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Sugarloaf Cove |
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| Size | 27 acres |
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| Parking | N47 29.296, W90 59.132 |
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| Hiking Trails | A one mile interpretive trail begins at the parking area and passes through Sugarloaf Point SNA. |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Laurentian Mixed Forest |
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Northern Superior Uplands |
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North Shore Highlands |
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Land Type Association(s) |
North Shore Till Plain |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype Dry Bedrock Shore (Lake Superior) Gravel/Cobble Beach (Lake Superior) Upland White Cedar Forest Wet Rocky Shore (Lake Superior): Bedrock Subtype |
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| Ownership | The North Shore Stewardship Association |
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| Comments |
The trails are open every day from dawn to dusk. In order to protect the fragile vegetation on the site visitors are asked to not walk out to Sugarloaf Point. |
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| Plants | Plants frequently found in: Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype FDn43b1 Dry Bedrock Shore (Lake Superior) LKu43a Gravel/Cobble Beach (Lake Superior) LKu32e |
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bluebead lily (Clintonia borealis) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) green alder (Alnus viridis ssp. crispa) hairy Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum pubescens) hookedspur violet (Viola adunca var. adunca) kidney leaved violet (Viola renifolia) moss phlox (Phlox subulata ssp. subulata) northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) paper birch (Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) rose twisted-stalk (Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipipes) smooth yellow violet (Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula) speckled alder (Alnus incana ssp. rugosa) thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus) three-leaved false Solomon’s seal (Smilacina trifolia) white spruce (Picea glauca) |
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| Visits | 5/26/2011 |
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