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Item Defining the University of Minnesota Experimental Forests Landbase(2019-12) Gill, Kyle G; Johnson, Lane B; Olesiak, Rachael A; Prange, Rebecca J; David, Andrew JAccording to the University of Minnesota Real Estate Office the Allred Trust, the Boone Trust, the Cloquet Forestry Center (CFC), and the Hubachek Wilderness Research Center (HWRC) are properties across northeastern Minnesota owned by the University of Minnesota that are to be used for natural resources education and research and administered by the Coordinator at the CFC. These primarily forested properties cover a total of 4196.8 acres. This technical note summarizes property information found in the University of Minnesota Real Estate Office Inventory Report (2018) and defines these properties as the land base associated with the Experimental Forests collection in the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy.Item A report on the identification and mapping of the Native Plant Communities at the Hubachek Wilderness Research Center(2020-02-18) Gilson, Liam W; Gill, Kyle G; Prange, Rebecca J; Johnson, Lane BThe Minnesota Ecological Classification System (ECS) uses historical and present biotic and abiotic ecosystem components to define Native Plant Communities (NPC). The University of Minnesota Hubacheck Wilderness Research Area (HWRC) is a parcel of 365 acres of land located near Winton, MN on the Ely - Knife Lake Bedrock Complex landtype association that is primarily passively managed as an ecological “Reserve”. In 2017, we went through three phases to identify and delineate potential NPCs across the HWRC. Historical and contemporary remotely sensed data were used to delineate preliminary classifications. These were field-verified by establishing 13 sampling plots that were established and sampled, following the Relevé method, and analyzed, using ECS identification methods established by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Adjustments were then made, where necessary, to produce final NPC class, type, and subtype classifications. A mosaic of nine different upland and lowland NPC classes was identified and delineated. Upland FDn43 and ROn23 communities occupied 71.2% and 3.4% of the land, respectively. Lowland communities occupied 25% of the land and included APn80, FPn73, FPn82, MRn83, MRn93, WFn55, and WFn64 classes. ROn23 and some lowland communities were found to contain somewhat novel species assemblages in comparison to the MN DNR ECS field guide and may warrant further study.