Size | 2,320 acres |
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Hunting | No hunting |
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Ecological Classification | Province | Tallgrass Aspen Parklands |
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Section | Lake Agassiz, Aspen Parklands |
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Subsection(s) | Aspen Parklands |
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Land Type Association(s) | Beach Ridges Gentilly Lake Plain |
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Native Plant Communities1 | Agassiz Interbeach Prairie Complex Bulrush Marsh (Prairie) Calcareous Fen (Northwestern) Mesic Prairie (Northern) Northwestern Mesic Aspen-Oak Woodland Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland Seepage Meadow/Carr Wet Brush-Prairie (Northern) Wet Prairie (Northern) |
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Visits | 7/31/2004 |
8/16/2011 | 8/21/2012 |
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Birds | Ten bird species with conservation status in Minnesota and one tracked species have been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA: |
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Endangered |
Baird’s Sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii) |
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American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa fedoa) Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) |
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Insects and Arachnids | One insect species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA: |
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Endangered |
Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae) |
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Mammals | One mammal species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA: |
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Plants | Western prairie fringed orchid blooms on at least one of the units of this SNA in the first week of July. |
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Eight plant species with conservation status in Minnesota and one species on the watch list are found on at least one of the units of this SNA: |
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hair-like beak-rush (Rhynchospora capillacea) |
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Special concern |
blanket flower (Gaillardia aristata) deer sedge (Carex hallii) northern singlespike sedge (Carex scirpoidea ssp. scirpoidea) |
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Watch list |
plains bluegrass (Poa arida) |
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Plants frequently found in: Bulrush Marsh (Prairie) MRp93a Calcareous Fen (Northwestern) OPp93a Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Prairie) MRp83a Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) UPn12b Mesic Prairie (Northern) UPn23b Northwestern Mesic Aspen-Oak Woodland FDw34 Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland FDw44 |
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