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Foxhome Prairie |
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Wilkin County |
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| Size | 240 acres |
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| Parking | N46 19.560, W96 17.431 |
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| Hunting | No hunting. |
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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 | Prairie Wetland Complex |
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| Ownership | The Nature Conservancy |
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| Comments |
The road on the east side is a “two-rut” road and may be the best place to park. Waterproof footwear is recommended. |
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| Amphibians | Great Plains toad (Bufo cognatus), northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens), and wood frog (Rana sylvatica) have been found here. |
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| Birds | Four birds with protected status in Minnesota have been seen here: Endangered – Henslow’s Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) Special Concern – Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni), Other birds seen here include Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus), Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), Le Conte’s Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii), Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis), Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis), Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), and Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta). |
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| Insects and Arachnids | One insect species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special Concern – Powesheik skipperling (Oarisma powesheik) Other insects seen here include black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), monarch (Danaus plexippus), orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme), red admiral (Vanessa atalanta), and common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala). |
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| Mammals | Masked shrew (Sorex cinereus), meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius), meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus), prairie deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), and white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) have all been seen here. |
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| Plants | Three plants with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Special Concern – pleated gentian (Gentiana affinis), Rydberg’s sunflower (Helianthus nuttallii ssp. rydbergii), small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum) The only known population of Rydberg’s sunflower in Minnesota is found here. |
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| Reptiles | Plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) has been seen here. |
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| Visits | 9/16/2009 |
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