6.2 at 1 Camp Cozy Park_NRMP_2023

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53 Friends of the Mississippi River Camp Cozy Park NRMP Unit 7 Terrace Forest Photo 7. Flue through the central terrace forest in Unit 7, September 2023. Acres: 11.3 acres MLCCS Land Cover types: 32113 Oak forest dry subtype; 32220 Lowland hardwood forest. General Description: Unit 7 is a terrace forest extending from the southernmost point of the property, along the Ek River to the west, and in between the two dry prairies (Units 1 & 2). The canopy consists of red and white oak, silver maple, green ash, hackberry, boxelder and cottonwood. The shrub layer is dominated by buckthorn, with some red osier dogwood present. Ground layer vegetation includes wood nettle, stinging nettle, sensitive fern and jack- in-the-pulpit. Invasive garlic mustard is also present. Recorded vegetation data is documented in Appendix A. Evidence of EAB (emerald ash borer) is present along with some dead standing green ash. A narrow foot path extends from the south dry prairie (Unit 2) westward to the bank of the Elk River. There is evidence of the canals or flues built during Camp Cozy’s resort days in the 1920’s.