Benson WMA

 
     
 
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Location
 
 

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Size

 
 

238.74 acres

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

An access road at the southwest corner of the WMA leads north from 220th St. 240 yards to a parking lot with a natural/grass surface.

N45 35.242, W95 46.418

 
         
 

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          Stevens County  
          Northwest Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

No maintained trails

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

Deer, Pheasants, Waterfowl. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Prairie Parkland Province

   
  Ecological Section    

North Central Glaciated Plains

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Minnesota River Prairie

   
  Land Type Association    

Morris Moraine

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Dry Hill Prairie (Southern)

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

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Plants

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) UPs13d

     

 

 

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