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Minnesota - Manitou Forest Landscape
The Manitou Forest landscape is one of the best remaining examples of a landscape that was once common on the "North Shore" of Lake Superior. This rich oasis of biodiversity harbors black ash and cedar swamps, vernal pools, and mature forest of sugar maple, yellow birch, white spruce and white cedar trees that may be more than three hundred years old. The Manitou River runs through the landscape and provides important habitat for many large mammals, including moose, bears, and wolves.
The Manitou Forest is also important because of the many partnerships that help sustain the health of the rare natural systems. The Nature Conservancy is working with Lake County, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and numerous private landowners to preserve, protect and manage an intact example of the Great Lakes North Shore.
