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Felton Prairie SNA |
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Clay County |
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| Size | 1,100 acres |
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| Parking | See units for parking information |
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| Hunting | No hunting except Bicentennial Unit. |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Prairie Parkland Province |
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Red River Valley |
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Red River Prairie |
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Land Type Association(s) |
Barnesville Beach Complex |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) Mesic Prairie (Northern) Prairie Mixed Cattail Marsh Prairie Wetland Complex Wet Prairie (Northern) Wet Seepage Prairie (Northern) |
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| Ownership | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources The Nature Conservancy |
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| Assiniboia Skipper Unit | Bicentennial Unit | Shrike Unit | |||||
| 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 | Six 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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