Seminary Fen SNA
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73 Acres Located On Flying Cloud Drive (Old US Highway 212): from Chaska it is 2 miles E of MN Highway 41, from Eden Prairie it is west of Highway 101, 0.4 miles west of Bluff Creek Drive. Park on the former driveway N of the highway. Carver County Twp 116N Rng 23W Sec 34 & 35 Type: Deciduous Woods ECS Subsection: Big Woods |
Description:
Named for an old seminary that was once on the site, Seminary Fen SNA contains one of the rarest types of wetland in the United States ? a calcareous fen. Located in the city of Chanhassen in the Minnesota River Valley, this expansive wetland site also includes a trout stream, eight species of state-listed rare plants and important wildlife habitat. Calcareous fens are characterized by a substrate of non-acidic peat and are dependent on a constant supply of cold, oxygen-poor groundwater rich in calcium and magnesium bicarbonates. Calcareous fens have special protection under Minnesota state law and may not be drained, filled or otherwise altered or degraded.
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