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The Lost 40 Scientific and Natural Area became the first in the state to join the national Old-Growth Forest Network.

Ancient River Warren Channel NNL Two renowned Minnesota oldgrowth forests—the Lost 40 Scientific and Natural Area in Itasca County and the Itasca Wilderness Sanctuary SNA in Clearwater County—will be the first in the state to join the national Old- Growth Forest Network. The network recognizes existing old-growth forests across the nation and highlights the importance

How does a forest go missing for 78 years? Because that's what happened to a forest in northern Minnesota back in the late 1800s. Thanks to the forest getting lost, it saved some incredibly rare old-growth trees (aka, trees that have been around for a long, long time). The forest is called the Lost 40 Scientific and Natural Area (SNA). It is a part of the Big Fork State Forest up in Koochiching and Itasca counties. How Does a Forest "Get Lost" Lost 40 SNA was a large chunk of land that was mapped incorrectly back in 1882. The people who mapped the area wrong had marked it as Coddington Lake...

How does a forest go missing for 78 years? Because that's what happened to a forest in northern Minnesota back in the late 1800s. Thanks to the forest getting lost, it saved some incredibly rare old-growth trees (aka, trees that have been around for a long, long time). The forest is called the Lost 40 Scientific and Natural Area (SNA). It is a part of the Big Fork State Forest up in Koochiching and Itasca counties. How Does a Forest "Get Lost" Lost 40 SNA was a large chunk of land that was mapped incorrectly back in 1882. The people who mapped the area wrong had marked it as Coddington Lake...