Minnesota Seasons - Felton Prairie SNA



			Clay County
			Northwest Minnesota

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1,100 acres

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Bicentennial Unit

Shrike Unit

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Hunting

Deer only on Bicentennial Unit. No hunting elsewhere. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

Ecological Classification

Province

Prairie Parkland Province

Section

Red River Valley

Subsection(s)

Red River Prairie

Land Type Association(s)

Barnesville Beach Complex
Felton Lake Plain

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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Felton Prairie

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Ownership
Felton Prairie SNA consists of four units. 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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8/22/2009

8/19/2012


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Birds	Fifteen bird species with conservation status in Minnesota and one tracked species have been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA:
	Endangered	Baird’s Sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) Henslow’s Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Sprague’s Pipit (Anthus spragueii)

	Special concern	Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii) Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

	Tracked	Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

	Minnesota DNR Bird checklist Minnesota’s Pine to Prairie Birding Trail National Audubon Society – Felton Prairie IBA

Insects and Arachnids	Six insect species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA:
	Endangered	Assiniboia skipper (Hesperia comma assiniboia) Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae) Powesheik skipperling (Oarisma powesheik) Uhler’s arctic (Oeneis uhleri varuna)

	Special concern	Pawnee skipper (Hesperia leonardus pawnee) regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

Mammals	One mammal species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA:
	Special concern	prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)

Plants	Six plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found on at least one of the units of this SNA:
	Endangered	western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)

	Special concern	blanket flower (Gaillardia aristata) blunt sedge (Carex obtusata) dry sedge (Carex xerantica) small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum) spikeoat (Avenula hookeri)

	Plants frequently found in: Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) UPn12b Mesic Prairie (Northern) UPn23b Prairie Mixed Cattail Marsh MRp83 Wet Prairie (Northern) WPn53c Wet Seepage Prairie (Northern) WPn53a

Reptiles	One reptile species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA:
	Special concern	western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus)

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