Rare arctic plants cling to existence on unique cliffs along Minnesota-Canada border
Mar 03, 2023 09:33AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: Weak Arctic Sedge (Carex supina var. spaniocarpa) (taimyr/iNaturalist)
By Greg Seitz - Quetico Superior Wilderness News - March 2, 2023
Tall cliffs soar over wild waters along the Pigeon River in northeastern Minnesota. Parallel sets of palisades create high ridges and deep valleys, with clear lakes at the lowest points. It forms a microclimate for a few rare plants, usually found much further north. This landscape was created over the course of more than a billion years, with glaciers carving sediments laid down when life on Earth was still microscopic and the continents were not yet complete.
To read the full story, visit the Quetico Superior Wilderness News site here.
By Greg Seitz - Quetico Superior Wilderness News - March 2, 2023
Tall cliffs soar over wild waters along the Pigeon River in northeastern Minnesota. Parallel sets of palisades create high ridges and deep valleys, with clear lakes at the lowest points. It forms a microclimate for a few rare plants, usually found much further north. This landscape was created over the course of more than a billion years, with glaciers carving sediments laid down when life on Earth was still microscopic and the continents were not yet complete.
To read the full story, visit the Quetico Superior Wilderness News site here.
