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The 1857 anti-railroad political cartoon that gave Minnesota the nickname "Gopher State" Minnesota has three nicknames: "Land of 10,000 Lakes", which evolved from the desire of early settlers to advertise the state's large number of lakes to attract more people; "Gopher State", which was inspired by an early political cartoon criticizing the construction of several railroads in the mid-1800s ...
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.
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Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description Ancient River Warren Channel: 1966: Big Stone: mixed- state, private A channel cut by the Ancient River Warren during the Ice Age.
Category:Geography of Minnesota; Category:Natural history of Minnesota; Category:Minnesota maps; List of ecoregions in Minnesota; List of lakes in Minnesota; List of Minnesota rivers; List of Minnesota state forests; List of Minnesota state parks; List of Minnesota streams; List of National Natural Landmarks#Minnesota
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 terrestrial biomes of Minnesota, prior to European settlement. Tallgrass aspen parkland/prairie grasslands in yellow, eastern deciduous forest in olive green, and the northern coniferous forest in dark green. The natural history of Minnesota covers the plant and animal species of the U.S. state of Minnesota.
The Hegman Lake Pictographs are a well-preserved example of a Native American pictograph, located on North Hegman Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, USA. [1] The rock art is considered "Perhaps the most visited and photogenic pictograph within the State of Minnesota." [citation needed]