which plants are seen in the first one?
Eastern white pine, red pine, aspen–birch, etc.
Itasca State Park
A combination of jack pine and northern pin oak dominated the park before European settlement. Among the numerous varieties of trees Itasca accommodates are quaking aspen, bigtooth aspen, paper birch, red pine, white pine, as well as a mix of northern hardwoods. Current vegetation of the park now include: eastern white pine, red pine, aspen–birch, mixed hardwoods, jack pine barrens, and conifer bog. 
which places are connected by u.s. route 8? Interstate 35 in Forest Lake, Minnesota, to US 2 at Norway. is there any business route which is a part of it? Yes, Business U.S. Highway 8. which are the notable media outlets in the first place connected by the route? The Forest Lake Times and Forest Lake Lowdown what are some of the geological characteristics of the state where this place is situated? It has gneisses that are about 3.6 billion years old and 2.7 billion years ago remains of basaltic lava formed the Canadian Shield. which are some of the protected lands in the state? Itasca State Park, Chippewa and Superior national forests, etc to name a few.
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Itasca State Park [SEP] Plant life
Fire is necessary to the regeneration of white, red, and jack pines in the area because it opens the forest floor and canopy for new trees to grow. An overpopulation of white-tailed deer also stunt the regeneration efforts of these pines, as deer browse young pine seedling and prevent them from maturing into trees. A combination of jack pine and northern pin oak dominated the park before European settlement. Among the numerous varieties of trees Itasca accommodates are quaking aspen, bigtooth aspen, paper birch, red pine, white pine, as well as a mix of northern hardwoods. Current vegetation of the park now include: eastern white pine, red pine, aspen–birch, mixed hardwoods, jack pine barrens, and conifer bog.