Minnesota Seasons - Agassiz Dunes SNA (MN DNR)

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Ownership

This SNA is a part of a much larger The Nature Conservancy (TNC) preserve that goes by the same name. All of the property is owned by the TNC. Only this part is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR).

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Agassiz Dunes SNA (TNC) (MinnesotaSeasons)

Minnesota DNR

The Nature Conservancy

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History

Management

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Location

Size

336 acres reported

417 acres on the map

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				Polk and Norman Counties
				Northwest Minnesota

Parking

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N47 30.841, W96 17.482

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Activities

Hiking

Birding

Nature photography

Cross country skiing

Snowshoeing

Trails

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

Hunting and Fishing


Ecology

Ecological Classification
Ecological Province			Prairie Parkland Province
Ecological Section			Red River Valley
Ecological Subsection			Red River Prairie
Land Type Association			Barnesville Beach Complex

Native Plant Communities*
Bur Oak - Aspen Forest Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Northern)
* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

Natural Features


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Degrees of Wildness
PondsintheSun

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Uploaded on Jan 16, 2010

Agassiz Dunes is a precious landscape that is being restored with logging and burning. Over the years we will see different plant and animal communities inhabit the site. Will it be more domesticated or more wild?

Appearance and Experience at Agassiz Dunes
PondsintheSun

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Uploaded on Dec 5, 2009

Examining the vegetation at Agassiz Dunes, Rhett and Niki talk about lichen, appearance, and experience.

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/sna00972/index.html

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8/17/2010

Birds


Six bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Baird’s Sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii)
Special Concern	Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Purple Martin (Progne subis)

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

eBird Field Checklist (Norman County)

eBird Field Checklist (Polk County)

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

Eastern Wood-peewee (Contopus virens)

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

Insects and Arachnids


One insect and arachnid species with conservation status in Minnesota, which is also a federally listed species, has been seen here:
Federally Endangered	Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek)
Endangered	Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

cabbage white (Pieris rapae)

Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)

common green darner (Anax junius)

goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis)

lance-tipped darner (Aeshna constricta)

monarch (Danaus plexippus)

orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

typical cicadas (Family Cicadidae)

variegated meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)


Mammals
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants


Eight plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Endangered	Indian ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides)
Threatened	beaked skeletonweed (Shinnersoseris rostrata) clustered broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata) Louisiana broomrape (Orobanche ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) woolly beachheather (Hudsonia tomentosa)
Special Concern	blunt sedge (Carex obtusata) creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) small-leaved pussytoes (Antennaria parvifolia)