Lost 40 SNA
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114 Acres Located from Alvwood, 11 miles E on Co Hwy 29, then 2 miles N on Co Hwy 26 to Forest Road 2240. Go W less than 1 mile to parking lot. Itasca County Twp 150N Rng 27W Sec 34 Type: Coniferous Forest ECS Subsection: Chippewa Plains |
Description:
Lost 40, so-called due to a surveying slip back in 1882, is located in
the Big Fork State Forest in the Agassiz Lowlands. This site includes a
narrow peninsula extending from a large upland esker. The peninsula is
flanked by a black spruce and tamarack bog on one side, and a willow
and alder marsh on the other. The area contains 28 acres of red pine
forest and 18 acres of spruce-fir forest. The virgin old-growth red pine
forest is the largest and oldest stand in the Blackduck Forestry Area. White pine over 300 years old
can be found on the site. The U.S. Forest Service administers adjacent lands with old growth red
and white pine, as well. Fringed polygala, bluebead lily, twin flower, and Canada mayflower occur
in this area. Early to mid-summer is a good time to see wildflowers in bloom. A walking trail
provides easy access through the gorgeous site.
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