Agassiz Dunes SNA

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Agassiz Dunes SNA (MN DNR) (MinnesotaSeasons)

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1,024 acres
 

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   Area and County
    County  

Polk and Norman Counties
    Region   Northwest Minnesota

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N47 30.841, W96 17.482
 

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Trails

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

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Ecology

Ecological Classification

   Ecological Classification
Ecological Province Ecological Province  

Prairie Parkland Province

  
Ecological Section Ecological Section  

Red River Valley

  
Ecological Subsection 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    
     

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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
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Uploaded on Dec 5, 2009

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

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8/17/2010
 

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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)

 

  

 

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

 

  

 

Mammals

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

 

    

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)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

Plants frequently found in:

Bur Oak - Aspen Forest FDs36a

Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Northern) UPn13b

    
   

 

Reptiles

One reptile species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Special Concern

plains hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List
     

 

 

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