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Protected wetlands in Pine County
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| We hear a lot these days about the loss of wetlands in Minnesota and the resulting adverse effects on water quality and wildlife populations. This 240-acre easement in Pine County includes 58 acres of that precious commodity. |
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| Situated on Rock Lake, the easement also protects about one-and-one-half miles of the lakeshore plus another one-third mile along Rock Creek. The property, a working dairy farm, is a mosaic of habitat types: permanent wetlands, both lake and stream shoreline, woodlands, grasslands, and open fields. This diversity of habitat supports a wide variety of fish, animals and plants—ever more important in view of the rapid development in the area. |
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