Oak Park Heights, MN
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An 8-acre prairie restoration was begun in 1998. It is 280 yards directly east of the parking lot as the crow flies, 0.36 miles by trail. |
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Hiking Trail running Biking Mountain biking Horseback riding Picnicking Camping Swimming Boating Canoeing Birding Nature photography Horseshoes Volleyball Geocaching Cross country skiing Skate-skiing Winter hiking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling |
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Ecological Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Ecological Section | Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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Ecological Subsection | St. Paul-Baldwin Plains and Moraines |
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Land Type Association | Stillwater Alluvial Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Not mapped (10/1/2021) |
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* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||
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Prairie restoration, wetlands |
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Mountain bike trail |
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Valley View Park - Mountain Bike trail |
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Published on Sep 21, 2017 Decided to video the new trail in Valley View Park in Oak Park Heights. |
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6/10/2018 |
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apical chlorosis of Canada thistle (Pst) (Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis) |
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Eastern Wood-peewee (Contopus virens) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) |
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Crown Rust (Puccinia coronata) |
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common spring moth (Heliomata cycladata) western thatching ant (Formica obscuripes) |
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balsam fir (Abies balsamea var. balsamea) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) bigleaf aster (Eurybia macrophylla) bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus) birdfoot violet (Viola pedata) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) bracted spiderwort (Tradescantia bracteata) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) Canadian horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) Canadian tick-trefoil (Desmodium canadense) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) compass plant (Silphium laciniatum) cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) cut-leaved coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata) early meadow-rue (Thalictrum dioicum) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) flowering spurge (Euphorbia corollata) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) great St. Johnswort (Hypericum ascyron ssp. pyramidatum) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) hairy vetch (Vicia villosa ssp. villosa) heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) intermediate bellflower (Campanula intercedens) interrupted fern (Claytosmunda claytoniana) Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis) late goldenrod (Solidago altissima) lily-leaved twayblade (Liparis liliifolia) meadow garlic (Allium canadense var. canadense) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) northern red oak (Quercus rubra) Ohio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis) oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) paper birch (Betula papyrifera) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie alumroot (Heuchera richardsonii) prairie cordgrass (Sporobolus michauxianus) prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata) prairie crabapple (Malus ioensis) prairie violet (Viola pedatifida) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) rattlesnake fern (Botrypus virginianus) rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium) red clover (Trifolium pratense) round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata) Scribner’s panic grass (Dichanthelium oligosanthes ssp. scribnerianum) sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) showy goldenrod species complex (Solidago speciosa complex) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) sulphur cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) touch-me-not (Impatiens spp.) upright carrionflower (Smilax ecirrhata) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white prairie clover (Dalea candida var. candida) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white wild indigo (Baptisia alba var. macrophylla) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild quinine (Parthenium integrifolium) wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea)
Abies balsamea var. balsamea (balsam fir) Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder) Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Allium canadense var. canadense (meadow garlic) Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) Andropogon gerardi (big bluestem) Apocynum androsaemifolium (spreading dogbane) Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage) Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (white wild indigo) Berteroa incana (hoary alyssum) Betula papyrifera (paper birch) Botrypus virginianus (rattlesnake fern) Campanula intercedens (intermediate_bellflower) Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle) Coreopsis palmata (prairie coreopsis) Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) Dalea candida var. candida (white prairie clover) Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (purple prairie clover) Desmodium canadense (Canadian tick-trefoil) Dichanthelium oligosanthes ssp. scribnerianum (Scribner’s panic grass) Erigeron canadensis (Canadian horseweed) Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium (rattlesnake master) Euphorbia corollata (flowering spurge) Eurybia macrophylla (bigleaf aster) Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Galium boreale (northern bedstraw) Galium triflorum (fragrant bedstraw) Gentiana alba (yellowish gentian) Geranium maculatum (wild geranium) Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy) Heuchera richardsonii (prairie alumroot) Hypericum ascyron ssp. pyramidatum (great St. Johnswort) Impatiens sp. (touch-me-not) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) Lespedeza capitata (round-headed bush clover) Leucanthemum vulgare (oxeye daisy) Liparis liliifolia (lily-leaved twayblade) Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus (bird’s-foot trefoil) Malus ioensis (prairie crabapple) Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot) Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive fern) Claytosmunda claytoniana (interrupted fern) Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel) Parthenium integrifolium (wild quinine) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass) Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (smooth Solomon’s seal) Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood) Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) Potentilla recta (sulphur cinquefoil) Potentilla simplex (common cinquefoil) Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry) Quercus ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak) Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak) Quercus rubra (northern red oak) Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn) Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima (black-eyed Susan) Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata (cut-leaved coneflower) Rumex acetosella (common sheep sorrel) Silene latifolia ssp. alba (white campion) Silphium laciniatum (compass plant) Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum (cup plant) Smilax ecirrhata (upright carrionflower) Solidago altissima (late goldenrod) Solidago rigida (stiff goldenrod) Solidago speciosa complex (showy goldenrod species complex) Sporobolus michauxianus (prairie cordgrass) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow-rue) Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy) Tradescantia bracteata (bracted spiderwort) Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio spiderwort) Trifolium pratense (red clover) Verbena stricta (hoary vervain) Vicia villosa ssp. villosa (hairy vetch) Viola pedata (birdfoot violet) |
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