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15 Friends of the Mississippi River Camp Cozy Park NRMP <br />Landscape Context <br />Proximity to established greenways <br />This property is located within the Metro Conservation Corridors (Figure 3), a regional land <br />protection plan of the DNR. The park is also near the confluence of the Elk and Mississippi rivers <br />and Bailey Point Nature Reserve, the William H. Houlton Conservation Area, and the Mississippi <br />Islands SNA, a chain of seven islands formed by outwash deposited by the Mississippi river <br />designated as a Scientific and Natural Area by the MN DNR. <br /> <br />Ecological significance and wildlife value <br />The property, although not ranked by the Minnesota County Biological Survey as biologically <br />significant, is situated near areas ranked as having ecological significance by the MCBS, <br />including the Mississippi River Islands SNA and floodplain forest along the Elk River within the <br />William H. Houlton Conservation Area, just downstream. Camp Cozy’s floodplain of the Elk <br />River has inherent wildlife significance. All forms of wildlife depend on rivers for sustenance, <br />especially invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, and fish. Mammals and birds also benefit greatly <br />from the water, shelter and nutrients provided by the river, and birds use the river corridor as <br />an important migratory flyway. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />