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Superior National Forest

Index Superior National Forest

Superior National Forest, part of the United States National Forest system, is located in the Arrowhead Region of the state of Minnesota between the Canada–United States border and the north shore of Lake Superior. [1]

88 relations: American black bear, Anseriformes, Arrowhead Region, Aurora, Minnesota, Bald eagle, Betula papyrifera, Bird of prey, Boundary Waters, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, British North America, Brook trout, Brown trout, Canada lynx, Canada–United States border, Canadian Shield, Canoe, Chippewa National Forest, Common loon, Cook County, Minnesota, Cook, Minnesota, Copyright status of work by the U.S. government, Deciduous, Drainage basin, Duluth, Minnesota, Eagle Mountain (Minnesota), Ely, Minnesota, Federal government of the United States, Fir, First Nations, Forest History Society, Fur trade, Grand Marais, Minnesota, Gray wolf, Great Lakes, Grey jay, Hudson Bay, Hummingbird, Ice age, International Wolf Center, Lake Agassiz, Lake County, Minnesota, Lake Superior, Lake trout, Laurentian Divide, Laurentian Mixed Forest Province, Laurentian Upland, List of U.S. National Forests, List of U.S. Wilderness Areas, Little Isabella River, ..., Maple, Minnesota, Misquah Hills, Native Americans in the United States, Nelumbo lutea, New France, Ninemile Lake, North Shore (Lake Superior), Northern pike, Oak, Ontario, Pack (canine), Peneplain, Pine, Pinophyta, Populus tremuloides, Portage, Provinces and territories of Canada, Public domain, Rainbow trout, Sawbill Lake, Sawtooth Mountains (Minnesota), Smallmouth bass, Sorbus, Spruce, St. Louis County, Minnesota, Taiga, Temperance River, Tofte, Minnesota, Tribe (Native American), U.S. state, United States, United States Forest Service, United States National Forest, Walleye, Western moose, White-tailed deer, Wild rice. Expand index (38 more) »

American black bear

The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is a medium-sized bear native to North America.

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Anseriformes

Anseriformes is an order of birds that comprise about 180 living species in three families: Anhimidae (the screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.

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Arrowhead Region

The Arrowhead Region is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota, so called because of its pointed shape.

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Aurora, Minnesota

Aurora is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

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Bald eagle

The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, from Greek ἅλς, hals "sea", αἰετός aietos "eagle", λευκός, leukos "white", κεφαλή, kephalē "head") is a bird of prey found in North America.

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Betula papyrifera

Betula papyrifera (paper birch, also known as white birch and canoe birch) is a short-lived species of birch native to northern North America.

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Bird of prey

A bird of prey, predatory bird, or raptor is any of several species of bird that hunts and feeds on rodents and other animals.

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Boundary Waters

The Boundary Waters — also called the Quetico-Superior country — is a region of wilderness straddling the Canada–United States border between Ontario and Minnesota, in the region just west of Lake Superior.

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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW or BWCA), is a wilderness area within the Superior National Forest in northeastern part of the US state of Minnesota (United States) under the administration of the U.S. Forest Service.

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Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909

The Boundary Waters Treaty is the 1909 treaty between the United States and Canada providing mechanisms for resolving any dispute over any waters bordering the two countries.

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British North America

The term "British North America" refers to the former territories of the British Empire on the mainland of North America.

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Brook trout

The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family Salmonidae.

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Brown trout

The brown trout (Salmo trutta) is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally.

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Canada lynx

The Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) or Canadian lynx is a North American mammal of the cat family, Felidae.

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Canada–United States border

The Canada–United States border, officially known as the International Boundary, is the longest international border in the world between two countries.

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Canadian Shield

The Canadian Shield, also called the Laurentian Plateau, or Bouclier canadien (French), is a large area of exposed Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks (geological shield) that forms the ancient geological core of the North American continent (the North American Craton or Laurentia).

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Canoe

A canoe is a lightweight narrow vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel using a single-bladed paddle.

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Chippewa National Forest

Chippewa National Forest is a National Forest located in northcentral Minnesota, United States, in the counties of Itasca, Cass and Beltrami.

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Common loon

The common loon or great northern diver (Gavia immer) is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds.

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Cook County, Minnesota

Not to be confused with Cook, Minnesota in Saint Louis County. Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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Cook, Minnesota

Cook is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

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Copyright status of work by the U.S. government

A work of the United States government, as defined by the United States copyright law, is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." "A 'work of the United States Government' is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties." In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain.

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Deciduous

In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous (/dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/) means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flowering; and to the shedding of ripe fruit.

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Drainage basin

A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water.

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Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth is a major port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Saint Louis County.

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Eagle Mountain (Minnesota)

Eagle Mountain is the highest natural point in Minnesota, United States, at.

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Ely, Minnesota

Ely is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.

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Fir

Firs (Abies) are a genus of 48–56 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae.

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First Nations

In Canada, the First Nations (Premières Nations) are the predominant indigenous peoples in Canada south of the Arctic Circle.

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Forest History Society

The Forest History Society is an American non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of forest and conservation history.

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Fur trade

The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur.

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Grand Marais, Minnesota

Grand Marais is a city in Cook County, Minnesota, United States.

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Gray wolf

The gray wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the timber wolf,Paquet, P. & Carbyn, L. W. (2003).

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Great Lakes

The Great Lakes (les Grands-Lacs), also called the Laurentian Great Lakes and the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes located primarily in the upper mid-east region of North America, on the Canada–United States border, which connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River.

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Grey jay

The grey jay (Perisoreus canadensis), also gray jay, Canada jay, or whisky jack, is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae.

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Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay (Inuktitut: Kangiqsualuk ilua, baie d'Hudson) (sometimes called Hudson's Bay, usually historically) is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada with a surface area of.

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Hummingbird

Hummingbirds are birds from the Americas that constitute the family Trochilidae.

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Ice age

An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers.

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International Wolf Center

The International Wolf Center (IWC) is a research and educational organization based in Ely, Minnesota, United States, that, in its own words, "advances the survival of wolf populations by teaching about wolves, their relationship to wildlands and the human role in their future." The Wolf Center operates an interpretive center in Ely open to the public, where visitors can view captive "ambassador wolves" in natural surroundings through large windows, and can learn about wolves through a variety of exhibits and programs.

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Lake Agassiz

Lake Agassiz was a very large glacial lake in central North America.

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Lake County, Minnesota

Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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Lake Superior

Lake Superior (Lac Supérieur; ᑭᑦᒉᐁ-ᑲᒣᐁ, Gitchi-Gami) is the largest of the Great Lakes of North America.

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Lake trout

Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America.

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Laurentian Divide

The Laurentian Divide is a continental divide in North America dividing the direction of water flow in eastern and southern Canada from that of the northern Midwestern United States.

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Laurentian Mixed Forest Province

The Laurentian Mixed Forest Province, also known as the North Woods, is a forested ecoregion in the United States and Canada.

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Laurentian Upland

The Laurentian Upland (or Laurentian Highlands) is a physiographic region which, when referred to as the "Laurentian Region", is recognized by Natural Resources Canada as one of five provinces of the larger Canadian Shield physiographic division.

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List of U.S. National Forests

The United States has 154 protected areas known as National Forests covering 188,336,179 acres (762,169 km2/294,275 sq. mi).

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List of U.S. Wilderness Areas

Four federal agencies of the Federal Government of the United States administer the National Wilderness Preservation System, which includes 765 Wildernesses and as of 2016.

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Little Isabella River

The Little Isabella River is a small stream in Superior National Forest, a United States National Forest in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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Maple

Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States.

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Misquah Hills

The Misquah Hills are a range of mountains in northeastern Minnesota, in the United States.

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Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States.

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Nelumbo lutea

Nelumbo lutea is a species of flowering plant in the family Nelumbonaceae.

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New France

New France (Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763.

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Ninemile Lake

Ninemile Lake is a lake in South Dakota, in the United States.

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North Shore (Lake Superior)

The North Shore of Lake Superior runs from Duluth, Minnesota, United States, at the southwestern end of the lake, to Thunder Bay and Nipigon, Ontario, Canada, in the north to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in the east.

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Northern pike

The northern pike (Esox lucius), known simply as a pike in Britain, Ireland, most of Canada, and most parts of the United States (once called luce when fully grown; also called jackfish or simply "northern" in the U.S. Upper Midwest and in Manitoba), is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (the pikes).

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Oak

An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae.

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Ontario

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada.

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Pack (canine)

Pack is a social group of conspecific canids.

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Peneplain

In geomorphology and geology a peneplain is a low-relief plain formed by protracted erosion.

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Pine

A pine is any conifer in the genus Pinus,, of the family Pinaceae.

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Pinophyta

The Pinophyta, also known as Coniferophyta or Coniferae, or commonly as conifers, are a division of vascular land plants containing a single extant class, Pinopsida.

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Populus tremuloides

Populus tremuloides is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, one of several species referred to by the common name aspen.

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Portage

Portage or portaging is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water.

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Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada are the sub-national governments within the geographical areas of Canada under the authority of the Canadian Constitution.

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Public domain

The public domain consists of all the creative works to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply.

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Rainbow trout

The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a trout and species of salmonid native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America.

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Sawbill Lake

Sawbill Lake is a lake in Cook County, Minnesota.

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Sawtooth Mountains (Minnesota)

The Sawtooth Mountains are a range of hills or small mountains on the North Shore of Lake Superior in the U.S. state of Minnesota, extending about 30 miles (50 km) from Carlton Peak near Tofte on the west, to Grand Marais on the east.

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Smallmouth bass

The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of the order Perciformes.

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Sorbus

Sorbus is a genus of about 100–200 species of trees and shrubs in the rose family, Rosaceae.

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Spruce

A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea, a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth.

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St. Louis County, Minnesota

Saint Louis County (abbreviated St. Louis County) is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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Taiga

Taiga (p; from Turkic), also known as boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces and larches.

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Temperance River

The Temperance River is a U.S. Geological Survey.

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Tofte, Minnesota

Tofte is an unincorporated community in Tofte Township, Cook County, Minnesota, United States.

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Tribe (Native American)

In the United States, an Indian tribe, Native American tribe, tribal nation or similar concept is any extant or historical clan, tribe, band, nation, or other group or community of Indigenous peoples in the United States.

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U.S. state

A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Forest Service

The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass.

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United States National Forest

National Forest is a classification of protected and managed federal lands in the United States.

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Walleye

Walleye (Sander vitreus, synonym Stizostedion vitreum) is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States.

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Western moose

The Western moose (Alces alces andersoni) is a subspecies of moose that inhabits boreal forests and mixed deciduous forests in the Canadian Arctic, western Canadian provinces and a few western sections of the northern United States.

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White-tailed deer

The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia.

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Wild rice

Wild rice (Ojibwe: Manoomin, Sanskrit: 'नीवार', IAST:; also called Canada rice, Indian rice, and water oats) are four species of grasses forming the genus Zizania, and the grain that can be harvested from them.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_National_Forest

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