Bluestem Prairie SNA

 

 

     
 
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Management

 
 

Most of this SNA is part ofthe much larger Bluestem Prairie Preserve, a The Nature Conservancy preserve. The upper half of the northern section of the SNA is also part of Buffalo River State Park.

 
     
 

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Size

 
 

1,310 acres

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

North Parking
N46 51.313, W96 28.405

Southeast Parking
N46 49.984, W96 27.149

 
         
 

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          Clay County  
          Northwest Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

The Prairie View Trail of Buffalo River State Park passes through the northern quarter of this SNA. It creates a 1.5 mile loop with a spur that leads to the north parking area.

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

No hunting

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Prairie Parkland Province

   
  Ecological Section    

Red River Valley

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Red River Prairie

   
  Land Type Association    

Felton Lake Plain
Barnesville Beach Complex

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Agassiz Beach Ridge Complex

Black Ash - Silver Maple Terrace Forest

Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern)

Mesic Prairie (Northern)

Wet Prairie (Northern)

   
  * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources      
         
 

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North Parking

 
    Bluestem Prairie SNA      
           
 

Southeast Parking

 
    Bluestem Prairie SNA   Bluestem Prairie SNA  
           
 

Agassiz Beach Ridge Complex, Wet Year (2010)

 
    Bluestem Prairie SNA   Bluestem Prairie SNA  
           
    Bluestem Prairie SNA   Bluestem Prairie SNA  
           
 

Agassiz Beach Ridge Complex, Dry Year (2012)

 
    Bluestem Prairie SNA   Bluestem Prairie SNA  
           
    Bluestem Prairie SNA   Bluestem Prairie SNA  

 

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Amphibians

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

 
         
 

Birds

 
 

Ten bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Endangered

Henslow’s Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii)

Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

Threatened

Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

Special Concern

Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)

Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni)

Purple Martin (Progne subis)

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

 
 

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

eBird Field Checklist

 
         
 

Fishes

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

 
         
 

Fungi and Lichens

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fungi List

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Lichens List

 
  Dead Man’s Foot (Pisolithus tinctorius)      
 

Insects and Arachnids

 
 

Three insect and arachnid species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Endangered

Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)

Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek)

Special Concern

regal fritillary (Argynnis idalia)

 
         
 

Mammals

 
 

Three mammal species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Special Concern

northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster)

plains pocket mouse (Perognathus flavescens)

prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

 
         
 

Plants

 
 

Wleven plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:

Endangered

winter bentgrass (Agrostis hyemalis)

Threatened

clustered broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata)

Special Concern

great blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata)

hairy evening primrose (Oenothera villosa ssp. strigosa)

narrow-leaved water plantain (Alisma gramineum)

nodding wild onion (Allium cernuum var. cernuum)

northern singlespike sedge (Carex scirpoidea ssp. scirpoidea)

plains reed grass (Calamagrostis montanensis)

Rydberg’s sunflower (Helianthus nuttallii ssp. rydbergii)

small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum)

spikeoat (Avenula hookeri)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Black Ash - Silver Maple Terrace Forest FFn57a

Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) UPn12b

Mesic Prairie (Northern) UPn23b

Wet Prairie (Northern) WPn53c

     
         
 

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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