Minnesota Seasons - Sand Lake Peatland SNA

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	Location

	Maps
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	Size
	4,924 acres

	Parking
	Access is by canoe only. Park at the Public Water Access on Sand Point Road on the east shore of Sand Lake. Public Water Access N47 34.878, W91 39.827


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					Lake County
					Northeast Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	No maintained trails

	Hunting
	All hunting and trapping. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Northern Superior Uplands
	Ecological Subsection			Laurentian Uplands
	Land Type Association			Greenwood Lake Till Plain Seven Beavers Peatland

	Native Plant Communities*
	Alder Swamp / Forested Peatland Complex Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype Beaver Wetland Complex Black Spruce Bog Black Spruce Bog: Semi-Treed Subtype Black Spruce Bog: Treed Subtype Forested Peatland / Upland Transition Complex Graminoid Bog: Typic Subtype Graminoid Poor Fen (Basin) Graminoid Poor Fen (Water Track): Featureless Water Track Subtype Graminoid Poor Fen (Water Track): Flark Subtype Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track) Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track): Featureless Water Track Subtype Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track): Flark Subtype Low Shrub Bog Low Shrub Poor Fen Northern Mesic Mixed Forest Northern Mixed Cattail Marsh Northern Open Bog Northern Poor Conifer Swamp Northern Poor Fen Northern Rich Fen (Water Track) Northern Rich Tamarack Swamp (Water Track) Northern Rich Tamarack Swamp (Western Basin) Northern Wet-Mesic Boreal Hardwood-Conifer Forest Poor Black Spruce Swamp Poor Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp Poor Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp: Tamarack Subtype Rich Black Spruce Swamp (Basin) Rich Tamarack - (Alder) Swamp Shrub Rich Fen (Water Track) Upland White Cedar Forest White Cedar Swamp (Northeastern) White Pine - Red Pine Forest Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp Young Forest Complex
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

	Natural Features

Boat Required

Sand Lake Peatland SNA is accessible only by canoe.

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GPS recommended

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	Sand Lake Peatland Scientific and Natural Area Virtual Hike Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

	About Mar 25, 2022 Sand Lake Peatland SNA is part of a larger complex of public and private land of outstanding biodiversity. Four rivers emanate from this remote, relatively undisturbed landscape, including the St. Louis River, a major tributary to Lake Superior. The peatlands, bogs, and swamps found in this site help capture and store carbon that would otherwise contribute to climate change. Even though you may not visit this remote site in person, you can rest assured, knowing that it is permanently protected. mndnr.gov/snas/sna02010



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Nine plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Threatened	Leidberg’s waterlily (Nymphaea leibergii)
Special Concern	coastal sedge (Carex exilis) English sundew (Drosera anglica) Fernald’s false manna grass (Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii) Lapland buttercup (Ranunculus lapponicus) Michaux’s sedge (Carex michauxiana) moor rush (Juncus stygius var. americanus) northern yellow-eyed grass (Xyris montana) small green wood orchid (Gymnadeniopsis clavellata)