Blazing Star Prairie


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	Ownership


	Links
	Felton Prairie (MinnesotaSeasons.com) Minnesota DNR The Nature Conservancy

	Overview
	The four units of Felton Prairie SNA are made up of parcels of land owned by the Minnesota DNR, The Nature Conservancy, and Clay County. Fifteen protected bird species, six protected butterfly species, and five protected plant species have been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA. The Blazing Star Unit of Felton Prairie SNA is owned by The Nature Conservancy and is called simply “Balzing Star Prairie”. Marbled Godwit, a special concern species, nests on this unit. Great blanketflower, another special concern species, is also found on this unit.

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	Location

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	Size
	480 acres

	Getting There
	From County Road 34, turn south on 190th St. N., an unimproved township road. Drive over the cattle crossing and continue south on the two-track field road one mile to a gated fence and the Blazing Star Prairie interpretive sign. There is a cattle pen and a gate across the township road just beyond the cattle crossing. If the gate is open, follow the instructions above. If the gate is closed, park at the Bicentennial Unit and walk northwest to Blazing Star Prairie.

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	N47 3.844, W96 24.654


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					Clay County
					Northwest Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	No maintained trails

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


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Prairie Parkland Province
	Ecological Section			Red River Valley
	Ecological Subsection			Red River Prairie
	Land Type Association			Barnesville Beach Complex

	Native Plant Communities*
	Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) Mesic Prairie (Northern)
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

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Fifteen bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Baird’s Sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) Henslow’s Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Sprague’s Pipit (Anthus spragueii)
Special Concern	Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii) Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)


Six insect and arachnid species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae) plains skipper (Hesperia assiniboia) Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek) Uhler’s arctic (Oeneis uhleri varuna)
Special Concern	Pawnee skipper (Hesperia leonardus pawnee) regal fritillary (Argynnis idalia)


One mammal species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA:
Special Concern	prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)