Minnesota Seasons - St. Louis River Estuary


St. Louis River Estuary

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			St. Louis County




Size	12,000 acres

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Parking

Hiking Trails

Hunting	No hunting.

Ecological Classification	Province	Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
	Section	Northern Superior Uplands Southern Superior Uplands
	Subsection(s)	Glacial Lake Superior Plain North Shore Highlands
	Land Type Association(s)	Douglas Lake-Modified Till Plain Split Rock Till Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Black Ash - Willow - Basswood Floodplain Forest Bluejoint Meadow Clay Riverbank Cobble Riverbank Dry-mesic Red Oak / Juneberry / Blueberry Woodland Estuary Sandbar Willow - Alder Shrubland Lake Superior Beachgrass Dune Lake Superior Dune Shrubland Lake Superior Sand Beach Laurentian Xeric Igneous Cliff Mesic Aspen - Birch - Fir Forest Mesic Upland White-Cedar Forest Mesic White Pine - Red Pine Forest Mesic White Spruce - (Pine) / Paper Birch Forest Moist Aspen - Birch - Fir Forest Mud Riverbank Northern Alder Swamp Northern Great Lakes Emergent Marsh Northern Great Lakes Submergent Marsh Northern Rich Maple-Basswood Forest Northern Rich Maple-Basswood Forest Northern White-cedar Swamp Poor Dry-mesic Great Lakes Pine Forest Rich Black Ash Swamp Forest Rich Dry-mesic Red Pine - White Pine Forest Sedge Meadow Very Wet Black Ash - Mixed Conifer Swamp Wet-mesic Aspen - Birch - Red Maple Forest Wet-mesic Black Ash / Sugar Maple Forest Wet-mesic Quaking Aspen / Black Ash Forest

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Links	The Nature Conservancy

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Birds	St. Louis River Citizens Action Committee Bird List



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