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Clay County |
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| Size | 2,900 acres |
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Felton Prairie SNA Flowing Prairie WMA Zilmer Prairie WPA |
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| Parking | See units for parking information |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Prairie Parkland Province |
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Red River Valley |
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Subsection(s) |
Red River Prairie |
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Land Type Association(s) |
Barnesville Beach Complex Felton Lake Plain Flom Till Plain |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Calcareous Fen (Northwestern) Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) Green Ash - Bur Oak - Elm Forest Mesic Prairie (Northern) Prairie Mixed Cattail Marsh Prairie Wetland Complex Seepage Meadow/Carr Wet Prairie (Northern) Wet Saline Prairie (Northern) Wet Seepage Prairie (Northern) |
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| Ownership | Clay County Minnesota Department of Natural Resources The Nature Conservancy Private U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
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| Links | Minnesota DNR |
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| Birds | Eight birds with protected status in Minnesota have been seen here: Endangered – Baird’s Sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii), Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus), Henslow’s Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii), Sprague’s Pipit (Anthus spragueii) Threatened – Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Special Concern – Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) Other birds seen here include Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus), Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) , Dickcissel (Spiza americana), Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum), Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica), Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus), Le Conte’s Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii), Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca), Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni), Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), and Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii). |
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| Insects and Arachnids | Several insect species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Endangered – Assiniboia skipper (Hesperia comma assiniboia), Uhler’s arctic (Oeneis uhleri varuna) Threatened – Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae) Special concern – Powesheik skipperling (Oarisma powesheik), Pawnee skipper (Hesperia leonardus pawnee), regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) |
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| Mammals | One mammal species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special concern – prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) Other mammals seen on this site include white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) and whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus). |
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| Plants | One plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Endangered – western prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera praeciara) |
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| Reptiles | One reptile species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special concern – western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) |
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| Visits | 8/22/2009 |
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