Minnesota Seasons - Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge


Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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			Aitkin County




Size	18,300 acres, including a 4,500 acre lake

Maps

Parking	N46 32.303, W93 17.013

Hiking Trails	Four trails totalling 7 miles 9.5-mile wildlife drive

Hunting	Deer only by archery or special firearms permit for area 901, small game, American Woodcock, and Wilson's Snipe. See Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Hunting (USFWS) for hunting map and details.

Ecological Classification	Province	Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
	Section	Northern Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains
	Subsection(s)	St. Louis Moraines Tamarack Lowlands
	Land Type Association(s)	Moose-Willow Peatlands Rice Lake Moraine

Native Plant Communities¹	None or no information available

Natural Features	Upland hardwood forrest, lowland hardwood forest, grassland, brushland, cropland, marsh, bog, open water (lake)

Ownership	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Links	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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Birds	100,000 to 250,000 waterfowl, mostly Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris), stop here each fall during their migration. USFWS Bird List (1 0f 2) USFWS Bird List (2 0f 2)

	Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Mammals	American black bear (Ursus americanus americanus) can be seen here.

	American mink (Neovison vison)

Plants	Northern wild rice (Zizania palustris var. interior) in Rice Lake is an important food source for migrating waterfowl.

	bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) large-flowered trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)

Visits	9/22/2000 5/5/2001