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

Ecological Classification System

Glacial Geology

Topography

Sandy Sandy OutwashOutwash

Loamy TillLoamy Till

Fine Fine Loamy Loamy TillTill

Sandy Outwash and Sandy Outwash and AlluviumAlluvium

Soils

Vegetation Prior to Eurasian

Settlement

Lakes and Major Rivers

Rum Rum RiverRiver

MississipMississippi Riverpi River

Sauk Sauk RiverRiver

Minnesota Minnesota RiverRiver

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

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

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

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

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