Minnesota Seasons - Bonanza Prairie SNA


Bonanza Prairie SNA

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			Big Stone County




Size	115 Acres

Maps	MinnesotaSeasons map with GPS coordinates

Parking	N45 27.365 W96 43.218

Hiking Trails	None





Ecological Classification	Province	Prairie Parkland Province
	Section	North Central Glaciated Plains
	Subsection(s)	Minnesota River Prairie
	Land Type Association(s)	Horton Till Plain Milan Alluvial Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) Mesic Prairie (Southern)

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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 checkist

	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 Plants frequently found in: Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) UPs13d Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a

	absinth wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) American elm (Ulmus americana) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) boxelder (Acer negundo) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada goldenrod (Solidago 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 idaeus ssp. 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 tatarica ssp. pulchella) sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula) slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) western marbleseed (Lithospermum occidentale) white ash (Fraxinus americana) white prairie clover (Dalea 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