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Sax-Zim Bog |
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St. Louis County |
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| Size | 247 square miles |
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| Parking | Meadowlands (CR 193 & CR 496) |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Laurentian Mixed Forest Province |
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Northern Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains |
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Tamarack Lowlands |
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Land Type Association(s) |
Aurora Till Plain Floodwood Peatlands Warba Lake Plain |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | None or no information available | ||||||
| Natural Features | Spruce, tamarack and northern white cedar bogs |
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The bog area includes the Sax, Fermoy, and Zim Wildlife Management Areas. |
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| Birds | The three wildlife management areas within the Sax-Zim Bog emphasize protection for Sharp-tailed Grouse. |
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Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) |
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| Plants | Among the bog plants found here are pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule), round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), purple pitcherplant (Sarracenia purpurea ssp. gibbosa), leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata), and bog birch (Betula pumila). |
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