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The Common Loon , Minnesota's state bird .
The following is a list of Important Bird Areas in Minnesota , as recognized by the National Audubon Society . Minnesota has 47 IBAs in total.
Important Bird Areas of global priority [ edit ]
Important Bird Areas of statewide priority [ edit ]
Name
Counties
Area
Coordinates
Species
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge [ 1] [ 2]
Marshall
61,502 acres (24,889 ha)
48°12′36″N 95°34′12″W / 48.2100°N 95.5701°W / 48.2100; -95.5701 (Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge )
Arden Hills Army Training Site–Rice Creek
Ramsey
1,915 acres (775 ha)
45°05′53″N 93°09′36″W / 45.098°N 93.160°W / 45.098; -93.160 (Arden Hills Army Training Site )
Avon Hills
Stearns
72,001 acres (29,138 ha)
45°21′N 94°15′W / 45.35°N 94.25°W / 45.35; -94.25 (Avon Hills )
Big Bog
Lake of the Woods , Koochiching
1,746,543 acres (706,801 ha)
48°18′N 94°12′W / 48.3°N 94.2°W / 48.3; -94.2 (Big Bog )
Blufflands–Root River
Fillmore , Houston , Olmsted , Winona
489,194 acres (197,970 ha)
43°38′34″N 91°51′02″W / 43.6427°N 91.85061°W / 43.6427; -91.85061 (Blufflands–Root River )
Camp Ripley –Pillsbury–Lake Alexander
Cass , Crow Wing , Morrison
135,436 acres (54,809 ha)
46°17′47″N 94°26′51″W / 46.29639°N 94.4475°W / 46.29639; -94.4475 (Camp Ripley–Pillsbury–Lake Alexander )
Carlos Avery
Anoka , Chisago , Isanti , Washington
85,864 acres (34,748 ha)
45°19′44″N 93°03′07″W / 45.32895°N 93.05192°W / 45.32895; -93.05192 (Carlos Avery )
Crane Meadows Rice–Skunk Lake
Morrison
19,254 acres (7,792 ha)
45°55′01″N 94°12′18″W / 45.917°N 94.205°W / 45.917; -94.205 (Crane Meadows Rice–Skunk Lake )
Des Moines River
Cottonwood , Jackson
38,225 acres (15,469 ha)
43°41′15″N 95°02′30″W / 43.6875°N 95.04167°W / 43.6875; -95.04167 (Des Moines River )
Goose Lake Swamp
Pennington , Polk , Red Lake
Heron Lake
Cottonwood , Jackson , Murray
Itasca State Park
Becker , Clearwater , Hubbard
Kettle River / Banning State Park
Chisago , Pine
Kittson–Roseau Aspen Parkland
Kittson , Roseau
Lake Byllesby
Dakota , Goodhue
Lake Maria State Park –Harry Larson County Forest
Wright
Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods
Lake Osakis
Douglas , Todd
Lower Minnesota River Valley
Carver , Dakota , Hennepin , Scott
McGregor
Aitkin
Mille Lacs
Aitkin , Crow Wing , Mille Lacs
Minneapolis Chain of Lakes
Hennepin
Mississippi River Twin Cities
Dakota , Hennepin , Ramsey , Washington
Murphy–Hanrehan Park Reserve
Dakota , Scott
North Metro Mississippi River
Anoka , Hennepin
North Shore Peregrine Falcon Eyries
Cook , Lake
Northland Arboretum
Crow Wing
Pigeon Lake
Meeker
Prairie Coteau
Lincoln , Murray , Pipestone , Rock , Yellow Medicine
Salt Lake
Lac Qui Parle
Sax –Zim Bog
St. Louis
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
Sherburne
List of Wildlife Management Areas in Minnesota [ edit ]
Minneapolis Parks article [ edit ]
Minneapolis has an extensive parks and recreation system, governed mostly by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the Three Rivers Park District .