Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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Overview |
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Location |
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Maps |
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Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates |
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Size |
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30,665 acres |
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Parking |
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Kiosk at Visitor Contact Sta Co Rd #9 East Entrance Refuge Headquarters (763) 389-3323 Oak Savanna Learning Center |
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1/2 hour before sunrise - 1/2 hour after sunset |
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Fees |
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No fee No National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota charges a fee |
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Driving Directions |
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Activities |
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Hiking Trails |
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Mahnomen Trail: 2.86 miles 7.3 mile Prairie’s Edge Wildlife Drive |
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Hunting |
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Deer by shotgun and archery, migratory birds, small game, and spring turkey. See Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Hunting Regulations 2020–2021 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 | Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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| Ecological Subsection | Anoka Sand Plain |
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| Land Type Association | Anoka Lake Plain Milaca Till Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Basswood Swamp (Eastcentral) Central Dry-Mesic Oak-Aspen Forest Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Southern) Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Southern): Oak Subtype Dry Barrens Prairie (Southern) Dry Sand - Gravel Oak Savanna (Southern) Northern Mixed Cattail Marsh Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland Other Water Body Prairie Rich Fen Sedge Meadow Southern Dry Savanna Southern Dry-Mesic Oak (Maple) Woodland Southern Wet Prairie Tamarack Swamp (Southern) Wet Prairie (Southern) Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp |
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| * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
Natural Features |
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Gerry Garcia |
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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Tour Today The very knowledgeable, professional and approachable staff at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge held a "behind-the-gates" tour today to view the thousands of Sandhill Cranes taking flight to start their day. closeups |
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a couple of Bald Eagles "supervising" the Sandhill Cranes |
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Wayne Rasmussen |
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Sandhill Crane in wetlands of Sherburne Co Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge is located in the east central region of the state, approximately 50 miles northwest of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area and 30 miles southeast of St. Cloud. The refuge protects 30,700 acres of habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife. |
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Slideshows |
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| Sherburne NWR - April 2015 Craig A. Mullenbach |
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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Minnesota. |
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| Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge May 2014 Craig A. Mullenbach |
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| Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Craig A. Mullenbach |
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Visitor Videos |
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Gerry Garcia |
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| Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Tour Today 1 Oct 27, 2019 |
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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge The very knowledgeable, professional and approachable staff at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge held a "behind-the-gates" tour today to view the thousands of Sandhill Cranes taking flight to start their day. |
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| Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Tour Today 2 Oct 27, 2019 |
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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge The very knowledgeable, professional and approachable staff at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge held a "behind-the-gates" tour today to view the thousands of Sandhill Cranes taking flight to start their day. |
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| Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Tour Today 3 Oct 27, 2019 |
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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge The very knowledgeable, professional and approachable staff at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge held a "behind-the-gates" tour today to view the thousands of Sandhill Cranes taking flight to start their day. |
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Other Videos |
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| That's So Minnesota: Exploring the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge KARE 11 |
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Sep 3, 2018 The 'Twitterverse' has spoken and Ellery McCardle heads north of the metro for her latest photography adventure. |
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| Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive, Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Twin Cities NW Metro Life |
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Sep 22, 2020 Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive, Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge The Prairie’s Edge Wildlife Drive is a 7.3 mile loop in the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. At the beginning of the drive is the Bur Oak Visitors Station, with pit toilets, outdoor interpretive signs and several walking paths. There is a huge replica of an eagles nest that you can enter through a wooden ramp. https://nwmetrolife.com/prairies-edge... Never Miss a Thing in the NW Metro! Join a strong tribe of Twin Cities NW Metro residents who get weekly information about the best restaurants, hot spots, events, outdoors and other fun activities in and around the NW Metro. We are just getting started - sign up to receive our weekly updates and find out what is great about living in the Twin Cities NW Metro! https://nwmetrolife.com/Events-Guide Myra Jensen |
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| Explore 30K Acres of Nature at Sherbune County National Wildlife Refuge AM 1240 WJON |
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Jun 26, 2017 Over one-million people live within an hours drive of our next stop on our hometown tourist series: Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge.~~~ |
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| Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota. Travel with Priya |
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Nov 6, 2020 Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States in Sherburne County, Minnesota. Our to go place for bird watching and photography. The whole video is shot on GoPro 8, without gimbal. We love going there and hope you like the video. This is one of the good places for people who are interested in birding, suggested time to visit and experience the best out of it would be early morning when the birds are most active. Please let us know your comments in the comment section. |
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| 4/17/2009 Prescribed Burn Grass Fire Footage, Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge StormChasingVideo |
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Uploaded on Oct 9, 2010 4/17/2009 Prescribed Burn Grass Fire Footage. With fire dangers in the area under control due to higher humidity, the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge decided that it was a good window of opportunity for a prescribed burn to try and eliminate a potentially explosive situation. Catalog #: 04172009A Video Format: High Definition To license this footage, contact http://www.StormChasingVideo.com |
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Sandhill Cranes
Thousands of Sandhill Cranes stage in and around this refuge in October. Numbers usually peak the third week in October.
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