Upper Manitou Forest Preserve
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2,210 acres |
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Earl West Road |
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| Ecological Province | Laurentian Mixed Forest Province |
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| Ecological Section | Northern Superior Uplands |
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| Ecological Subsection | North Shore Highlands |
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| Land Type Association | Cabin Lake Till Plain Sawtooth Mountain Bedrock Complex |
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Alder - (Maple-Loosestrife) Swamp Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype Beaver Wetland Complex Lowland White Cedar Forest (North Shore) Paper Birch - Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) Upland White Cedar Forest White Cedar Swamp (Northeastern) Young Forest Complex |
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| * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
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Four-wheel drive required
Access to this site is by Earl West Road, a minimum maintenance road that is deeply rutted in places. A four-wheel drive vehicle is required. A vehicle without high clearance will not make it.
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Plants frequently found in: White Cedar Swamp (Northeastern) FPn63a Alder - (Maple-Loosestrife) Swamp FPn73a Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype FDn43b1 Lowland White Cedar Forest (North Shore) WFn53a Paper Birch - Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) MHn45a |
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