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Lyon County |
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| Size | 748 acres |
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| Parking | N44 15.648, W95 45.310 |
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| Hiking Trails | 2½ miles |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Prairie Parkland Province |
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North Central Glaciated Plains |
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Coteau Moraines |
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Land Type Association(s) |
Slayton Moraine Tracey Till Plain |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Basswood - Bur Oak - (Green Ash) Forest Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) Seepage Meadow/Carr: Impatiens Subtype Southern Terrace Forest Southern Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forest |
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| Ownership | Lyon County |
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| Comments | The Cottonwood River flows through this park. |
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| Birds | Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni), Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus), Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra), and Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) have been seen here. |
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| Plants | One plant species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special concern – snow trillium (Trillium nivale) Snow trillium carpets some of the hillsides and can be found throughout much of the park in early to mid-April. University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List Plants frequently found in: Basswood - Bur Oak - (Green Ash) Forest MHs38b Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) UPs13d |
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| Visits | 4/9/2005 |
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