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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: Bloomington: Hennepin: Minneapolis–Saint Paul: 2,400-acre Long Meadow Lake Unit, Bloomington Education and Visitor Center Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: Carver: Carver: Minneapolis–Saint Paul: 1,480-acre Rapids Lakes Unit, Rapids Lake Education and Visitor Center MSU Regional Science ...
Minnesota ecoregions map prepared in 2007 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The list of ecoregions in Minnesota provides an overview to the ecoregions (see also, ecosystem) in the U.S. state of Minnesota, [1] as defined separately by the Environmental Protection Agency/Commission for Environmental Cooperation, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and the World ...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or Minnesota DNR, is the agency of the U.S. state of Minnesota charged with conserving and managing the state's natural resources. The agency maintains areas such as state parks , state forests , recreational trails , and recreation areas as well as managing minerals , wildlife , and forestry ...
Located in eastern Marshall County, the contiguous 61,500 acres (249 km 2) are situated in the aspen parkland region of northwest Minnesota. In 1976, 4,000 acres (16 km 2) of the refuge were designated a Wilderness Area. [2] Each year over 20,000 visitors enjoy wildlife viewing on Agassiz Refuge.
This list of mammals of Minnesota includes the mammals native to Minnesota. It also shows their status in the wild. There are 81 native and 5 introduced mammal species found in the state. American bison, caribou, and wolverines were extirpated from the state.
The Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a 14,000-acre (5,666 ha) National Wildlife Refuge in eastern and central Minnesota. Located just south of the city of Minneapolis , it is one of fourteen Regional Priority Urban Wildlife Refuges in the nation.
Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area is a 5,490-acre (2,222 ha) unit of the Minnesota state park system in Scott County, Minnesota, the United States. The park is not continuous but is composed of waysides, four of which are strung along the Minnesota River between Shakopee and Belle Plaine .
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States in Sherburne County, Minnesota. The 30,700-acre (124 km 2) refuge protects mixed habitat types including oak savanna, Big Woods, and wetlands. The St. Francis River flows through the eastern side of the park. Over 230 species of birds, 58 species of mammals ...