Nett Lake Peatland SNA

400 Acres (0 Acres) Located from Silverdale; take MN Hwy 65 N for 5 mi, then W for 3 mi. Park and hike N for 0.5 miles. Koochiching County Twp 65N Rng 22W Sec Type: Coniferous Forest ECS Subsection: Littlefork-Vermilion Uplands

Description:

Nett Lake Peatland, at the southwestern corner of Nett Lake, is part of a larger peatland that completely surrounds the lake. It lies at the interface of the Littlefork-Vermillion Uplands and the Border Lakes. A spring fen originates near the western headwaters and feeds into a peat-cutting stream. While little data is available on wildlife species, the twig rush, beaked spike-rush, and the small, sedge-like marsh arrow-grass, all of which depend on calcareous groundwater, are found here. Hunting is permitted only with the permission of the Nett Lake Indian Reservation. * The Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 legislatively established the boundaries of the Peatland SNA as displayed. The acreage of land within these boundaries is cited first. The acreage of land owned by the State of Minnesota is cited in parenthesis.

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Visitor notes:

If you intend to visit this site it is advisable to carry a topographical map produced by the U.S. Geological Survey. These maps display many old logging trails which may or may not be identifiable on the ground anymore. Note: Visitation by permit only from the Nett Lake Indian Reservation. Contact the Tribal Manager at (218) 757-3261 to enter tribal lands. While the state recognizes this as an ecologically significant peatland, it owns no land here.