List of National Natural Landmarks in Minnesota

From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmark

National Natural Landmark

The National Natural Landmark program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States. It is the only natural areas program of national scope that identifies and recognizes the best examples of biological and geological features in...

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

. There are 8 in total, X are lakes or pond, Y are forests, Z are other.

	Name	County	Description
1	Ancient River Warren Channel	Big Stone Big Stone County, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 5,820 people, 2,377 households, and 1,611 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 3,171 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile...	A channel cut by the Ancient River Warren during the Ice Age. Extends into South Dakota.
2	Cedar Creek Natural History Area Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve The Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve is an ecological research site located primarily in East Bethel, Minnesota in the counties of Anoka and Isanti on the northern edge of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area...	Anoka Anoka County, Minnesota Anoka County is the fourth-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the counties of Isanti on the north, Chisago and Washington on the east, Hennepin and Ramsey on the south, Sherburne on the west, and the Mississippi River on the southwest.As of 2010, Anoka... , Isanti Isanti County, Minnesota As of the census of 2010, there were 37,816 people, 14,331 households, and 8,415 families residing in the county. The population density was 71 people per square mile . There were 12,062 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...	A relatively undisturbed area where tall grass prairie, eastern deciduous forest and boreal coniferous forest biomes meet.
3	Itasca Natural Area	Clearwater Clearwater County, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 8,423 people, 3,330 households, and 2,287 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile . There were 4,114 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...	Contains some of the finest remaining stands of virgin red pine Red Pine Pinus resinosa, commonly known as the red pine or Norway pine, is pine native to North America. The Red Pine occurs from Newfoundland west to Manitoba, and south to Pennsylvania, with several smaller, disjunct populations occurring in the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia and West Virginia, as well... , spruce- balsam fir, and maple-basswood-aspen forest.
4	Keeley Creek Natural Area Keeley Creek Natural Area Keeley Creek Natural Area is a natural area that is protected by the United States Department of Agriculture, specifically through the branch of the Forest Service. It was established in 1942 and consists of of land...	Lake Lake County, Minnesota Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 10,866. Its county seat is Two Harbors. Lake County was founded on February 20, 1855, as Superior County, though its name was changed on March 3, of that year to St. Louis County. On March 1, 1856, St...	A large tract of undisturbed mixed pine and black spruce Black Spruce Picea mariana is a species of spruce native to northern North America, from Newfoundland west to Alaska, and south to northern New York, Minnesota and central British Columbia... forest.
5	Lac la Croix Research Natural Area Lac la Croix Research Natural Area Lac la Croix Research Natural Area is a natural area that is protected by the United States Department of Agriculture, specifically through the branch of the Forest Service. It was established in 1942 and consists of of land. It is located in St...	St. Louis St. Louis County, Minnesota St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 200,226. Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county by total area in Minnesota, and the second largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River; in land area alone, after Aroostook...	Old-growth virgin pine forests.
6	Lake Agassiz Peatlands Natural Area Lake Agassiz Peatlands Natural Area Lake Agassiz Peatlands Natural Area is a National Natural Landmark located in Koochiching County, Minnesota. Designated in November 1965 under the Historic Sites Act. , its ownership and oversight are provided by the National Park Service of the United States...	Koochiching Koochiching County, Minnesota Koochiching County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 13,311. Its county seat is International Falls. A portion of the Bois Forte Indian Reservation is in the county. A small part of Voyageurs National Park extends into its northeast...	An example of the extensive peatlands occupying the bed of ancient glacial Lake Agassiz.
7	Pine Point Research Natural Area Pine Point Research Natural Area Pine Point Research Natural Area is a natural area that is protected by the United States Department of Agriculture, specifically through the branch of the Forest Service. It was established in 1932 and consists of of land. It is located in Cass County, Minnesota and is part of the Chippewa...	Cass Cass County, Minnesota Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 28,567. Its county seat is Walker. A portion of the Leech Lake Indian Reservation is in the county.-Geography:...	Contains undisturbed stands of red and mixed pine.
8	Upper Red Lake Peatland	Beltrami Beltrami County, Minnesota Beltrami County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 44,442. Its county seat is Bemidji. Portions of the Leech Lake and Red Lake Indian reservations are in the county. The northernmost portion of the Mississippi River flows...	One of the largest peatlands remaining in the conterminous United States.

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