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Quarry Park SNA |
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Stearns County |
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| Size | 323 acres |
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| Parking | Quarry Park and Nature Preserve (Fee) |
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| Hiking Trails | A wide mowed trail forms two loops mostly around the perimiter. |
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| Hunting | No hunting. |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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Subsection(s) |
Anoka Sand Plain |
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Land Type Association(s) |
Anoka Lake Plain |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp Crystalline Bedrock Outcrop (Transition) Oak - (Red Maple) Woodland Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland Sedge Meadow Wet Prairie (Southern) |
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| Ownership | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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| Comments | This SNA is part of Quarry Park & Nature Preserve, a Stearns County park. A $4 vehicle parking permit or a $14 annual Stearns County permit is required. A wide mowed trail forms two loops for hiking through the site. Printed maps are available at the gate house and near the parking lot. The trail is sheltered from the wind by dense vegetation, so mosquito protection is recommended. |
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| Birds | One bird species with protected status in Minnesota has been seen here: Special concern – Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus) |
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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) |
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| Plants | One plant species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Endangered – pale green orchid (Platanthera flava var. herbiola) Plants frequently found in: Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp FPn73a Crystalline Bedrock Outcrop (Transition) ROs12b Oak - (Red Maple) Woodland FDs37a |
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Allegheny blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) bracted spiderwort (Tradescantia bracteata) common cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) common plantain (Plantago major) harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) long-leaved bluet (Houstonia longifolia) northern bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera) northern red oak (Quercus rubra) prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) red clover (Trifolium pratense) rough-fruited cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) |
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