NCDC 2010.Pdf
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Load more
Recommended publications
-
Ecological Regions of Minnesota: Level III and IV Maps and Descriptions Denis White March 2020
Ecological Regions of Minnesota: Level III and IV maps and descriptions Denis White March 2020 (Image NOAA, Landsat, Copernicus; Presentation Google Earth) A contribution to the corpus of materials created by James Omernik and colleagues on the Ecological Regions of the United States, North America, and South America The page size for this document is 9 inches horizontal by 12 inches vertical. Table of Contents Content Page 1. Introduction 1 2. Geographic patterns in Minnesota 1 Geographic location and notable features 1 Climate 1 Elevation and topographic form, and physiography 2 Geology 2 Soils 3 Presettlement vegetation 3 Land use and land cover 4 Lakes, rivers, and watersheds; water quality 4 Flora and fauna 4 3. Methods of geographic regionalization 5 4. Development of Level IV ecoregions 6 5. Descriptions of Level III and Level IV ecoregions 7 46. Northern Glaciated Plains 8 46e. Tewaukon/BigStone Stagnation Moraine 8 46k. Prairie Coteau 8 46l. Prairie Coteau Escarpment 8 46m. Big Sioux Basin 8 46o. Minnesota River Prairie 9 47. Western Corn Belt Plains 9 47a. Loess Prairies 9 47b. Des Moines Lobe 9 47c. Eastern Iowa and Minnesota Drift Plains 9 47g. Lower St. Croix and Vermillion Valleys 10 48. Lake Agassiz Plain 10 48a. Glacial Lake Agassiz Basin 10 48b. Beach Ridges and Sand Deltas 10 48d. Lake Agassiz Plains 10 49. Northern Minnesota Wetlands 11 49a. Peatlands 11 49b. Forested Lake Plains 11 50. Northern Lakes and Forests 11 50a. Lake Superior Clay Plain 12 50b. Minnesota/Wisconsin Upland Till Plain 12 50m. Mesabi Range 12 50n. Boundary Lakes and Hills 12 50o. -
To Prairie Preserves
This document is made available electronically by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as part of an ongoing digital archiving project. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/lrl.asp (Funding for document digitization was provided, in part, by a grant from the Minnesota Historical & Cultural Heritage Program.) A GUIDE TO MINNESOTA PRAIRIES By Keith M. Wendt Maps By Judith M. Ja.cobi· Editorial Assistance By Karen A. Schmitz Art and Photo Credits:•Thorn_as ·Arter, p. 14 (bottom left); Kathy Bolin, ·p: 14 (top); Dan Metz, pp. 60, 62; Minnesota Departme'nt of Natural Resources, pp. '35 1 39, 65; U.S. Department of Agriculture, p. -47; Keith Wendt, cover, pp~ 14 (right), 32, 44; Vera Wohg, PP· 22, 43, 4a. · · ..·.' The Natural Heritage Program Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Box 6, Centennial Office Building . ,. St. Paul; MN 55155 ©Copyright 1984, State of Minnesota, Department of Natural Resource.s CONTENTS PREFACE .......................................... Page 3 INTRODUCTION .................................... Page 5 MINNESOTA PRAIRIE TYPES ........................... Page 6 PROTECTION STATUS OF MINNESOTA PRAIRIES ............ Page 12 DIRECTORY OF PRAIRIE PRESERVES BY REGION ............ Page 15 Blufflands . Page 18 Southern Oak Barrens . Page 22 Minnesota River Valley ............................. Page 26 Coteau des Prairies . Page 32 Blue Hills . Page 40 Mississippi River Sand Plains ......................... Page 44 Red River Valley . Page 48 Aspen Parkland ................................... Page 62 REFERENCES ..................................... Page 66 INDEX TO PRAIRIE PRESERVES ......................... Page 70 2 PREFACE innesota has established an outstanding system of tallgrass prairie preserves. No state M in the Upper Midwest surpasses Minnesota in terms of acreage and variety of tallgrass prairie protected. Over 45,000 acres of native prairie are protected on a wide variety of landforms that span the 400 mile length of the state from its southeast to northwest corner. -
Quarrernary GEOLOGY of MINNESOTA and PARTS of ADJACENT STATES
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Ray Lyman ,Wilbur, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. C. Mendenhall, Director P~ofessional Paper 161 . QUArrERNARY GEOLOGY OF MINNESOTA AND PARTS OF ADJACENT STATES BY FRANK LEVERETT WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY FREDERICK w. SARDE;30N Investigations made in cooperation with the MINNESOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1932 ·For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. CONTENTS Page Page Abstract ________________________________________ _ 1 Wisconsin red drift-Continued. Introduction _____________________________________ _ 1 Weak moraines, etc.-Continued. Scope of field work ____________________________ _ 1 Beroun moraine _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 47 Earlier reports ________________________________ _ .2 Location__________ _ __ ____ _ _ __ ___ ______ 47 Glacial gathering grounds and ice lobes _________ _ 3 Topography___________________________ 47 Outline of the Pleistocene series of glacial deposits_ 3 Constitution of the drift in relation to rock The oldest or Nebraskan drift ______________ _ 5 outcrops____________________________ 48 Aftonian soil and Nebraskan gumbotiL ______ _ 5 Striae _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 48 Kansan drift _____________________________ _ 5 Ground moraine inside of Beroun moraine_ 48 Yarmouth beds and Kansan gumbotiL ______ _ 5 Mille Lacs morainic system_____________________ 48 Pre-Illinoian loess (Loveland loess) __________ _ 6 Location__________________________________ -
Explore Minnesota S Prairies
Explore Minnesota s Prairies A guide to selected prairies around the state. By Peter Buesseler ECAUSE I'M the Depart- ment of Natural Re- sources state prairie biologist, people of- Bten ask me where they can go to see a prairie. Fortunately, Minnesota has established an outstanding system of prai- rie preserves. No state in the upper Midwest surpasses Minnesota in terms of acre- age and variety of tallgrass prairie protected. There is Among the prairies to explore are spectacular probably native prairie closer bluffland prairies located just a few hours south to you than you think. of the Twin Cities along the Mississippi River. When is the best time to visit a prairie? From the first pasque Read about the different prairie flowers and booming of prairie chick- regions and preserves described be- ens in April, to the last asters and low, then plan an outing with family bottle gentians in October, the prairie or friends. The most important thing is a kaleidoscope of color and change. is not when or where to go—just go! So don't worry. Every day is a good The following abbreviations are day to see prairie. used in the list of prairie sites: SNA 30 THE MINNESOTA VOLUNTEER means the prairie is a state scientific wildlife refuge. My personal favorites and natural area; TNC means the are marked with an asterisk (*). Have prairie is owned by The Nature Con- fun exploring your prairie heritage. servancy, a private, nonprofit conser- Red River Valley vation organization; WMA means the During the last ice age (10,000 to site is a state wildlife management 12,000 years ago), a great lake area; and NWR stands for national stretched from Wheaton, Minn., to the JULY-AUGUST 1990 31 Our Prairie Heritage sandy beach ridges of Glacial Lake Agassiz. -
Comprehensive Land Use Plan Table
COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND CHAPTER 2 DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS CHAPTER 3 EXISTING & FUTURE LAND USES CHAPTER 4 INFRASTRUCTURE & COUNTY FACILITIES CHAPTER 5 PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES CHAPTER 6 HISTORIC & CULTURAL FACILITIES CHAPTER 7 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 8 HOUSING ______________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND LOCATION INFORMATION Lincoln County is located in southwest Minnesota. The county, which covers approximately 30 miles south to north and approximately 18 miles east to west, borders the state of South Dakota to the west. The county is composed of 15 townships, five towns with populations over 100, and two unincorporated towns. The largest town in Lincoln County is Tyler, with a 2000 population of 1,218. Three other Minnesota counties border Lincoln: Yellow Medicine to the north, Lyon to the east, and Pipestone to the south. The nearest metropolitan area to Lincoln County is Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The county seat is Ivanhoe. Lincoln County’s total land area is 540 square miles, and water makes up about 10 square miles. This county is mainly an agricultural or rural county. Prior to settlement the county was a tall- and medium-grass prairie. Lincoln County Regional Location Map Lincoln County Comprehensive Plan 2008 Chapter 1 - 1 ______________________________________________________________________________ LINCOLN COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The Lincoln County Comprehensive Sustainable Development Plan of 2000 represented a partnership among Lincoln County; Prairie Partners, Inc. of Brookings, South Dakota; the Southwest Regional Commission (SRDC) of Slayton, Minnesota; and the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance. Public participation was an integral part of the project and was the first step in the planning process. -
Minnesota Weathertalk Newsletter for Friday, January 3, 2014
Minnesota WeatherTalk Newsletter for Friday, January 3, 2014 To: MPR's Morning Edition From: Mark Seeley, Univ. of Minnesota, Dept of Soil, Water, and Climate Subject: Minnesota WeatherTalk Newsletter for Friday, January 3, 2014 HEADLINES -December 2013 was climate near historic for northern communities -Cold start to 2014 -Weekly Weather potpourri -MPR listener questions -Almanac for January 3rd -Past weather -Outlook Topic: December 2013 near historic for far north In assessing the climate for December 2013 it should be said that from the standpoint of cold temperatures the month was quite historic for many northern Minnesota communities, especially due to the Arctic cold that prevailed over the last few days of the month. Minnesota reported the coldest temperature in the 48 contiguous states thirteen times during the month, the highest frequency among all 48 states. Many northern observers saw overnight temperatures drop below -30 degrees F on several occasions. The mean monthly temperature for December from several communities ranked among the coldest Decembers ever. A sample listing includes: -4.1 F at International Falls, 2nd coldest all-time 4.6 F at Duluth, 8th coldest all-time 0.1 F at Crookston, 3rd coldest all-time -3.1 F at Roseau, 3rd coldest all-time 0.3 F at Park Rapids, 3rd coldest all-time -4.4 F at Embarrass, 2nd coldest all-time -4.1 F at Baudette, coldest all-time -3.7 F at Warroad, coldest all-time -2.9 F at Babbitt, coldest all-time -2.8 F at Gunflint Lake, coldest all-time In addition, some communities reported an exceptionally snowy month of December. -
Pleistocene Geology of Eastern South Dakota
Pleistocene Geology of Eastern South Dakota GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 262 Pleistocene Geology of Eastern South Dakota By RICHARD FOSTER FLINT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 262 Prepared as part of the program of the Department of the Interior *Jfor the development-L of*J the Missouri River basin UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1955 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Douglas McKay, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. E. Wrather, Director For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D. C. - Price $3 (paper cover) CONTENTS Page Page Abstract_ _ _____-_-_________________--_--____---__ 1 Pre- Wisconsin nonglacial deposits, ______________ 41 Scope and purpose of study._________________________ 2 Stratigraphic sequence in Nebraska and Iowa_ 42 Field work and acknowledgments._______-_____-_----_ 3 Stream deposits. _____________________ 42 Earlier studies____________________________________ 4 Loess sheets _ _ ______________________ 43 Geography.________________________________________ 5 Weathering profiles. __________________ 44 Topography and drainage______________________ 5 Stream deposits in South Dakota ___________ 45 Minnesota River-Red River lowland. _________ 5 Sand and gravel- _____________________ 45 Coteau des Prairies.________________________ 6 Distribution and thickness. ________ 45 Surface expression._____________________ 6 Physical character. _______________ 45 General geology._______________________ 7 Description by localities ___________ 46 Subdivisions. ________-___--_-_-_-______ 9 Conditions of deposition ___________ 50 James River lowland.__________-__-___-_--__ 9 Age and correlation_______________ 51 General features._________-____--_-__-__ 9 Clayey silt. __________________________ 52 Lake Dakota plain____________________ 10 Loveland loess in South Dakota. ___________ 52 James River highlands...-------.-.---.- 11 Weathering profiles and buried soils. ________ 53 Coteau du Missouri..___________--_-_-__-___ 12 Synthesis of pre- Wisconsin stratigraphy. -
S`Jt≈J`§≈J`§ ¢`§Mnln”D: the EVERCHANGING PIPESTONE QUARRIES
The Everchanging Pipestone Quarries Sioux Cultural Landscapes and Ethnobotany of Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota Item Type Report Authors Toupal, Rebecca; Stoffle, Richard, W.; O'Meara, Nathan; Dumbauld, Jill Publisher Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, University of Arizona Download date 05/10/2021 14:10:29 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/292658 S`jt≈j`§≈j`§ ¢`§mnln”d: THE EVERCHANGING PIPESTONE QUARRIES SIOUX CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND ETHNOBOTANY OF PIPESTONE NATIONAL MONUMENT, MINNESOTA Final Report June 30, 2004 Rebecca S. Toupal Richard W. Stoffle Nathan O’Meara Jill Dumbauld BUREAU OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN ANTHROPOLOGY THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA S`jt≈j`§≈j`§ ¢`§mnln”d: THE EVERCHANGING PIPESTONE QUARRIES SIOUX CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND ETHNOBOTANY OF PIPESTONE NATIONAL MONUMENT, MINNESOTA Final Report Prepared by Rebecca S. Toupal Richard W. Stoffle Nathan O’Meara and Jill Dumbauld Prepared for National Park Service Midwest Region Under Task Agreement 27 of Cooperative Agreement H8601010007 R.W. Stoffle and M. N. Zedeño, Principal Investigators Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 86721 June 30, 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE................................................................................................................................ iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS..................................................................................................... vi STUDY OVERVIEW................................................................................................................1 -
Earth Sciences: Two-Ice-Lobe Model for Kansan Glaciation James S
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies 1982 Earth Sciences: Two-Ice-Lobe Model For Kansan Glaciation James S. Aber Emporia State University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tnas Aber, James S., "Earth Sciences: Two-Ice-Lobe Model For Kansan Glaciation" (1982). Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies. 490. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tnas/490 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Nebraska Academy of Sciences at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. 1982. Transactions a/the Nebraska Academy a/Sciences, X:25-29. EARTH SCIENCES TWO-ICE-LOBE MODEL FOR KANSAN GLACIATION James S. Aber Geoscience Department Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas 66801 The Kansan glaciation should be representative of Early Pleisto western source area, the so-called Keewatin Center, in the cene glaciations in the Kansas-Nebraska-Iowa-Missouri region. It is region west of Hudson Bay. Frye and Leonard (1952: 11) often assumed the Kansan ice-sheet advanced as a single, broad lobe supported this concept on the basis of distribution of the coming from somewhere in Canada. This simple view contrasts with the known complexities of the younger Wisconsin glaciation, and indeed Sioux Quartzite, a common erratic derived mainly from east there is much evidence that the Kansan glaciation was equally complex. -
Early Minnesota Railroads and the Quest for Settlers
EARLY MINNESOTA RAILROADS AND THE QUEST FOR SETTLERS Within the period of the last generation the United States has evolved a narrow and rigid basis for the restric tion of immigration. In sharp contrast to this policy was the attitude of encouragement adopted by national and state governments in the sixties, seventies, and eighties of the nineteenth century. European emigrants, Impelled by the propaganda resulting from the earlier attitude and at tracted by the vast, unclaimed regions in the West, flocked to the American shores by the tens of thousands. Added to the activities of governmental agencies to attract Immi grants were the efforts of new and struggling railroads In the trans-Mississippi territory to draw to that region pas sengers and potential shippers and consumers. Competi tion became keen, and the railroad companies of Minnesota, like those of other states, saw the feasibility, not to mention the necessity, of setting out upon a quest for settlers. The first rails in the state were laid In 1862, and after that, with the exception of the period of depression following the panic of 1873, construction proceeded with an ever Increas ing impetus, until, by 1880, the state had nearly thirty-one hundred miles of line, and Its southern, central, and western portions were fairly well gridlroned with rails. To be sure, there were still sections that were not adequately served by railroads, but for the most part the lines were so situated as to aid greatly in the continued Influx of settlers and the export of Indigenous products.^ By no means the least fundamental of the problems con- * Minnesota Commissioner of Statistics, Reports. -
Current 2006 Minus Numbers
Use the bookmarks on the left to email your contact or locate a phone number. Care Network Contract Mgr Service Specialist AALFA Family Clinic, PA Marguerita Scott Vanessa Lodermeier Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service* Rochelle Eicher Nick Michelson Adult and Adolescent Internal Medicine, PC* Rochelle Eicher Kelly Peterson Adult Medicine, PA Marguerita Scott Sherri Jasper Advanced Integrative Medicine PLLC Rochelle Eicher Kelly Peterson Advanced Medical Clinic Marguerita Scott Vanessa Lodermeier Affiliated Community Medical Centers, PA Jenny Wiltse Vanessa Lodermeier Alexandria Clinic, PA Gloria Jenson Therese Krech Allina Health System/Allina Medical Clinic Melanie Teske Jackie Popehn Altra Care, PA* Rochelle Eicher Sally Goodsell Altru Health System Danielle Schueller Susie Beauvais Alvin C. Holm, JD, FACP, PA Marguerita Scott Sherri Jasper Amery Regional Medical Center Danielle Schueller Jackie Popehn Apple Valley Medical Clinic, Ltd Megan Pannier Susie Beauvais Arcade Medical Clinic Marguerita Scott Vanessa Lodermeier Ashley Medical Center Rochelle Eicher Jackie Popehn Aspirus Network, Inc. Danielle Schueller Roshelle Badu Associated Medical and Dental Clinic Megan Pannier Susie Beauvais Attending Physicians, PA Marguerita Scott Sherri Jasper Avera Health Danielle Schueller Roshelle Badu Avera Tri-State Affiliates Danielle Schueller Roshelle Badu Baldwin Area Medical Center Danielle Schueller Kelly Peterson Bailey JD & MP Merryman, et al Partners Rick Raihle Roshelle Badu Bemidji State Univ Student Health Services Rochelle Eicher -
Buffalo Ridge Three Waters Memo in Support of Motion to Dismiss
STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF RAMSEY SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT State of Minnesota ex. rel. Association of Freeborn County Landowners, Case Type: Other Civil Court File No. 62-CV-20-3674 Plaintiff, Judge: Hon. Sara R. Grewing v. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, Defendant, DEFENDANTS-INTERVENORS BUFFALO RIDGE WIND, LLC AND and THREE WATERS WIND FARM, LLC’S JOINT Buffalo Ridge Wind, LLC, Three Waters MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF Wind, LLC, Northern States Power MOTION TO DISMISS Company, and Plum Creek Wind Farm, LLC, Defendants-Intervenors. INTRODUCTION Defendants-Intervenors Buffalo Ridge Wind, LLC (“Buffalo Ridge”) and Three Waters Wind Farm, LLC (“Three Waters”) (collectively, “Intervenors”) jointly move the Court to dismiss Plaintiff State of Minnesota ex rel. Association of Freeborn County Landowners’ (“Plaintiff” or “AFCL”) Complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under Rule 12.02(a) and for failure to state a claim under Rule 12.02(e). While Plaintiff characterizes its Complaint as a “systemic” challenge to the entire Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) regulatory framework for the siting and permitting of large wind projects, in reality, Plaintiff specifically targets and seeks 1 CORE/0838954.0035/160861114.1 to enjoin four wind development projects—including those of Buffalo Ridge and Three Waters1— all of which are currently in pending administrative proceedings seeking site permits from the PUC (or, in the case of Freeborn Wind, on appeal from the PUC). Whether styled as a systemic challenge or a targeted one, however, Plaintiff’s claims are legally deficient and should be dismissed. First, Plaintiff’s Complaint against the PUC improperly seeks to make an end run around pending administrative proceedings.