Seven Springs WMA
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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Overview |
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Location |
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Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates |
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Size |
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339.84 acres |
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Parking |
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There is a parking area on the east side of Orion Road. N43 37.958, W92 17.294 |
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| Southeast Minnesota | ||||||
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Hiking Trails |
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There are no maintained hiking trails. There is a well-worn trail that begins a few yards north of the parking area and leads up the bluff to the ridgetop. The trail was flagged with orange tape in 2019. There are also old forest roads and old farm roads througout the site. |
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Deer, Small Game, Forest Upland Birds, Pheasants, Turkey. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details. |
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Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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| Ecological Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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| Ecological Section | Paleozoic Plateau |
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| Ecological Subsection | Rochester Plateau The Blufflands |
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| Land Type Association | Elba Slopes Stewartville Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Algific Talus: Limestone Subtype Dry Bedrock Bluff Prairie (Southern) Red Oak - White Oak - (Sugar Maple) Forest White Pine - Sugar Maple - Basswood Forest (Cold Slope)
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Access is difficult
The trail from the parking area crosses an intermittent stream, but the stream is probably a dry gulch most of the year. It then leads up a steep slope. The climb should not be a problem for anyone wearing boots with knobby soles. Access to the south half of the site is not possible without crossing the Root River or private property.
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Intermittent Stream The intermittent stream on the map near the parking area was a dry gulch on this day |
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Trail This well-worn footpath follows an old forest road. |
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Ridgetops The ridgetops are terraced … |
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… and are planted with native grasses and forbs. |
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South Branch Root River |
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