Minnesota Seasons - Sand Lake Peatland SNA


Sand Lake Peatland SNA

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			Lake County




Size	4,924 acres

Maps

Parking	Public Water Access N47 35.144, W91 40.003

Hiking Trails

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

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

Native Plant Communities¹	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

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Links	Minnesota DNR

Comments	Access is by canoe only. Part at the Public Water Access on Sand Point Road on the east shore of Sand Lake.

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Plants	Minnesota DNR Plant List

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