St. Wendel Tamarack Bog SNA

 

 

     
 
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Overview

 
 

The North Unit appears to be surrounded by privately owned land and is not accessible without crossing private property.

 
     
 

History

 
 

On June 27, 2007, this site was designated St. Wendel Tamarack Bog Scientific and Natural Area.

 
     
 

Management

 
 

 

 
     
 

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Location
 
 

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Central Unit

 
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South Unit

 
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Size

 
 

647 acres

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

N45 38.511, W94 19.530

 
         
 

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          Stearns County  
          Central Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

No maintained trails

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

All hunting. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province

   
  Ecological Section    

Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Hardwood Hills

   
  Land Type Association    

Holdingford Till Plain

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Black Ash - (Red Maple) Seepage Swamp

Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Hackberry) Forest

Sedge Meadow

Tamarack Swamp (Southern)

Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp

   
  * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources      
         
 

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Visits

6/29/2011                
 
 

Birds

 
 

One bird species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here:

Special Concern

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

 
 

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

eBird Field Checklist

 
         
 

Plants

 
 

One plant species with conservation status in Minnesota is found here:

Threatened

sterile sedge (Carex sterilis)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Black Ash - (Red Maple) Seepage Swamp WFn57a

Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Hackberry) Forest MHs49a

Sedge Meadow WMn82b

Tamarack Swamp (Southern) FPs63a

Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp WMn82a

     
         

 

 

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