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About 5,000 seedlings have been planted in the southeast corner of the preserve to create a “showcase” area. |
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Hiking, nature photography, Birding |
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No maintained trails |
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Ecological Province | Prairie Parkland Province |
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Ecological Section | North Central Glaciated Plains |
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Ecological Subsection | Minnesota River Prairie |
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Land Type Association | Gibbon Till Plain |
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Mesic Prairie (Southern) Sedge Meadow |
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The Nature Conservancy Sign |
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Mesic Prairie (Southern) |
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Sedge Meadow |
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Buffalo Creek |
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Come Explore the Prairie With Me! - Schaefer Prairie and Ottawa Bluffs | 2021 Adventures |
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May 27, 2021 Join Jonas and I on a trip to explore two prairie areas in Southern Minnesota, Schaefer Prairie and Ottawa Bluffs. Both are owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy. A vlog-style video complete with my inability to remember anything I've ever learned about prairie plant identification, a lengthy discussion of prescribed fire and fire ecology in grasslands, unexpected wetlands, and a deep awakening moment about EXACTLY how out of shape I am. Also... I will warn you that the camera work on this is not good. I can't see my display screen very well through my polarised sunglasses, and this combined with me walking over uneven ground means the camera spends a lot of time tilted funny and swooping around. Maybe skip the visual part of this if you get motion sick. Say hi on Instagram: https://instagram.com/leveninlied |
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8/18/2005 9/24/2013 |
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American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) |
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Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens) dog day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis) goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) multicolored Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme) |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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American cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) blue skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) blue vervain (Verbena hastata) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior) Canada anemone (Anemonastrum canadense) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis) Canadian tick-trefoil (Desmodium canadense) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum) Dakota gentian (Gentiana andrewsii var. dakotica) dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata var. punctata) downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta) downy phlox (Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida) dwarf false indigo (Amorpha nana) false boneset (Brickellia eupatorioides var. corymbulosa) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) fringed brome (Bromus ciliatus) giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) green amaranth (Amaranthus hybridus) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) green foxtail (Setaria viridis var. viridis) heart-leaved four o’clock (Mirabilis nyctaginea) heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) lance-leaf fog-fruit (Phyla lanceolata) late goldenrod (Solidago altissima) little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) marsh vetchling (Lathyrus palustris) Maryland black snakeroot (Sanicula marilandica) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) northern blue flag (Iris versicolor) northern bugleweed (Lycopus uniflorus) northern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) northern plains blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis) paleleaf woodland sunflower (Helianthus strumosus) panicled aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum) perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya) prairie cordgrass (Sporobolus michauxianus) prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata) prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) prairie ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata) prairie lettuce (Lactuca ludoviciana) prairie milkvetch (Astragalus laxmannii var. robustior) prairie onion (Allium stellatum) prairie peppergrass (Lepidium densiflorum) prairie turnip (Pediomelum esculentum) prairie willow (Salix humilis var. humilis) prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola) purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) purple rattlesnake root (Nabalus racemosus) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) Riddell’s goldenrod (Solidago riddellii) rough bentgrass (Agrostis scabra) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) rough cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) rough oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra) round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata) sage-leaved willow (Salix candida) sandbar willow (Salix interior) sawtooth sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus) showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula) silky aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) silverleaf scurfpea (Pediomelum argophyllum) sky-blue aster (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense var. oolentangiense) slender willow (Salix petiolaris) smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) starry false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum stellatum) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida ssp. rigida) stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) Sullivant’s milkweed (Asclepias sullivantii) swamp betony (Pedicularis lanceolata) swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata) swamp thistle (Cirsium muticum) switch grass (Panicum virgatum var. virgatum) tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) tall thistle (Cirsium altissimum) tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) threeway sedge (Dulichium arundinaceum var. arundinaceum) tufted lovegrass (Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea) veiny pea (Lathyrus venosus var. intonsus) Virginia mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) water smartweed (Persicaria amphibia) western marbleseed (Lithospermum occidentale) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides) white prairie clover (Dalea candida var. candida) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) winged loosestrife (Lythrum alatum var. alatum) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea)
Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder) Acer saccharinum (silver maple) Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Agrostis scabra (rough bentgrass) Allium stellatum (prairie onion) Amaranthus hybridus (green amaranth) Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) Ambrosia trifida (giant ragweed) Amorpha nana (dwarf false indigo) Andropogon gerardi (big bluestem) Anemonastrum canadense (Canada anemone) Anemone cylindrica (candle anemone) Antennaria neglecta (field pussytoes) Apocynum cannabinum (Indian hemp) Arctium minus (common burdock) Artemisia dracunculus (tarragon) Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage) Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata (swamp milkweed) Asclepias sullivantii (Sullivant’s milkweed) Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior (butterfly weed) Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis (Canadian milkvetch) Astragalus laxmannii var. robustior (prairie milkvetch) Berteroa incana (hoary alyssum) Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula (sideoats grama) Brickellia eupatorioides var. corymbulosa (false boneset) Bromus ciliatus (fringed brome) Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed) Celtis occidentalis (northern hackberry) Cirsium altissimum (tall thistle) Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle) Cirsium muticum (swamp thistle) Coreopsis palmata (prairie coreopsis) Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood) Dalea candida var. candida (white prairie clover) Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (purple prairie clover) Desmodium canadense (Canadian tick-trefoil) Drymocallis arguta (tall cinquefoil) Dulichium arundinaceum var. arundinaceum (threeway sedge) Echinacea angustifolia (narrow-leaved purple coneflower) Elymus canadensis (Canada wildrye) Equisetum arvense (field horsetail) Equisetum laevigatum (smooth scouring rush) Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea (tufted lovegrass) Erigeron canadensis (Canadian horseweed) Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Galium boreale (northern bedstraw) Gentiana andrewsii var. dakotica (Dakota gentian) Gentiana puberulenta (downy gentian) Glycyrrhiza lepidota (wild licorice) Helenium autumnale (common sneezeweed) Helianthus grosseserratus (sawtooth sunflower) Helianthus pauciflorus (stiff sunflower) Helianthus strumosus (paleleaf woodland sunflower) Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke) Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (rough oxeye) Heracleum maximum (American cow parsnip) Iris versicolor (northern blue flag) Lactuca ludoviciana (prairie lettuce) Lactuca serriola (prickly lettuce) Lathyrus palustris (marsh vetchling) Lathyrus venosus var. intonsus) (veiny pea) Lepidium densiflorum (prairie peppergrass) Lespedeza capitata (round-headed bush clover) Liatris aspera (rough blazing star) Liatris ligulistylis (northern plains blazing star) Liatris punctata var. punctata (dotted blazing star) Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya (prairie blazing star) Lithospermum occidentale (western marbleseed) Lycopus uniflorus (northern bugleweed) Lythrum alatum var. alatum (winged loosestrife) Maianthemum stellatum (starry false Solomon’s seal) Melilotus albus (white sweet clover) Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweet clover) Mirabilis nyctaginea (heart-leaved four o’clock) Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot) Nabalus racemosus (purple rattlesnake root) Oenothera biennis (common evening primrose) Solidago riddellii (Riddell’s goldenrod) Panicum virgatum var. virgatum (switch grass) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Pedicularis lanceolata (swamp betony) Pediomelum argophyllum (silverleaf scurfpea) Pediomelum esculentum (prairie turnip) Persicaria amphibia (water smartweed) Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass) Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida (downy phlox) Phyla lanceolata (lance-leaf fog-fruit) Physostegia virginiana var. virginiana (common obedient plant) Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (smooth Solomon’s seal) Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood) Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) Pycnanthemum virginianum (Virginia mountain mint) Ratibida pinnata (gray-headed coneflower) Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn) Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) Salix candida (sage-leaved willow) Salix humilis var. humilis (prairie willow) Salix interior (sandbar willow) Salix petiolaris (slender willow) Sanicula marilandica (Maryland black snakeroot) Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem) Scutellaria lateriflora (blue skullcap) Setaria pumila ssp. pumila (yellow foxtail) Setaria viridis var. viridis (green foxtail) Solidago altissima (late goldenrod) Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod) Solidago gigantea (giant goldenrod) Solidago nemoralis (gray goldenrod) Solidago rigida ssp. rigida (stiff goldenrod) Solidago speciosa (showy goldenrod) Sonchus arvensis (perennial sow thistle) Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass) Sporobolus heterolepis (prairie dropseed) Sporobolus michauxianus (prairie cordgrass) Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides (white heath aster) Symphyotrichum laeve (smooth blue aster) Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (panicled aster) Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster) Symphyotrichum oolentangiense var. oolentangiense (sky-blue aster) Symphyotrichum sericeum (silky aster) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Thalictrum dasycarpum (purple meadow-rue) Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy) Trifolium pratense (red clover) Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail) Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein) Verbena hastata (blue vervain) Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata (prairie ironweed) Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver’s root) Xanthium strumarium (rough cocklebur) |
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