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Red Lake Peatland SNA |
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Beltrami County |
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| Size | 87,850 acres |
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| Parking | N48 20.281, W94 33.237 |
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| Hunting | All trapping and hunting. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details. |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Laurentian Mixed Forest Province |
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Northern Minnesota & Ontario Peatlands |
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Subsection(s) |
Agassiz Lowlands |
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Land Type Association(s) |
Red Lake Peatlands |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | None or no information available | ||||||
| Natural Features | Coniferous forest, raised bog, ribbed fen |
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| Ownership | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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| Comments |
Part of this area was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1965. |
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| Birds | Three bird species with protected status in Minnesota have been seen here: Threatened – Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Special concern – Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) |
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| Mammals | One mammal species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special concern – gray wolf (Canis lupus) |
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| Plants | Eight plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Threatened – hair-like beak-rush (Rhynchospora capillacea) Special concern – northern yellow-eyed grass (Xyris montana), slenderleaf sundew (Drosera linearis), English sundew (Drosera anglica), moor rush (Juncus stygius var. americanus), coastal sedge (Carex exilis), smooth sawgrass (Cladium mariscoides), sooty beak-rush (Rhynchospora fusca) |
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