Pankratz Memorial Prairie

South Unit

 

 

     
 
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Pankratz Memorial Prairie, North Unit

The Nature Conservancy

 
     
 

Overview

 
 

 

 
     
 

History

 
 

 

 
     
 

Management

 
 

In 2009 The Nature Conservancy removed quaking aspen and leafy spurge from this site.

 
     
 

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Location
 
 

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Complete

 

South Unit

 
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Size

 
 

452 acres

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

N47 42.999, W96 26.979

 
         
 

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          Polk County  
          Northwest Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

 

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

No hunting

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Tallgrass Aspen Parklands

   
  Ecological Section    

Lake Agassiz, Aspen Parklands

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Aspen Parklands

   
  Land Type Association    

Beach Ridges

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Agassiz Interbeach Prairie Complex

Calcareous Fen (Northwestern)

Mesic Prairie (Northern)

Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland

Prairie Wetland Complex

Seepage Meadow/Carr

Seepage Meadow/Carr: Tussock Sedge Subtype

Wet Saline Prairie (Northern)

Wet Seepage Prairie (Northern)

   
  * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources      
         
 

Natural Features

     
 

 

 

 

 

Waterproof footwear recommended

More than half of each unit is wet prairie, seepage meadow, or fen. Waterproof footwear is recommended.

 

 

 

 

           
 
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Calcareous Fen (Northwestern)

 
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Visits

8/24/2009

               
 
 

Birds

 
 

Eight bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen on at least one of the units of this preserve:

Threatened

Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

Special Concern

Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)

Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni)

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)

 
 

Pine to Prairie Birding Trail

eBird Field Checklist (Complete)

eBird Field Checklist (South Unit)

 
 

 

     
 

Insects and Arachnids

 
 

One insect and arachnid species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen on at least one of the units of this preserve:

Endangered

Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)

 
 

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 preserve:

Special Concern

moose (Alces americanus)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

 
 

 

     
 

Plants

 
 

Seven plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found on at least one of the units of this preserve:

Threatened

hair-like beak-rush (Rhynchospora capillacea)

Special Concern

blanket flower (Gaillardia aristata)

deer sedge (Carex hallii)

northern singlespike sedge (Carex scirpoidea ssp. scirpoidea)

pleated gentian (Gentiana affinis)

small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum)

spikeoat (Avenula hookeri)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) UPn12b

Mesic Prairie (Northern) UPn23b

Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland FDw44

Seepage Meadow/Carr WMs83a

Wet Brush-Prairie (Northern) WPn53b

Wet Prairie (Northern) WPn53c

Wet Saline Prairie (Northern) WPn53d

Wet Seepage Prairie (Northern) WPn53a

     
     

 

 

 

 

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