Butterwort Cliffs consists of a narrow strip of wet rock and dry bedrock shore natural communities on Lake Superior and the aspen-birch forest that extends from the rock shore to the northern border of the SNA. A variety of colorful lichens, ranging from orange to green, cover much of the bedrock shoreline. The cool moist micro climate near the lake provides habitat for a unique assemblage of rare arctic-alpine plants, including butterwort and Hudson Bay eyebright. Butterwort, for which this SNA is named, grows in fragile mats, its sticky, yellow-green leaves trapping insects as a nutritional supplement A portion of this site was a gift from The Nature Conservancy dedicated as the Tom Savage Memorial to honor of Tom’s long-time advocacy for protection of critical lands along the North Shore. This site is within Cascade River State Park.
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