Assiniboia Skipper Unit
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Felton Prairie SNA consists of four units, all within the much larger Felton Prairie Complex. The Blazing Star Unit is owned by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and is referred to as Blazing Star Prairie. The eastern half of the Bicentennial Unit is owned by the Minnesota DNR. The western half, and land adjacent to it, is owned by Clay County. The Assiniboia Skipper and Shrike Units are owned by the Minnesota DNR. |
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Felton Prairie SNA Complete |
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522 acres |
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N47 6.102, W96 24.428 |
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No maintained trails |
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No hunting |
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Ecological Province | Prairie Parkland Province |
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Ecological Section | Red River Valley |
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Ecological Subsection | Red River Prairie |
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Land Type Association | Barnesville Beach Complex |
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Prairie Wetland Complex Wet Prairie (Northern) Wet Seepage Prairie (Northern) |
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Felton Prairie Scientific and Natural Area Virtual Hike Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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Apr 2, 2020 Time for a beach day, but not in the way you might think though. Felton Prairie SNA is an important gravel prairie complex that is associated with the former shoreline of Glacial Lake Agassiz. Lake Agassiz was a giant lake, larger than all of the Great Lakes combined! It covered most of Manitoba and extended into other Canadian provinces and U.S. states, including Minnesota. mndnr.gov/snas/sna00955 |
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