Minnesota Seasons - Bonanza Prairie SNA


Bonanza Prairie Scientific and Natural Area

County	Big Stone
GPS	Parking: N45 27.365 W96 43.218
Size	115 Acres
Habitat	Mesic prairie, wet prairie, marsh, dry hill prairie, mesic hill prairie, bur oak savanna, bur oak/elm woodland.
Hiking Trails

Links	Minnesota DNR

Comments	This SNA lies entirely within the boundaries of Big Stone Lake State Park. A permit is required to park at the GPS location above.

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Amphibians

	northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)


Birds	Along with those birds listed below, wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis), clay-colored sparrow (Spizella pallida), and field sparrow (Spizella pusilla) are commonly seen here. Minnesota DNR Bird List

	American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) bank swallow (Riparia riparia) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)


Insects and Arachnids

	barn spider (Neoscona crucifera) dog day cicada (Tibicen canicularis) goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) monarch (Danaus plexippus) seven-spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)


Mammals

	whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)


Plants	Threel plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Special concern – Missouri milkvetch (Astragalus missouriensis var. missouriensis), flexile milkvetch (Astragalus flexuosus), and prairie moonwort (Botrychium campestre) Minnesota DNR Plant List

	absinth wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) American elm (Ulmus americana) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) boxelder (Acer negundo) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. canadensis) Canada moonseed (Menispermum canadense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) curly-cup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa var. squarrosa) false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. occidentalis) field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) giant sumpweed (Iva xanthifolia) gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) grayleaf red raspberry (Rubus strigosus) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) hairy four o’clock (Mirabilis hirsuta) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium) long-headed coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie onion (Allium stellatum) prairie sagewort (Artemisia frigida) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) redroot amaranth (Amaranthus retroflexus) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) showy blue lettuce (Lactuca pulchella) sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula) slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) stiff goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigidum) stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) western marbleseed (Onosmodium molle ssp. occidentale) white ash (Fraxinus americana) white prairie clover (Dalea candida var. candida) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima var. altissima) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) wild grape (Vitis riparia) wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)


Visits	9/4/2009

Bonanza Prairie Scientific and Natural Area