Sand Lake Peatland SNA

 

 

     
 
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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 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

A GPS unit and detailed map are recommended.

 

 

 

 

           
 
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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.

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Plants

 
 

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)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype FDn43b1

Black Spruce Bog APn80a2

Black Spruce Bog: Semi-Treed Subtype APn80a2

Black Spruce Bog: Treed Subtype APn80a1

Graminoid Bog: Typic Subtype APn90b1

Graminoid Poor Fen (Basin) APn91b

Graminoid Poor Fen (Water Track): Featureless Water Track Subtype APn91c1

Graminoid Poor Fen (Water Track): Flark Subtype APn91c2

Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track) OPn91b

Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track): Featureless Water Track Subtype OPn91b1

Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track): Flark Subtype OPn91b2

Low Shrub Bog APn90a

Low Shrub Poor Fen APn91a

Northern Mesic Mixed Forest FDn43

Northern Mixed Cattail Marsh MRn83

Northern Open Bog APn90

Northern Poor Conifer Swamp APn81

Northern Poor Fen APn91

Northern Rich Fen (Water Track) OPn91

Northern Rich Tamarack Swamp (Water Track) FPn81

Northern Rich Tamarack Swamp (Western Basin) FPn82

Northern Wet-Mesic Boreal Hardwood-Conifer Forest MHn44

Poor Black Spruce Swamp APn81a

Poor Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp APn81b

Poor Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp: Tamarack Subtype APn81b2

Rich Black Spruce Swamp (Basin) FPn62a

Rich Tamarack - (Alder) Swamp FPn82a

Shrub Rich Fen (Water Track) OPn91a

Upland White Cedar Forest FDn43c

White Cedar Swamp (Northeastern) FPn63a

White Pine - Red Pine Forest FDn43a

Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp WMn82a

     
         

 

 

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