisia and butternut (both MN endangered), kittentails (MN threatened), and red-shouldered hawk (MN Special Concern). |
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By Tom Reiter |
July 26, 2018 • Pine Bend Bluffs Invasive Species Pull |
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October 27, 2018 • Pine Bend Brush Haul at FHR |
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Volunteers helped haul buckthorn from Pine Bend Bluffs at FHR. |
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Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific and Natural Area Virtual Hike |
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Dec 7, 2020 Enjoy a short hike in the Metro area along the Mississippi River, at Pine Bend Bluffs SNA! Stand on the 200 foot bluffs overlooking the Mississippi on this SNA, one of the least disturbed sites along the river in the Twin Cities with native prairie, oak forest, white pine woodland and floodplain forest. It is also a great spot to bird watch during migration seasons. mndnr.gov/snas/sna0203 |
Goats at Pine Bend Bluffs |
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Goats at Pine Bend Bluffs Grazing goats are delivered to the Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery in Rosemount, MN as part of an innovative new approach for maintaining and restoring natural habitat. |
Pine Bend Bluffs Project - Flint Hills and FMR |
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eastern tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas) green-striped grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata) |
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blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium sp.) common chickweed (Stellaria media) creeping charlie (Glechoma hederacea) dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) golden alexander (Zizia auria) hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) pussytoes (Antennaria sp.) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) |
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4/4/2006 8/11/2008 7/2/2010 12/13/2012 4/11/2015 |
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Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma applanatum) Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) |
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American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) common green darner (Anax junius) common harvestman (Phalangium opilio) common whitetail (Plathemis lydia) dog day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis) eastern tent caterpillar moth (Malacosoma americanum) eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) familiar bluet (Enallagma civile) goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) honeysuckle aphid (Hyadaphis tataricae) margined calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus) multicolored Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) northern crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) northern pearly eye (Lethe anthedon) pyramid ant (Dorymyrmex insanus) red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) tachinid fly (Family Tachinidae) twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella) |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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Plants frequently found in: Black Ash - (Red Maple) Seepage Swamp WFs57a Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern) UPs13b |
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alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum) American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana) American elm (Ulmus americana) American germander (Teucrium canadense) American hazelnut (Corylus americana) American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) asparagus (asparagus officinalis) Bell’s honeysuckle (Lonicera × bella) bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus) bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) bland sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii) blue giant hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) bristly greenbrier (Smilax tamnoides) broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade (Circaea canadensis) bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) butter and eggs (Linaria vulgaris) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) Canadian horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) Canadian tick-trefoil (Desmodium canadense) Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common burdock (Arctium minus) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) common wheat (Triticum aestivum ssp. aestivum) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) creeping bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) crown vetch (Securigera varia) curly-cup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa) cut-leaved coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata) downy Parlin’s pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) field clover (Trifolium campestre ssp. campestre) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) flowering spurge (Euphorbia corollata) foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) green carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata) green foxtail (Setaria viridis) hairy false goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa) hairy hedge nettle (Stachys pilosa var. pilosa) hairy sunflower (Helianthus hirsutus) hairy vetch (Vicia villosa ssp. villosa) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) June grass (Koeleria macrantha) large-flowered bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) large-flowered beardtongue (Penstemon grandiflorus) late goldenrod (Solidago altissima) long-headed coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) Missouri gooseberry (Ribes missouriense) Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) northern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) northern lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) northern red oak (Quercus rubra) orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) orange hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca) paper birch (Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera) partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata) Pennsylvania smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) pointed-leaved tick-trefoil (Hylodesmum glutinosum) prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus) prairie peppergrass (Lepidium densiflorum) prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola) purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) purpleleaf willowherb (Epilobium coloratum) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota ssp. carota) rabbit’s foot clover (Trifolium arvense) red clover (Trifolium pratense) reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) rough cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica) rough false pennyroyal (Hedeoma hispida) round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata) rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) smooth hedge nettle (Stachys tenuifolia) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos) spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) sulphur cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) tall bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum) tall buttercup (Ranunculus acris var. acris) tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) timothy (Phleum pratense ssp. pratense) tower mustard (Turritis glabra) Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) Virginia mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) water smartweed (Persicaria amphibia) western bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima var. altissima) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica) yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila ssp. pumila) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius)
Acer saccharinum (silver maple) Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Agastache foeniculum (blue giant hyssop) Ageratina altissima var. altissima (white snakeroot) Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) Ambrosia psilostachya (western ragweed) Ambrosia trifida (giant ragweed) Antennaria neglecta (field pussytoes) Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax (downy Parlin’s pussytoes) Apocynum androsaemifolium (spreading dogbane) Arctium minus (common burdock) Arisaema triphyllum (jack-in-the-pulpit) Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage) Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) Asparagus officinalis (asparagus) Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum (northern lady fern) Berteroa incana (hoary alyssum) Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera (paper birch) Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed) Campanula rapunculoides (creeping bellflower) Campanulastrum americanum (tall bellflower) Celtis occidentalis (northern hackberry) Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos (spotted knapweed) Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata (partridge pea) Circaea canadensis (broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade) Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle) Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) Corylus americana (American hazelnut) Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (purple prairie clover) Daucus carota ssp. carota (Queen Anne’s lace) Desmodium canadense (Canadian tick-trefoil) Drymocallis arguta (tall cinquefoil) Epilobium coloratum (purpleleaf willowherb) Equisetum arvense (field horsetail) Eragrostis spectabilis (purple lovegrass) Erigeron canadensis (Canadian horseweed) Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus (prairie fleabane) Euphorbia corollata (flowering spurge) Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Grindelia squarrosa (curly-cup gumweed) Hedeoma hispida (rough false pennyroyal) Helianthus annuus (common sunflower) Helianthus hirsutus (hairy sunflower) Helianthus pauciflorus (stiff sunflower) Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke) Hemerocallis fulva (orange daylily) Heterotheca villosa (hairy false goldenaster) Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum (foxtail barley) Hylodesmum glutinosum (pointed-leaved tick-trefoil) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) Koeleria macrantha (June grass) Lactuca serriola (prickly lettuce) Laportea canadensis (Canadian woodnettle) Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort) Lepidium densiflorum (prairie peppergrass) Lespedeza capitata (round-headed bush clover) Linaria vulgaris (butter and eggs) Lonicera × bella (Bell’s honeysuckle) Lonicera morrowii (Morrow’s honeysuckle) Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus (bird’s-foot trefoil) Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower) Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum (common false Solomon’s seal) Medicago lupulina (black medick) Medicago sativa ssp. sativa (alfalfa) Melilotus albus (white sweet clover) Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweet clover) Mollugo verticillata (green carpetweed) Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot) Oenothera biennis (common evening primrose) Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive fern) Osmorhiza claytonii (bland sweet cicely) Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel) Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Pastinaca sativa (wild parsnip) Penstemon grandiflorus (large-flowered beardtongue) Persicaria amphibia (water smartweed) Persicaria pensylvanica (Pennsylvania smartweed) Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass) Phleum pratense ssp. pratense (timothy) Pilosella aurantiaca (orange hawkweed) Pinus strobus (eastern white pine) Plantago patagonica (woolly plantain) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (smooth Solomon’s seal) Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood) Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) Potentilla norvegica (rough cinquefoil) Potentilla recta (sulphur cinquefoil) Prunella vulgaris (common self-heal) Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry) Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum (western bracken fern) Pycnanthemum virginianum (Virginia mountain mint) Quercus ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak) Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak) Quercus rubra (northern red oak) Ranunculus acris var. acris (tall buttercup) Ratibida columnifera (long-headed coneflower) Ratibida pinnata (gray-headed coneflower) Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn) Ribes missouriense (Missouri gooseberry) Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (American red raspberry) Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima (black-eyed Susan) Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata (cut-leaved coneflower) Securigera varia (crown vetch) Setaria pumila ssp. pumila (yellow foxtail) Setaria viridis (green foxtail) Silene latifolia ssp. alba (white campion) Smilax tamnoides (bristly greenbrier) Solanum dulcamara (bittersweet nightshade) Solidago altissima (late goldenrod) Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod) Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass) Sporobolus cryptandrus (sand dropseed) Stachys pilosa var. pilosa (hairy hedge nettle) Stachys tenuifolia (smooth hedge nettle) Symplocarpus foetidus (skunk cabbage) Tanacetum vulgare (common tansy) Teucrium canadense (American germander) Thalictrum thalictroides (rue anemone) Tilia americana var. americana (American basswood) Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy) Tragopogon dubius (yellow goat’s beard) Trifolium arvense (rabbit’s foot clover) Trifolium campestre ssp. campestre (field clover) Trifolium hybridum (alsike clover) Trifolium pratense (red clover) Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover) Triticum aestivum ssp. aestivum (common wheat) Turritis glabra (tower mustard) Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail) Ulmus americana (American elm) Uvularia grandiflora (large-flowered bellwort) Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein) Verbena stricta (hoary vervain) |
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