Neal WMA

Minnesota DNR

Most of Neal WMA is wet brush prairie. Over half of the site is seasonally flooded. There is mesic prairie on the western third and at the southeast corner.

In 2014, The Nature Conservancy transferred 160 acres of its Twin Valley Prairie SNA preserve to the Minnesota DNR. That land became part of Neal WMA.

The western portion of the WMA, from the north parking area to the western boundary and south to County Road 39, is restored and planted tall grass prairie.

Prescribed burns were conducted in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2013, and 2018. A large wildfire passed through the site in 2011 and another in 2015. Brush removal began in August–September 2018.

1833.86 acres

There is a parking area on the north side of County Road 39 (120th Ave.) 0.9 miles east of County Road 28 (330th St.).
N47 10.838, W96 20.775

There is another parking area on the west side of 348th St. (a minimum maintenance road) 0.6 mile south of 140th Ave.
N47 11.676, W96 20.608

Deer, Small Game, Waterfowl. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

eBird Field Checklist

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List