Tamarac Wilderness

{{Short description|Wilderness area in Minnesota, United States}}

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| name = Tamarac Wilderness

| iucn_category = Ib

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| location = Becker County, Minnesota, United States

| nearest_city = Elbow Lake, Minnesota

| coordinates = {{coord|47|04|15|N|095|35|43|W|region:US|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| area = {{convert|2180|acre|km2|0}}

| established = 1976

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| governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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The Tamarac Wilderness is a {{convert|2180|acre|km2|0|adj=on}} wilderness area in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Established by the United States Congress in 1976, Tamarac Wilderness is composed primarily of small lakes, wooded potholes, bogs and marshes.[http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/travel-ta-national-wildlife-refuges-sidwcmdev_069181.html#tamarac Tamarac Wilderness Area] - GORP The wilderness consists of four sections of the {{convert|42724|acre|km2|0|adj=on}} Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge: three islands in Tamarac Lake totaling about {{convert|65|acre|km2|0}} in the southwest section, and more than {{convert|2180|acre|km2|0}} in the northwest corner.[http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Tamarac%20Wilderness Tamarac Wilderness] - Wilderness.net

Vegetation

Much of the wilderness is forested with white pine, maple, red oak, birch, and elm, with an under story of hazelbrush. Portions of the area were logged in the early years of the twentieth century and contain second growth aspen. On the lower, wetter sites of the wilderness, ash, balsam poplar, tamarack, and spruce are common.

Wildlife

A variety of wildlife can be found in the Tamarac Wilderness, including bald eagle, osprey, black bear, ruffed grouse, white-tailed deer, otter, porcupine, fox, beaver, coyote, and timber wolf, as well as numerous passerine birds. Fish found in Tamarac Lake include northern pike, walleye, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch.

References

External links

[http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Tamarac%20Wilderness Tamarac Wilderness] - Wilderness.net
[http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/travel-ta-national-wildlife-refuges-sidwcmdev_069181.html#tamarac Tamarac Wilderness] - GORP

Category:Protected areas of Becker County, Minnesota

Category:Wilderness areas of Minnesota

Tamarac Wilderness

Vegetation

Wildlife

See also

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