Minnesota Seasons - Bluestem Prairie SNA

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	Minnesota DNR

	Overview


	History


	Management
	Most of this SNA is part ofthe much larger Bluestem Prairie Preserve, a The Nature Conservancy preserve. The upper half of the northern section of the SNA is also part of Buffalo River State Park.

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	Location

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	Size
	1,310 acres

	Parking
	North Parking N46 51.313, W96 28.405 Southeast Parking N46 49.984, W96 27.149


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					Clay County
					Northwest Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	The Prairie View Trail of Buffalo River State Park passes through the northern quarter of this SNA. It creates a 1.5 mile loop with a spur that leads to the north parking area.

	Hunting
	No hunting


	Ecology

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

	Native Plant Communities*
	Agassiz Beach Ridge Complex Black Ash - Silver Maple Terrace Forest Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) Mesic Prairie (Northern) Wet Prairie (Northern)
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

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	Agassiz Beach Ridge Complex, Wet Year (2010)




	Agassiz Beach Ridge Complex, Dry Year (2012)

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8/18/2010		8/7/2012

Amphibians

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

Birds


Ten bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Henslow’s Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Threatened	Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Special Concern	Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

eBird Field Checklist

Fishes

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

Fungi and Lichens

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fungi List

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Lichens List

Dead Man’s Foot (Pisolithus tinctorius)

Insects and Arachnids


Three insect and arachnid species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae) Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek)
Special Concern	regal fritillary (Argynnis idalia)

Mammals

Three mammal species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Special Concern

northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster)

plains pocket mouse (Perognathus flavescens)

prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

Plants


Wleven plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Endangered	winter bentgrass (Agrostis hyemalis)
Threatened	clustered broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata)
Special Concern	great blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) hairy evening primrose (Oenothera villosa ssp. strigosa) narrow-leaved water plantain (Alisma gramineum) nodding wild onion (Allium cernuum var. cernuum) northern singlespike sedge (Carex scirpoidea ssp. scirpoidea) plains reed grass (Calamagrostis montanensis) Rydberg’s sunflower (Helianthus nuttallii ssp. rydbergii) small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum) spikeoat (Avenula hookeri)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

Plants frequently found in:

Black Ash - Silver Maple Terrace Forest FFn57a

Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) UPn12b

Mesic Prairie (Northern) UPn23b

Wet Prairie (Northern) WPn53c

Reptiles


One reptile species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Special Concern	plains hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

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Bluestem Prairie SNA

About

Ownership

Links

Overview

History

Management

Comments

Location

Maps

Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates

Size

Parking

Driving Directions

Activities

Hiking Trails

Hunting

Ecology

Ecological Classification

Native Plant Communities*

Natural Features

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