Anoka Sand Plain Overview Sand Dunes State Forest, Uncas Dunes, and Sherburne National Wildlife...

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Anoka Sand Plain Anoka Sand Plain Overview Overview Sand Dunes State Forest, Sand Dunes State Forest, Uncas Dunes, and Uncas Dunes, and Sherburne National Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Refuge MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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Anoka Sand PlainAnoka Sand PlainOverviewOverview

Sand Dunes State Forest, Sand Dunes State Forest, Uncas Dunes, and Sherburne Uncas Dunes, and Sherburne

National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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Ecological Classification System

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Glacial Geology

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Topography

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Sandy Sandy OutwashOutwash

Loamy TillLoamy Till

Fine Fine Loamy Loamy TillTill

Sandy Outwash and Sandy Outwash and AlluviumAlluvium

Soils

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Vegetation Prior to Eurasian

Settlement

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Lakes and Major Rivers

Rum Rum RiverRiver

MississipMississippi Riverpi River

Sauk Sauk RiverRiver

Minnesota Minnesota RiverRiver

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Small-leaved pussytoes Small-leaved pussytoes (Antennaria parvifolia) – (Antennaria parvifolia) – special concernspecial concern

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Beach heather Beach heather (Hudsonia (Hudsonia tomentosa)tomentosa) – – proposed proposed threatenedthreatened

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Plains pocket mouse Plains pocket mouse (Perognathus (Perognathus flavescens) – flavescens) – special special concernconcern

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Western hognose Western hognose snake snake (Heterodon (Heterodon nasicus) – nasicus) – special special concernconcern

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Gophersnake Gophersnake (Pituophis catenifer) (Pituophis catenifer) – – special concernspecial concern

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