Marcoux Prairie

       
   

Area and County

    Red Lake County
    Northwest Minnesota
     
 

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Size

316 acres

 
 
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Parking

Field access
N47 48.414, W96 14.711

Park on the field access on the east side of 110th Ave. SE.

Marcoux WMA parking
N47 48.190, W96 13.970

 
Hiking Trails

No maintained trails

 
Hunting

All hunting and trapping. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

 
Ecological Classification Province  

Tallgrass Aspen Parklands

Ecological Classification
Section  

Lake Agassiz, Aspen Parklands

Subsection(s)  

Aspen Parklands

Land Type Association(s)

Beach Ridges

 
Native Plant Communities1

Aspen - (Prairie Herb) Woodland

Mesic Prairie (Northern)

Sedge Meadow

 
Ownership

The Nature Conservancy logo

 
Links

The Nature Conservancy

 
Comments

Unsigned
There are yellow boundary markers marking the corners but no sign with the name of this site.

 

History
Marcoux (pronounced mar-coo) Prairie was acquired with funds provided by the Outdoor Heritage Fund, which was created by the 2008 Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment.

 
Visits

8/25/2016

   

 

 

 

 

       
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Birds

One bird species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here:

 

Special concern

Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)

 
 

eBird Field Checklist

 
Plants

Plants frequently found in:

Aspen - (Prairie Herb) Woodland FDw34a

Mesic Prairie (Northern) UPn23b

Sedge Meadow WMn82b

 

 

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