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23 COUNTY CASS 21 17 18 Assembly Area and 107 24 COUNTY WING CROW 26 19 1280 16 Horse Campground 22 15 Pillsbury 28 20 14 30 107 13 27 32 12 Agate Lake 29 Wildlife Management 31 11 Area 77 36 Hardy 38 10 Lake Agate 37 39 35 9 34 Lake 41 1280 40 8 Rock 6 42 7H Lake 43 Resort 5 Brook 4 1 Rush 44 3 2 West Gull 1 Tower Road 15 15 SEE INSET Old-Growth Rock Lake Forest Little Long Shafer Campground Lake Lake Gull Lake Pillsbury State Forest Hines Circle 77 Bass Shafer Lake Lake Day-Use Area Rock Lake TRAILS Gull Ruth Drive Point Lake Forest Road Public Land Within the Forest 4.7 mi. d o o Duffney w Lake Minimum Maintanance Forest Private Land Within the Forest Walk e in n gs i Road tic P Orchard 1 k City Boundaries Park Terry R Johnson 4.2 mi. Horseback/Mountain Bike Trail Lane Road Long Lake Dr. Recreation Area Land Outside Forest Boundaries Lake US Army Corps of Engineers Snowmobile Only (Dec. 1 - Mar. 31) 105 Federal Land Road Hiking/Mountain Bike Trail Long Gull 77 Ski Trail River Green Is It Trespassing? Forest Bass Wilson 70 East Gull Lake Bike Trails Lake East Gull On private land, the simple and best answer is, Lake Dead Horse Bay Lake Lake Ask First! Signs are posted by the landowners, Beauty Gate and they will state, No Trespassing, or similar words in two-inch letters and the signature or 34 Beauty name and telephone number of the landowner, Mileage Segment Ends Lake Section lessee, or manager. There can be civil and 27 Road criminal penalties for violation of the trespass Steamboat FACILITIES laws. 2.8mi. 1 Bay Civil penalties start at $50 Stevens Information & Registration for first offense and 2.2mi. 18 Lake range up to $500 and loss of license or Road 1886 To Brainerd Parking registration for a third Lost t s Homestead offense, within three e 7 Miles r East Gull Lake o years. All conservation Lake Legacy Picnic Area F 77 Airport and peace officers enforce 77 Lake 77 trespass laws. Stump Pillsbury Campground Road Lake
gate Oak trails! marked on stay Rogers Br. Peterson Cr. Walk-in Camping property, private Entering Dade Bass Trail Lake Ridge Lake Rice Horse Camp Lake River Walter E. Stark Historic Site Harlan Lake Assembly Area 7.0mi. Sylvan Lake SEE INSET Boat Ramp Pillager ABOVE HORSE Cr. Lake Carry-in Access 0 0.5 1.0 TRAIL PASS Scale in Miles Swimming 18 M.S. 85.46 No person 16 or older may ride, lead or drive a horse on this trail without a valid horse trail pass. Fishing Pier Violations are a misdemeanor and subject to fine. Horse trail pass fees are dedicated for Pillager North acquisition, development and maintenance 1 Baxter Drinking Water of horse trails and equestrian facilities. To Pillager Horse trail passes can be purchased at any Gull Minnesota electronic licensing system (ELS) location, or see www.dnr.state.mn.us 1 Mile
Vault Toilet Minnesota Department of Natural Resources © 2009, State of Minnesota Manure Bunker Little Red Department of Natural Resources Sand Lake Keep Trees a Healthy Part of Your World! About the Forest Snowmobile Laws Stay on the trails with the help of orange reassuring Pillsbury blazers, which are posted along the route. Alcohol, nighttime driving, and high speeds Size: 25,612 acres Plant trees. Make sure they are right for the site. are the main causes of snowmobile fatalities. Recreation: Recreational facilities in the forest Conservation officers remind snowmobilers: State Forest Year Created: 1900 (Minnesotas first state forest) include the Rock Lake Campground and Day-Use Area, Help keep trees healthy. Operating a snowmobile while intoxicated Walter E. Stark Horse Assembly Area, and Shafer Lake, For example: Water trees is unlawful. Forest Landscape: A rolling to hilly topography Green Bass Lake, and Beauty Lake day-use areas. during dry periods; avoid 50 miles per hour is the maximum legal speed for A guide to recreational opportunities that is a result of past glacial activity. Numerous small in Minnesota state forests wounding bark with lawn snowmobiling on frozen public waters and DNR- ponds and lakes occupy depressions in the glacial The Rock Lake Campground contains 44 campsites, mowers and weed whips; stake controlled lands (conditions permitting, when no moraine. four of which are handicapped accessible. There is also small-diameter, newly planted other restrictions apply). a walk-in campsite. The Rock Lake Day-Use Area is trees to give them added Management Activities: Timber harvesting, adjacent to the campground and provides a picnic ground, support; mulch trees to help For complete legal information see Minnesota reforestation, wildlife habitat improvement, and swimming beach, and water-access site. retain moisture in the soil. Snowmobile Safety Laws, Rules, and Regulations, available from DNR Information Center and DNR recreational development occur in the forest. Deer- Licensing Bureau. browse protection is also being done to help young white The Walter E. Stark Horse Assembly Area (along Celebrate Arbor Day and pine, a favorite food of the whitetail, become the Pillsbury Forest Road) provides horse camping and Arbor Month. In Minnesota, Arbor Day is the last Friday The Grant-In-Aid established. The DNR protects the forest and surrounding horse-trailer parking. Shafer Lake Day-Use Area has in April and May is Arbor Month. Trail System Northwest
Minnesota Snowmobile Trails Minnesota DEPARTMENT OF areas from wildfires. room for horse-trailer parking and picket lines for horses. GRANT-IN-AID NATURAL RESOURCES TRAIL Through efforts of snowmobile club Green Bass Lake and Beauty Lake are canoe access Join or establish a local tree committee or board. volunteers across the state, Minneso- History: Millions of board feet of virgin pine were sites. tans enjoy more than 20,000 miles of Locations of Minnesotas snowmobile trails have been cut from the area in the late 1800s to make way for Go to www.MNtrees.org, Minnesotas one-stop groomed snowmobile trails. The mapped for NW, NE, SW, and SE Minnesota and copies Web site for information on trees, tree care, and A Cooperative Project maintenance of 90 percent of these are available from DNR Information Center and other farmland. Much of the land was found unsuitable for For Outdoor Recreation trails is the responsibility of local agriculture, however, and many of the farms were tree-related organizations. locations. The same information is available on the DNR Trail User Organizations snowmobile clubs and Minnesota Web site, www.dnr.state.mn.us. Local Unit of Government eventually abandoned. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources United Snowmobilers Association (MnUSA). Minnesotas first forest reserve was established in The forest is closed to off-highway vehicles (see 1900 when 1,000 acres of cutover pine lands in Cass OHV information in far right column.) However, vehicles The Value of Trees licensed for highway use may use forest roads that are County, donated to the state by Governor John S. Hunting OHV Use on State Forest Lands Pillsbury, became the Pillsbury State Forest. Over the not posted or gated closed and snowmobiles may operate Trees help humans and other living on designated trails. things in many ways. Among years, the Minnesota Legislature enlarged the original them, they: Hunting in state forests is allowed during State forest lands are classified by the commissioner for forest reserve to its present size. The DNR manages all purposes of motor vehicle use. The Pillsbury trail system includes 27 miles of trails. the appropriate season and with the of the publicly owned land within the state forest correct license. State forests do contain private holdings Visitors can hike, bike, and horseback ride in the Remove carbon dioxide (a The DNR is conducting a review of state forests that Paul Bunyan boundary, with the rest belonging to industry and private greenhouse gas) and other within their boundaries, many of which are signed no Foothills State Trail summer and snowmobile in the winter. Trails are currently permit off-highway vehicle use. Following the State Crow individuals. pollutants from the air. hunting. Hunting on private land within a state forest is Forest Wing marked and groomed for snowmobiling and connect review, these forests may be reclassified as either State 6 subject to state trespass laws. managed, limited, or closed to OHV use. C A S S Forest several points of interest within the forest. Highlights: Minnesotas first forest tree nursery Produce oxygen. Pequot Lakes Pine Firearms, deer stands: For up-to-date information, check www.mndnr.gov/ River was developed in the state forest in 1903. Some of the River Hunting, fishing, and trapping, in accordance input/mgmtplans/ohv/designation/index.html Provide food and Firearms must be unloaded and cased and bows must be descendants of that long-gone enterprise can still be with state regulations, are allowed on all public land Pillsbury shelter for wildlife. unstrung and cased while in or within 200 feet of a forest seen along County Highway 15. In 1911 the regions within the state forest. Beauty Lake Forest Road State Forest recreation area (campground, day-use area, etc.). The first fire lookout tower was erected in the forest. Built and Pillsbury Forest Road are open year-round Provide wood 64 only exception is during an open hunting season when a PILLSBURY STATE Cuyuna of wood, it was later abandoned when steel towers were to facilitate access to forest areas. Designated products. Country person may carry an uncased and unloaded firearm or FOREST IS CLASSIFIED Mississippi State Park constructed elsewhere in the region. vehicle-parking areas can be found along these roads to 210 Add beauty to strung bow to hunt outside of the recreation area. AS CLOSED 371 provide for safe parking. Brainerd the landscape. Temporary and portable deer stands are allowed in state 18 forests. Motley 210 Look for ... Provide a pleasant Motor vehicles and snowmobiles Crow River 25 C R O W For more information on hunting and trapping, go to: are not allowed except: Forest is Wing sugar maple environment for recreation. Camp W I N G Closed for Ripley Predominant Tree www.mndnr.gov/hunting - Vehicles licensed for highway 10 Help reduce residential energy consumption by Military Crow Wing Species: Northern hard- use may use forest roads that are Off- T O D Res. State Park shading homes in summer and sheltering them from wood stands of sugar maple, red not posted or gated closed. Highway M O R R I S O N wind in winter. oak, green and black ash, Fishing, Trapping - Vehicles may operate on frozen Vehicle Use This publication is available in alternative quaking and bigtooth aspen, and Help protect streams and lakes by reducing runoff. public waters where it is not otherwise Minnesota Department of Natural Resources formats to individuals with disabilities by paper birch are common. There are no special provisions or prohibited. calling 651-296-6157 (Metro Area) or Smaller acreages are covered by Reduce noise pollution by absorbing sound. restrictions on fishing or trapping within state forests. 888-MINNDNR (Toll Free) or red, white, Participants in these activities must have the proper license - Snowmobiles may operate on Telecommunication Device for the designated trails. Deaf/TTY 651-296-5484 (Metro Area) and jack Increase property values. and abide by the same rules and seasons as anywhere else or 800-657-3929 (Toll Free TTY). pine; balsam fir; white spruce; and in the state. tamarack. The forest contains 43 Research has shown that trees can provide up to $7 in benefits each year for every $1 invested in caring For more information on fishing, go to: acres of red pine and 37 acres of oak www.mndnr.gov/fishing © 2009, State of Minnesota, Department of Natural that are designated old growth and for them. Benefits include increased property values, pollution control, and energy savings. Resources Printed on recycled paper with a protected from harvesting and other minimum of 30 percent post-consumer waste with red oak soy ink. management activities.
Photos provided by DNR blue heron Two Kinds of Trees SMOKEY SAYS~ Wildlife: White-tailed deer are abundant in the forest FOR MORE INFORMATION What Is a Tree? Minnesota is home to 52 native tree species and and the oak trees with their crops of acorns are attractive they can be divided into two main types: deciduous Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to black bears, gray squirrels, and ruffed grouse. The A tree is a woody plant that can grow to be 15 feet and coniferous. 500 Lafayette Road water created by lakes and small ponds draw in waterfowl or higher and usually has a single stem and a crown St. Paul, MN 55155-4040 such as mallards. Wood ducks can also be seen, not only (branched-out area) at the top. Deciduous trees drop their leaves each 651-296-6157 (Metro Area) attracted by the wa- 888-MINNDNR (Toll Free) autumn. Deciduous trees are sometimes ter, but by the acorns Reading the Rings called angiosperms, broadleaf trees, or TDD (Telecommunications Device for Deaf) and cavity-nesting hardwoods. Oaks, maples, and elms are 651-296-5484 (Metro Area) trees the oaks and A trees trunk is like a highway. It transports water deciduous trees. 800-657-3929 (Toll Free) other northern hard- and nutrients from the soil to the leaves. It transports Department of Natural Resources woods provide. Blue food in the form of sugars from the leaves to the rest Coniferous trees are trees that produce Forestry Area Office heron rookeries of the tree. seeds without fruits or nuts. Most 1601 Minnesota Drive (breeding areas) have Brainerd, MN 56401 coniferous trees bear seeds in cones, have been spotted too. 218-833-8696 wood duck The trunk is made up of five layers: needles instead of broad leaves, and keep their needles in winter. Coniferous trees Department of Natural Resources The furbearing beaver is prevalent in the forest, are also called gymnosperms, evergreens, Area Office (for trail information) 1. Inner wood: dead xylem; having plenty of trees like the aspen to create lodges or softwoods. Spruces, firs, and pines are 1601 Minnesota Drive and dams in available streams and ponds. A species stores food and supports the tree. Brainerd, MN 56401 coniferous trees. Blue Sky Illustration & Design 218-833-8710 of special concern, the red-shouldered hawk, is a feature 2. Xylem: tubelike cells that in the forest and bald eagles and osprey can be seen Be Safe With Campfires! move water and nutrients from 5. To learn more about Minnesotas native trees, check Crow Wing State Park (for recreation information) throughout the area. A flock of wild turkeys that probably the roots to the rest of the tree. out the following: 218-829-8022 migrated from 3. Trees of Minnesota. Minnesotas Bookstore, Let your fire burn out completely to ashes or Camp Ripley near FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE - DIAL 911 3. Cambium: layer that produces 2. 1. order number 9-1, phone: 800-657-3757, very small coals. Little Falls is now phloem and xylem. www.minnesotasbookstore.com Drench the fire with water, stir the ashes and coals, and LAW ENFORCEMENT/ FIRE established in the Minnesota Trees. Minnesota Extension Service, 4. Phloem: tubelike cells that wet again. Cass County Sheriff forest. Gray wolves order number BU-00486-GO, phone: 800-876- Walker, MN 56484 have also been move sugar (called sap) from 4. Make sure any food, plastics, or foil is packed out as 218-457-2184 leaves to the rest of the tree. 8636, www.extension.umn.edu garbage. spotted traveling Nature Snapshots: Trees & Shrubs. through the area. When your fire is extinguished completely, it should be NEAREST HOSPITAL 5. Outer bark: dead phloem: www.mndnr.gov/trees_shrubs/index.html St. Joseph Hospital protects the rest of the tree. cold to the touch. Brainerd, MN 55401 gray wolves 218-829-2861