Minnesota Seasons - Savage Fen SNA


Savage Fen SNA

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			Scott County




Size	42.1 acres

Maps	Map with GPS coordinates

Units	East Unit West Unit

Parking	See sections for GPS coordinates

Hunting	Archery only. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

Ecological Classification	Province	Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Section	Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Subsection(s)	Big Woods
	Land Type Association(s)	Le Sueur Alluvial Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Calcareous Fen (Southeastern) Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Hackberry) Forest Seepage Meadow/Carr

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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 and Arachnids

	eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum)

Mammals

	meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) Mearns’ cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus mearnsi) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants	One plant species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Threatened – Edible valerian (Valeriana edulis var. ciliata) Minnesota DNR Plant List

	American elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis) bastard toadflax (Comandra 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) Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) northern lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum) 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	5/22/2006