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The Common Loon, Minnesota's state bird.

The following is a list of Important Bird Areas in Minnesota, as recognized by the National Audubon Society. Minnesota has 47 IBAs in total.

Important Bird Areas of global priority

• Bluestem Prairie–Buffalo River State Park
• Chippewa Plains

Important Bird Areas of statewide priority

Name	Counties	Area	Coordinates	Species
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge	Marshall	61,502 acres (24,889 ha)	48.2100°N 95.5701°W / 48.2100; -95.5701 (Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge)
Arden Hills Army Training Site–Rice Creek	Ramsey	1,915 acres (775 ha)	45.098°N 93.160°W / 45.098; -93.160 (Arden Hills Army Training Site)
Avon Hills	Stearns	72,001 acres (29,138 ha)	45.35°N 94.25°W / 45.35; -94.25 (Avon Hills)
Big Bog	Lake of the Woods, Koochiching	1,746,543 acres (706,801 ha)	48.3°N 94.2°W / 48.3; -94.2 (Big Bog)
Blufflands–Root River	Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Winona	489,194 acres (197,970 ha)	43.6427°N 91.85061°W / 43.6427; -91.85061 (Blufflands–Root River)
Camp Ripley–Pillsbury–Lake Alexander	Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison	135,436 acres (54,809 ha)	46.29639°N 94.4475°W / 46.29639; -94.4475 (Camp Ripley–Pillsbury–Lake Alexander)
Carlos Avery	Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Washington	85,864 acres (34,748 ha)	45.32895°N 93.05192°W / 45.32895; -93.05192 (Carlos Avery)
Crane Meadows Rice–Skunk Lake	Morrison	19,254 acres (7,792 ha)	45.917°N 94.205°W / 45.917; -94.205 (Crane Meadows Rice–Skunk Lake)
Des Moines River	Cottonwood, Jackson	38,225 acres (15,469 ha)	43.6875°N 95.04167°W / 43.6875; -95.04167 (Des Moines River)
Goose Lake Swamp	Pennington, Polk, Red Lake
Heron Lake	Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray
Itasca State Park	Becker, Clearwater, Hubbard
Kettle River / Banning State Park	Chisago, Pine
Kittson–Roseau Aspen Parkland	Kittson, Roseau
Lake Byllesby	Dakota, Goodhue
Lake Maria State Park–Harry Larson County Forest	Wright
Lake of the Woods	Lake of the Woods
Lake Osakis	Douglas, Todd
Lower Minnesota River Valley	Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott
McGregor	Aitkin
Mille Lacs	Aitkin, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs
Minneapolis Chain of Lakes	Hennepin
Mississippi River Twin Cities	Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington
Murphy–Hanrehan Park Reserve	Dakota, Scott
North Metro Mississippi River	Anoka, Hennepin
North Shore Peregrine Falcon Eyries	Cook, Lake
Northland Arboretum	Crow Wing
Pigeon Lake	Meeker
Prairie Coteau	Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone, Rock, Yellow Medicine
Salt Lake	Lac Qui Parle
Sax–Zim Bog	St. Louis
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge	Sherburne

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Minneapolis Parks article

Minneapolis has an extensive parks and recreation system, governed mostly by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the Three Rivers Park District.

City Parks

Park name	Location	Area	Coordinates	Notes	Image
Above the Falls Regional Park	Hawthorne		45.001447°N 93.276535°W / 45.001447; -93.276535 (Above the Falls Regional Park)
Armatage Park	Armatage		44.900037°N 93.311066°W / 44.900037; -93.311066 (Armatage Park)
Audubon Park	Audubon Park (Northeast)		45.020150°N 93.239768°W / 45.020150; -93.239768 (Audubon Park)
B.F. Nelson Park	St. Anthony West		44.991871°N 93.263308°W / 44.991871; -93.263308 (B.F. Nelson Park)
Bassett's Creek Park	Bryn Mawr, Harrison		44.977533°N 93.313705°W / 44.977533; -93.313705 (Bassett's Creek Park)
Bde Maka Ska Park	Linden Hills		44.936148°N 93.319546°W / 44.936148; -93.319546 (Bde Maka Ska Park)
Beard's Plaisance	Linden Hills		44.920177°N 93.313956°W / 44.920177; -93.313956 (Beard's Plaisance)
Beltrami Park	Beltrami		44.997155°N 93.243386°W / 44.997155; -93.243386 (Beltrami Park)
Bethune Park	Near North		44.987138°N 93.297189°W / 44.987138; -93.297189 (Bethune Park)
Bluff Street Park	Cedar-Riverside		44.976376°N 93.243931°W / 44.976376; -93.243931 (Bluff Street Park)
Bohanon Park	Lind-Bohanon		45.045°N 93.293°W / 45.045; -93.293 (Bohanon Park)
Bohemian Flats Park	Cedar-Riverside		44.975451°N 93.240557°W / 44.975451; -93.240557 (Bohemian Flats Park)
Boom Island Park	St. Anthony West	14 acres (5.7 ha)	44.992650°N 93.268897°W / 44.992650; -93.268897 (Boom Island Park)
Bossen Field Park	Wenonah		44.899860°N 93.231602°W / 44.899860; -93.231602 (Bossen Field Park)
Bottineau Field Park	Bottineau		45.007691°N 93.266859°W / 45.007691; -93.266859 (Bottineau Field Park)
Brackett Field Park	Longfellow		44.952785°N 93.216958°W / 44.952785; -93.216958 (Brackett Field Park)
Brownie Lake Park	Bryn Mawr		44.967724°N 93.326242°W / 44.967724; -93.326242 (Brownie Lake Park)
Bryant Square Park	CARAG		44.946199°N 93.290295°W / 44.946199; -93.290295 (Bryant Square Park)
Bryn Mawr Meadows Park	Bryn Mawr		44.971934°N 93.303531°W / 44.971934; -93.303531 (Bryn Mawr Meadows Park)
Cavell Park	Waite Park	3.63 acres (1.47 ha)	45.030777°N 93.241644°W / 45.030777; -93.241644 (Cavell Park)
Cedar Avenue Field Park	East Phillips	1.89 acres (0.76 ha)	44.956933°N 93.247875°W / 44.956933; -93.247875 (Cedar Avenue Field Park)
Cedar Lake Park	Kenwood, Bryn Mawr	288.1 acres (116.6 ha)	44.959°N 93.316°W / 44.959; -93.316 (Cedar Lake Park)	Contains Hidden Beach (East Cedar Beach)
Central Gym Park	Central	3.84 acres (1.55 ha)	44.941013°N 93.271142°W / 44.941013; -93.271142 (Central Gym Park)
Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park	Downtown East, Marcy-Holmes, Nicollet Island/East Bank, North Loop, St. Anthony West	71 acres (29 ha)	44.979532°N 93.256561°W / 44.979532; -93.256561 (Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park)
Chergosky Park	Prospect Park	0.38 acres (0.15 ha)	44.962450°N 93.202302°W / 44.962450; -93.202302 (Chergosky Park)
Chute Square	Nicollet Island/East Bank	1.1 acres (0.45 ha)	44.986759°N 93.255512°W / 44.986759; -93.255512 (Chute Square)
Cleveland Park	Cleveland	1.4 acres (0.57 ha)	45.014318°N 93.309524°W / 45.014318; -93.309524 (Cleveland Park)
Clinton Field Park	Whittier	1.47 acres (0.59 ha)	44.957777°N 93.270964°W / 44.957777; -93.270964 (Clinton Field Park)
Columbia Park	Columbia Park (Northeast)	181.78 acres (73.56 ha)	45.028769°N 93.252741°W / 45.028769; -93.252741 (Columbia Park)
Gold Medal Park	Mills District	7.5 acres (3.0 ha)	44.9775°N 93.253056°E / 44.9775; 93.253056 (Gold Medal Park)
Lake Harriet Park	Linden Hills		44.928524°N 93.304330°W / 44.928524; -93.304330 (Lake Harriet Park)
Lake Hiawatha Park	Ericsson		44.923024°N 93.233620°W / 44.923024; -93.233620 (Lake Hiawatha Park)
Lake Nokomis Park	Nokomis		44.912229°N 93.242792°W / 44.912229; -93.242792 (Lake Nokomis Park)
Lake of the Isles Park	East Isles		44.951555°N 93.307376°W / 44.951555; -93.307376 (Lake of the Isles Park)
Loring Park	Loring Park (Central)	33.94 acres (13.74 ha)	44.970177°N 93.283736°W / 44.970177; -93.283736 (Loring Park (park))
Lyndale Park	East Harriet	61 acres (25 ha)	44.927440°N 93.295962°W / 44.927440; -93.295962 (Lyndale Park)
Mill Ruins Park	Downtown East		44.584929°N 93.152816°W / 44.584929; -93.152816 (Mill Ruins Park)
Minnehaha Park	Minnehaha	170 acres (69 ha)	44.5454°N 93.1236°W / 44.5454; -93.1236 (Minnehaha Park)
Nicollet Island	Nicollet Island/East Bank		44.5915°N 93.1548°W / 44.5915; -93.1548 (Nicollet Island)
Shingle Creek Park	Shingle Creek		45.046136°N 93.305447°W / 45.046136; -93.305447 (Shingle Creek Park)
Stevens Square	Stevens Square (Central)		44.964440°N 93.274606°W / 44.964440; -93.274606 (Stevens Square Park)
Theodore Wirth Park	Near North, City of Golden Valley	759 acres (307 ha)	44.99°N 93.323°W / 44.99; -93.323 (Theodore Wirth Park)	Multi-jurisdictional, partly within Golden Valley.
Washburn Fair Oaks Park	Whittier		44.960057°N 93.274111°W / 44.960057; -93.274111 (Washburn Fair Oaks Park)
Webber Park	Webber-Camden		45.033312°N 93.290659°W / 45.033312; -93.290659 (Webber Park)