Land Formations

Sandhill River
Follow the winding course of the Sand Hill River as these dancing waters flow over Glacial Lake Agassiz beach ridges on their way to the Red River and northward to Hudson Bay.

Riverine Forest
The river and its valley have produced a rich lowland forest community. Wildflowers, ferns, shrubs and trees greet visitors. Expect to see a mixture of songbirds, waterfowl, and birds of prey.

Blufflands
An unusual natural community - birch forests with boreal species are found on cool and damp north facing bluffs. Steep bluffs and deep valleys have been formed over the yeas by the Sand Hill River.

Oak Savanna
A rare experience awaiting visitors is a hike through the Oak Savanna - a prairie landscape with a mix of scattered oaks. Imagine the stories these gnarled 100-year-old burr oaks could tell of life in the Sand Hills.

Dunes
Wide-open expanses of shifting sand dunes once characterized the Sand Hills. Plants have now stabalized the duens. Death Valley 1 and scattered small "blow outs" still illustrate active times.

Sand Prairie
Visitors are treated to beautiful panoramas of rolling hills covered throughout the growing season by grasses and wild flowers. An amazing variety of plants and insects are found on these sand prairies.

Death Valley
Wind Blown Sand forms this active sand dune. Sand forms ripples as it is blown over the surface. Eventually the sand grains cascade over the steep north face of the dune and their journey ends.

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