
| Winding northeast along the border between Hennepin and Wright Counties is the lower Crow River. Photo: Gary Hallman. |
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| The cold clear water of Valley Creek seeps and bubbles up from rocks near the border between Woodbury and Afton. Photo: Linda Gammell. |
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| Bisecting Dakota County from west to east, the Vermillion River veers south at Hastings. Photo: Jeff Krueger. |
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| From the trail along its northern edge, Seminary Fen looks like other wet grassy meadows, but a more curious world unfolds inside. Photo: Doug Beasley.
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| The rugged terrain of the Pine Bend Natural Area harbors old oak forest, wildflowers, springs, prairie, and limestone outcroppings. Photo: Chris Faust. |
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| Winding northeast along the border between Hennepin and Wright Counties is the lower Crow River. Photo: Gary Hallman. |
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