Minnesota Seasons - Felton Prairie SNA, Assiniboia Skipper Unit

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	About

	Ownership


	Felton Prairie SNA consists of four units, all within the much larger Felton Prairie Complex. The Blazing Star Unit is owned by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and is referred to as Blazing Star Prairie. The eastern half of the Bicentennial Unit is owned by the Minnesota DNR. The western half, and land adjacent to it, is owned by Clay County. The Assiniboia Skipper and Shrike Units are owned by the Minnesota DNR.

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	Felton Prairie Minnesota DNR

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	Felton Prairie SNA Complete		Assiniboia Skipper Unit


	Size
	522 acres

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	N47 6.102, W96 24.428


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					Clay County
					Northwest Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	No maintained trails

	Hunting
	No hunting


	Ecology

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

	Native Plant Communities*
	Prairie Wetland Complex Wet Prairie (Northern) Wet Seepage Prairie (Northern)
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

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	Felton Prairie Scientific and Natural Area Virtual Hike Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

	About Apr 2, 2020 Time for a beach day, but not in the way you might think though. Felton Prairie SNA is an important gravel prairie complex that is associated with the former shoreline of Glacial Lake Agassiz. Lake Agassiz was a giant lake, larger than all of the Great Lakes combined! It covered most of Manitoba and extended into other Canadian provinces and U.S. states, including Minnesota. mndnr.gov/snas/sna00955

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8/22/2009

Birds


Fifteen bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA:
Endangered	Baird’s Sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) Henslow’s Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Sprague’s Pipit (Anthus spragueii)
Special Concern	Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii) Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

Minnesota’s Pine to Prairie Birding Trail

National Audubon Society – Felton Prairie IBA

eBird Field Checklist

Insects and Arachnids


Six insect and arachnid species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA:
Endangered	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae) plains skipper (Hesperia assiniboia) Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek) Uhler’s arctic (Oeneis uhleri varuna)
Special Concern	Pawnee skipper (Hesperia leonardus pawnee) regal fritillary (Argynnis idalia)

Minnesota Bee Atlas

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

Mammals


One mammal species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA:
Special Concern	prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)

Plants


Six plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found on at least one of the units of this SNA:
Endangered	western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)
Special Concern	blanket flower (Gaillardia aristata) blunt sedge (Carex obtusata) dry sedge (Carex xerantica) small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum) spikeoat (Avenula hookeri)

Plants frequently found in:

Wet Prairie (Northern) WPn53c

Wet Seepage Prairie (Northern) WPn53a

Reptiles


One reptile species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA:
Special Concern	plains hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

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Felton Prairie SNA

About

Ownership

Links

Overview

History

Management

Comments

Location

Maps

Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates

Size

Parking

Driving Directions

Activities

Hiking Trails

Hunting

Ecology

Ecological Classification

Native Plant Communities*

Natural Features

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Birds

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Mammals

Plants

Reptiles