Zumbro Falls Woods SNA


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	Size
	428 acres

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	North section (371st Ave./Township Road 126) N44 16.252, W92 24.640 South section (605th St.) N44 15.576, W92 24.559


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					Wabasha County
					Southeast Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	No maintained trails

	Hunting
	Deer only, by permit. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Paleozoic Plateau
	Ecological Subsection			The Blufflands
	Land Type Association			Alluvial Plain Altura Ridgetops Elba Slopes

	Native Plant Communities*
	Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern) Oak - Shagbark Hickory Woodland Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest Silver Maple - Green Ash - Cottonwood Terrace Forest Southern Mesic Oak-Basswood Forest Sugar Maple - Basswood - Red Oak - (Blue Beech) Forest
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

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	North Section
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	South Section
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	Zumbro River


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	Prescribed Burn

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	Zumbro Falls SNA Restoration Evaluation




	Zumbro Falls Woods Scientific and Natural Area Brian




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	About The steep bluffs, loess-covered uplands, narrow river valleys and broad floodplains of Zumbro Falls SNA straddle the Zumbro River. At one point, Wall Rock, a dry cliff community, towers 200 foot above the east side of the river bed. Frequent dolomite outcrops and low, moist cliffs support mosses, liverworts, and ferns. Small patches of Canadian yew, uncommon in this area, indicate cool ground water seepages. Along the river terraces, Indian paintbrush and smooth rock cress, both protected species, grow on gravel prairies. North and east-facing slopes are home to mesic old-growth oak forest, while oak forest, oak woodland, and brushland cover dryer slopes. Spring brings spectacular displays of bluebells under the basswood stands along the river. Wild ginger, trilliums, and hepatica bloom in the woodlands, and jeweled shooting star, found in Minnesota only on the Paleozoic Plateau, grows abundantly on the cliff faces.

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Three plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Endangered	Minnesota dwarf trout lily (Erythronium propullans)
Threatened	glade mallow (Napaea dioica)
Special Concern	creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis)