Pine & Curry Island SNA

 

 

     
 
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Overview

 
 

Closed May 1 through August 15

Parts of Pine & Curry Island SNA are a wildlife sanctuary and are closed to the public from Aprl 1 through July 15 to protect nesting birds.

 
     
 

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Size

 
 

164 acres

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

Access to Pine and Curry Islands is by boat only. There is a Public Water Access at Wheeler’s Point on the west side of the Rainy River off MN Highway 172, by Jones’ Resort.

Jone’s Resort Public Water Access
N48 50.231, W94 41.943

 
         
 

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          Lake of the Woods County  
          Northwest Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

No maintained trails

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

Waterfowl only. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Laurentian Mixed Forest Province

   
  Ecological Section    

Northern Minnesota & Ontario Peatlands

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Agassiz Lowlands

   
  Land Type Association    

Lake of the Woods

Lude Beaches & Peatlands

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Not mapped (10/11/2021)

   
  * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources      
         
 

Natural Features

     
 

Coniferous forest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boat Required

 

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Pine & Curry Island SNA is accessible only by boat.

 

 

 

 

           
 
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Amphibians

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

 
         
 

Birds

 
 

Seven bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Endangered

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)

Threatened

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

Special Concern

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)

Purple Martin (Progne subis)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Birds List

eBird Field Checklist

 
         
 

Fishes

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

 
         
 

Plants

 
 

One plant species with conservation status in Minnesota is found here:

Threatened

rock sandwort (Minuartia dawsonensis)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
         

 

 

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