Ney Nature Center
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Ney Nature Center is a 446-acre park in Le Sueur County east of Henderson. It is adjacent on the north to Ney Wildlife Management Area and on the south to Henderson Station County Park/River Access. It includes the Minnesota River bluff to the west, the steep ravine of an unnamed, intermittent stream to the south, and prairie to the north. It is one of 70 Minnesota Christmas Bird Count locations. Seventy-two bird species have been sited on bird count days from 1997 to 2014. Ney Nature Center is a hybrid, both a Le Sueur County park, open daily to the public, and a nature center, providing educational events for groups of children. |
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446 acres |
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28238 Nature Center Lane N44 32.417, W93 53.129 |
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“...trails are open from sunrise until 10pm” |
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Hiking Mountain biking Picnicking Birding Nature photography Geocaching Cross country skiing Winter hiking Snowshoeing |
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Ecological Classification |
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Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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Big Woods |
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| Land Type Association | Hamburg Moraine |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Dry Hill Oak Savanna (Southern) Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest |
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Forests, prairie, meadows, bluffs, creeks |
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Youth at the Ney Nature Center enjoy catching butterflies in the warmer months. |
There are eight main trails to explore at the Ney Nature Center with several connections between trails. The Field Trail connects Don's Pond Loop Trail to the Food Plot Trail. |
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A pair of youth enjoy exploring the natural environment at the Ney Nature Center during one of its many youth programs. |
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The old barn at the Kahlow Homestead stands among the native prairie. The barn has since been refinished and now serves as a visitor center during the warmer months. |
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Youth are seen taking in the views at one of two outlooks at the Ney Nature Center. |
The grounds at Ney Nature Center are open for cross-country skiing during months when there is snow cover. Trails are maintained and groomed to provide an enjoyable experience. | |
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Historic farm buildings, photos taken in 2008 |
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Historic farm buildings, photos taken in 2008 |
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Historic farm buildings – corn crib, hired hands quarters |
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Frog Pond |
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Henry and Mathilda Ney Farm House, 1895 | |
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Hidden Windmill Trail |
Slideshows |
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Trail building at the Ney Nature Center, Henderson MN |
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Apr 23, 2016 A group of energetic volunteers are building some new mountain bike trails at the Ney Nature Center in Henderson. |
Ney Nature Center in Henderson, MN |
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Oct 22, 2016 Beautiful Ney Nature Center in Henderson, MN |
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Insects and Arachnids |
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Fungi and Lichens |
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Crown Rust (Puccinia coronata) Gold Dust Lichen (Chrysothrix candelaris) Plum Pocket (Taphrina communis) Powdery Sunburst Lichen (Xanthoria ulophyllodes) |
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ash bead gall mite (Aceria fraxini) |
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Mammals |
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American mink (Neovison vison) |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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Plants frequently found in: Dry Hill Oak Savanna (Southern) UPs14c Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland FDs37b Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest MHs38c |
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American bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) American elm (Ulmus americana) American plum (Prunus americana) American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis) American vetch (Vicia americana ssp. americana) autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) bland sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii) bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) Canadian wild ginger (Asarum canadense) chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca) desert false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) early meadow-rue (Thalictrum dioicum) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) hound’s tongue (Cynoglossum officinale) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) littleleaf linden (Tilia cordata) Manchurian lilac (Syringa pubescens ssp. patula) northern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) smooth rose (Rosa blanda var. blanda) Virginia stickseed (Hackelia virginiana) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum)
Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder) Amorpha fruticosa (desert false indigo) Apocynum cannabinum (Indian hemp) Asarum canadense (Canadian wild ginger) Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed) Capsella bursa-pastoris (shepherd’s purse) Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania sedge) Celastrus scandens (American bittersweet) Celtis occidentalis (northern hackberry) Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood) Cynoglossum officinale (hound’s tongue) Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian olive) Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Galium triflorum (fragrant bedstraw) Hackelia virginiana (Virginia stickseed) Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum (Virginia waterleaf) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort) Medicago lupulina (black medick) Osmorhiza claytonii (bland sweet cicely) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood) Potentilla simplex (common cinquefoil) Prunus americana (American plum) Prunus virginiana var. virginiana (chokecherry) Quercus ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak) Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn) Rosa blanda var. blanda (smooth rose) Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot) Syringa pubescens ssp. patula (Manchurian lilac) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow-rue) Thalictrum thalictroides (rue anemone) Thlaspi arvense (field pennycress) Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar) Tilia cordata (littleleaf linden) Trifolium pratense (red clover) Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover) Ulmus americana (American elm) Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle) |
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