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Big Stone Lake State Park |
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Big Stone County |
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| Size | 992 acres |
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| Park Office | N45 23.220, W96 32.052 |
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| Parking | Bonanza Area Overlook Area |
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| Hiking Trails | 3 miles |
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| Hunting | No hunting. |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Prairie Parkland Province |
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North Central Glaciated Plains |
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Subsection(s) |
Minnesota River Prairie |
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Land Type Association(s) |
Horton Till Plain Milan Alluvial Plain |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) Mesic Prairie (Southern) Wet Prairie (Southern) |
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| Ownership | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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| Comments |
Bonanza Prairie SNA is within the borders of this park in the Bonanza Area. |
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| Meadowbrook Area |  |
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| Birds | Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta), Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis), Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota), and American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) are some of the birds seen here. |
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| Mammals | Whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus), northern raccoon (Procyon lotor), thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and coyote (Canis latrans thamnos) have been seen here. |
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| Plants | University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List Plants frequently found in: Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) UPs13d |
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| Visits | 9/4/2009 |
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