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2,600 acres |
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12595 Park Drive N45 11.103, W93 37.790 |
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5 AM–10 PM |
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No fee |
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Hiking Trails |
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Unpaved hiking: 2.7 mi. The paved Lake Independence Regional Trail begins in Crow-Hassan Park Reserve. |
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Deer hunting by shotgun and archery. See Natural Resources Management (Three Rivers Park District) for details. |
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Ecology |
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Ecological Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Ecological Section | Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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Ecological Subsection | Big Woods |
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Land Type Association | Maple Plain Moraine |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Hackberry) Forest Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest Southern Mesic Maple-Basswood Forest |
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* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
Natural Features |
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840 acres of restored prairie |
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Horse Park
This is a horse park that accommodates hikers with a short hiking trail. The hiking trail is wide and, despite numerous signs, is also used by horseback riders.
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Trail between the Twin Lakes |
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North Twin Lake |
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South Twin Lake |
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Prairie flowers in bloom along the trail between the Twin Lakes |
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Hiking Trail |
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Restored Prairie |
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Volunteers help restore prairie twelvedottv |
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Published on Sep 24, 2013 The tug of a prairie sky can be powerful. It has a magnetic pull on those who love wide open space, colorful flowers and fresh autumn air. "There isn't a time when the prairie isn't beautiful," said Maria Duane of Victoria. "I guess the sense of space is what is very appealing to me. I don't like feeling hemmed in. You feel very free in an open space like this." Duane was in a volunteer group collecting prairie seeds at Hassan-Crow Park in Rogers. It was all part of a prairie restoration project. "By collecting these seeds, we can take them and we can create the seed mixes that we want for specific areas and put them back out on the prairie, prairies that we have already restored, or else we can start converting others," said Steve Hogg, wildlife specialist for the Three Rivers Park District. The goal for the volunteers was to come up with three different kinds of seeds from the Crow-Hassan prairie. It's a simple premise - identify the flower, grab the seeds and drop them in a bag. Prairie seed collection is organized by the Three Rivers Park District and runs from August through October. "The great thing about prairies is that there's always something blooming," Hogg said. "By having something always blooming, things become ripe at different times of the year." Without volunteers, the tab for this seedy job would be approximately $50,000. However, they are glad to chip in because a day on the prairie is priceless. "It's a very sacred time actually, very quiet, beautiful," Duane said. "I love the prairie plants." "The environment, the air, the sky, it's a beautiful place to be," said volunteer Jim Rogne. If you want to volunteer for prairie restoration, the next seed collection is Tuesday, Oct. 1, between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Eric Nelson, reporting http://twelve.tv/ 12 News is on Comcast cable channel 12 in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale. |
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Prairie Burn - Three Rivers Parks ThreeRiversParks |
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Uploaded on May 11, 2010 Three Rivers Parks routinely do prairie burns to renew and regenerate prairie ecosystems. This video shows how it's done at Crow-Hassan Park in northwest Hennepin County. |
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second run of the season huskyhauler |
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Uploaded on Oct 3, 2010 a little puppy run in Crow Hassan Park |
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Reintroduced Species
Regal fritillaries and Leonard’s skippers were recently reintroduced on the restored prairie.
Eastern hognose snakes and bull snakes have also been reintroduced into the park.
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