Polk and Norman Counties

393 acres

Map with GPS coordinates

N47 30.841, W96 17.482

There are no maintained trails, though many worn footpaths are evidence of moderate usage of the site.

Deer, archery and firearm; and grouse. A wheelchair-accessible hunting platform is available for reservation.

See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

Province

Prairie Parkland Province

Section

Red River Valley

Subsection(s)

Red River Prairie

Land Type Association(s)

Barnesville Beach Complex

Agassiz Dunes Preserve (The Nature Conservancy)

Minnesota DNR

This SNA is a part of a much larger The Nature Conservancy preserve.

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One bird species with protected status in Minnesota is found here:

Special concern – Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)

Other birds commonly found on this site, along with those listed below, include Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus), Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus), Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus), and Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus).

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

One insect species with protected status in Minnesota is found here:

Special concern – Powesheik skipperling (Oarisma powesheik)

White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) is commonly seen on this site.

Eight plant species with protected status in Minnesota and one tracked species are found here:

Endangered – Indian Ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides)

Threatened – beaked skeletonweed (Shinnersoseris rostrata)

Special concern – rough bentgrass (Agrostis scabra), small-leaved pussytoes (Antennaria parvifolia), blunt sedge (Carex obtusata), woolly beachheather (Hudsonia tomentosa), creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis), clustered broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata)

Tracked – beaked skeletonweed (Shinnersoseris rostrata)

University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List

Plants frequently found in:

Bur Oak - Aspen Forest FDs36a

Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Northern) UPn13b