Swan Lake WMA

North Star Unit

 
     
 
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Management

 
 

 

 
     
 

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Location
 
 

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Size

 
 

440.66 acres

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

There is a parking lot with a gravel surface on the south side of County Road 62 (506th St.) near the south boundary of the unit.

N44 12.676, W94 12.039

 
         
 

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          Nicollet County  
          Southwest Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

There are several DNR Management Roads throughout the site.

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

Deer, Small Game, Forest Upland Birds, Pheasants, Waterfowl, Turkey, Doves. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Prairie Parkland Province

   
  Ecological Section    

North Central Glaciated Plains

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Minnesota River Prairie

   
  Land Type Association    

Gibbon Till Plain

Milan Alluvial Plain

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Dry Hill Prairie (Southern)

Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Hackberry) Forest

Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest

Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest

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

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Birds

 
 

eBird Field Checklist

 
         
 

Fungi and Lichens

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Lichens List

 
         
 

Plants

 
 

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

Special Concern

snow trillium (Trillium nivale)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) UPs13d

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

Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest MHs38c

Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest MHs39a

     
         
 

Reptiles

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

 
         

 

 

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