Polk and Norman Counties

435 acres

Map with GPS coordinates

N47 30.832, W96 17.488

There are no maintained trails, though many worn footpaths are evidence of moderate usage of the site.

Deer, archery and firearm; and grouse. A wheelchair-accessible hunting platform is available for reservation.

See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

Province

Prairie Parkland Province

Section

Red River Valley

Subsection(s)

Red River Prairie

Land Type Association(s)

Barnesville Beach Complex

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Agassiz Dunes Preserve (The Nature Conservancy)

Minnesota DNR

This SNA is a part of a much larger The Nature Conservancy preserve.

One bird species with protected status in Minnesota is found here:

Special concern – Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)

Other birds commonly found on this site, along with those listed below, include Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus), Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus), Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus), and Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus).

Minnesota DNR Bird checkist

One insect species with protected status in Minnesota is found here:

Special concern – Powesheik skipperling (Oarisma powesheik)

White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) is commonly seen on this site.

Several plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here:

Endangered – Indian Ricegrass (Oryzopsis hymenoides)

Threatened – beaked skeletonweed (Shinnersoseris rostrata)

Special concern – Louisiana broomrape (Orobanche ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana), water mudwort (Limosella aquatica), creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis), small-leaved pussytoes (Antennaria parvifolia), and blunt sedge (Carex obtusata).

Minnesota DNR Plant List

University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List

Plants frequently found in:

Bur Oak - Aspen Forest FDs36a

Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Northern) UPn13b