Ecoregions are contiguous land areas that have homogeneous characteristics, such as: potential natural vegetation, soils and mineral availability, physiography, land use, and land cover.

The Red River Basin in Minnesota contains five different ecoregions. For a general description of the ecoregions of the Red River Valley, select one of the ecoregion areas from the map or list below:

• Red River Valley
• Northern Minnesota Wetlands
• Northern Central Hardwood Forests
• Northern Lakes and Forests
• Northern Glaciated Plains

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For questions about the Red River Basin information available on this Web site, contact Molly MacGregor at 218-846-0494.