Chippewa Prairie

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	About

	Ownership


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	Overview


	History


	Management


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	Location

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	North Unit		South Unit


	Size
	1,383 acres

	Parking
	Chippewa Swift St. NW The best parking in this area is a large natural surface parking lot at Chippewa Swift St. NW and 210th Ave. SW. Lac qui Parle WMA, Main Unit, is to the southwest of this intersection, Chippewa Prairie is to the northwest and southeast, and private property is to the northeast. N45 9.115, W96 0.046


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					Chippewa and Swift Counties
					Southwest Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	No maintained trails

	Hunting
	No hunting


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Prairie Parkland Province
	Ecological Section			North Central Glaciated Plains
	Ecological Subsection			Minnesota River Prairie
	Land Type Association			Clontarf Lake Plain Milan Alluvial Plaiin

	Native Plant Communities*
	Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) Mesic Prairie (Southern)
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

	Natural Features

Painted Prairie

Visit in early September for an unforgettable display of blazing star and goldenrod.

Spring Flooding

During a wet spring the prairie may be flooded.


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Wood Sign


Mesic Prairie (Southern)

	June		September

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	Slideshows


	Joe Blastik: Chippewa Prairie GPFireScience

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	David Trauba Chippewa Prairie GPFireScience

	About Published on Nov 8, 2013 See our website http://GPFireScience.org. We are dedicated to the delivery of fire science to the Great Plains fire community.

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Visits
9/5/2009		6/28/2016

Amphibians

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens)

Birds

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

Special Concern

Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Minnesota River Valley Birding Trail

eBird Field Checklist (Chippewa Co.)

eBird Field Checklist (Swift Co.)

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)

Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

Fishes

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

Fungi and Lichens

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Lichens List

Insects and Arachnids


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