Felton Prairie SNA
Bicentennial Unit
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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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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History |
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Management |
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A controlled burn was performed in the spring of 2014. |
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Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates |
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Felton Prairie SNA Complete |
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Size |
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320 acres |
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Parking lot |
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Hiking Trails |
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There are no maintained trails. The field road that leads to the parking lot continues along the south boundary of the site. An old field road passes through the site from north to south. |
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Deer only. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details. |
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Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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| Ecological Province | Prairie Parkland Province |
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| Ecological Section | Red River Valley |
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| Ecological Subsection | Red River Prairie |
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| Land Type Association | Barnesville Beach Complex |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) Mesic Prairie (Northern) Prairie Mixed Cattail Marsh |
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Extra Section
The map of Felton Prairie SNA on the Minnesota DNR Web page does not include a 21-acre section of the SNA on the western edge of the Bicentennial Unit south of the gravel pit. An interpretive sign and a small parking lot are in this section, and the section is clearly marked with SNA boundary signs.
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Interpretive Sign |
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Quarry |
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Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) |
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Mesic Prairie (Northern) |
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| Felton Prairie Scientific and Natural Area Virtual Hike Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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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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_02.jpg "mountain death camas (var. elegans)")
_04.jpg "prairie fleabane (var. strigosus)")
Dakota Skipper
The Bicentennial Unit of Felton Prairie SNA has been designated as critical habitat for Dakota skipper by USF&WS..
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