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The Northern Minnesota Wetlands ecoregion is a Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in northern Minnesota [1] in the United States. Designated as ecoregion number 49, the ecoregion is sparsely populated and generally features conifer bog , mixed forest, and boreal forest vegetation.
Pages in category "Wetlands of Minnesota" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Prairie Wetlands Learning Center at Fergus Falls Wetland Management District: Fergus Falls: Otter Tail: Central: Operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4 miles of trails Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center: Spicer: Kandiyohi: Central: website, 500 acres, includes a Native American history village and a shooting sports range
Big Stone Wetland Management District is a protected area encompassing scattered wetlands in Lincoln and Lyon Counties, Minnesota, United States.It is operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service out of headquarters within Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge.
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 Fergus Falls Wetland Management District is a protected area in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was established in 1962 with the initiation of the Accelerated Small Wetlands Acquisition Program. It is located in west central Minnesota and includes the counties of Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena and Wilkin.
Litchfield Wetland Management District is located on the eastern edge of the Prairie Pothole Region in central Minnesota.More than 33,000 acres (130 km 2) of United States Fish and Wildlife Service-owned land and 8,000 acres (32 km 2) of wetland easements provide marsh, prairie, transition, and woodland habitats.
The first agency created to protect the state's resources was founded in 1931 by the Minnesota Legislature as the Minnesota Department of Conservation. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] When the Department of Conservation was created, it brought together four separate state entities: forestry, game and fish, drainage and waters, and lands and timber, while adding a ...