Minnesota Seasons - Savage Fen Scientific and Natural Area


Savage Fen Scientific and Natural Area

County	Scott
GPS	West entrance: N44 46.304 W93 22.342 East entrance: N44 46.387 W93 21.125
Size	45 acres
Habitat	Fen
Hiking Trails	No hiking trails. At the western unit there is a footpath near the wooden SNA sign that leads to a kiosk then disappears.

Links	Minnesota DNR

Comments	This SNA is adjacent to land that is part of the Minnesota River Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

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eastern unit

Western unit


Birds	Minnesota DNR Bird Checklist

	American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) American robin (Turdus migratorius) bank swallow (Riparia riparia) black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)


Insects

	eastern tent saterpillar (Malacosoma americanum)


Mammals

	eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)


Plants	Edible valerian (Valeriana edulis var. ciliata), a Minnesota threatened species, and marsh arrow-grass (Triglochin palustris) are found here. Minnesota DNR Plant List

	American elderberry (Sambucus nigra var. canadensis) bastard toadflax (Comandra umbellata ssp. umbellata) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) boxelder (Acer negundo) broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia) common blue violet (Viola sororia) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens var. pubescens) early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum) Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) silky dogwood (Cornus obliqua) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata) tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white oak (Quercus alba) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild grape (Vitis riparia) winter cress (Barbarea vulgaris) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) yellow marsh marigold (Caltha palustris var. palustris)


Visits	05/22/2006