About • Location • Activities • Ecology
About |
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Ownership |
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This site is owned by The Nature Conservancy and managed in part by the Minnesota DNR |
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Overview |
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Minnesota DNR’s Twin Valley Prairie SNA is part of the larger The Nature Conservancy preserve, which goes by the same name. It is bordered on the east by Neal WMA. |
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History |
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In 2014, a 160-acre section was transferred to the Minnesota DNR and is now part of Neal WMA. |
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Management |
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Location |
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Size |
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Total: 339 acres SNA: 250 acres |
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Driving Directions |
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Parking |
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West Parking (County Road 28) South Parking (County Road 39) |
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Maps |
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Detail Map (MN DNR) GeoPDF |
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Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates |
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Activities |
Hiking Birding Nature photography Cross country skiing Snowshoeing |
Trails |
No maintained trails |
Hunting and Fishing |
No hunting |
Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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Ecological Province | ![]() |
Prairie Parkland Province |
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Ecological Section | ![]() |
Red River Valley |
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Ecological Subsection | ![]() |
Red River Prairie |
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Land Type Association | Barnesville Beach Complex |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Northern) Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Prairie) Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) Mesic Prairie (Northern) Wet Prairie (Northern) Wet Saline Prairie (Northern) |
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* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||
Natural Features |
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Visitor Photos |
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Tallgrass Prairie... Twin Valley Prairie SNA 8-11-22. Looks like possible light rain showers moving in. Really pretty prairie. |
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MinnesotaSeasons.com Photos |
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West parking |
West parking |
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South parking |
Wood routed sign |
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Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) |
Wet Saline Prairie (Northern) |
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Wet Saline Prairie (Northern) |
Other prairie |
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Visitor Sightings |
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Visits |
8/17/2010 8/1/2013 8/13/2019 |
Birds |
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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) |
Insects and Arachnids |
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American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) dog day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis) dogbane saucrobotys moth (Saucrobotys futilalis) goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis) goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) great spangled fritillary (Argynnis cybele) regal fritillary (Argynnis idalia) |
Mammals |
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plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) | ![]() |
Created: 8/19/2010 Last Updated: © MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. |