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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas (SNAs) are public lands in the state of Minnesota that have been permanently protected to preserve any one or combination of the following: Native plant and animal communities; Rare species; Places of biodiversity significance; Geological features or formations
The number of snowy owls in the state in any given winter depends greatly on the winter conditions of the snowy owl's natural habitat, in areas such as Canada and Alaska. The state fish, the walleye, is found in all parts of Minnesota. [15] The walleye fishing season begins on the second Saturday of May, the time of year when the fish begin ...
Eagle Mountain, the highest natural point in Minnesota, at 2,301 feet (701 m), is located within the forest. Paul Bunyan: Cass, Hubbard: 150,113 acres (607.49 km 2) Established in 1935. The Paul Bunyan State Trail, the Heartland State Trail, and the North Country National Scenic Trail all pass through the forest. Pillsbury: Cass: 25,612 acres ...
There are 81 native and 5 introduced mammal species found in the state. American bison , caribou , and wolverines were extirpated from the state. Minnesota does not have a state mammal but several have been proposed: The northern white tailed deer was proposed eight times, the eastern wolf was proposed six times, the American black bear and ...
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 ...