Minnesota Seasons - Glacial Ridge Project

About • Location • Activities • Ecology


	About

	Ownership


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	The Nature Conservancy

	Overview


	History
	The land was purchased in the fall of 2000. Restoration work began in 2001 and was completed in 2011.

	Management


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	Location

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	Size
	24,000 acres

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	Project Office N47 42.924, W96 16.010


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					Polk County
					Northwest Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	Old Pembina Trail – 1¾ miles Herman Ridge Road – 3.3 miles

	Hunting
	Open by written permission only. Contact Glacial Ridge Project Office (218) 637-2146 for more information.


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province Tallgrass Aspen Parklands
	Ecological Section			Lake Agassiz, Aspen Parklands Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Ecological Subsection			Aspen Parklands Hardwood Hills
	Land Type Association			Beach Ridges Brooks Lake Plain Erskine Till Plain Gentilly Lake Plain

	Native Plant Communities*

	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

	Natural Features
	Wet tallgrass prairie, mesic tallgrass prairie, gravel prairie, mixed prairie, sedge meadow, willow thickets, aspen woodlands, oak savanna, and emergent marsh.

24,000 Acres

This is the largest prairie and wetland restoration project in the history of the United States.


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8/16/2011

Birds

Four bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Special Concern

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Insects and Arachnids


Two insect and arachnid species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)
Special Concern	regal fritillary (Argynnis idalia)

Plants


Two plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Endangered	western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)
Special Concern	small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

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Sandhill Cranes

The area is an important stopover point for migrating birds. As many as 20,000 Sandhill Cranes stop here on their way to their nesting grounds in the spring, and again on their way south in the fall. A few nest in the area.

Moose Crossing

While there are “Moose Crossing” signs in the area, the local and regional populations of moose have declined in recent years.

Glacial Ridge Project

About

Ownership

Links

Overview

History

Management

Comments

Location

Maps

Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates

Size

Parking

Driving Directions

Activities

Hiking Trails

Hunting

Ecology

Ecological Classification

Native Plant Communities*

Natural Features

Visitor Photos

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MinnesotaSeasons.com Photos

Slideshows

Visitor Videos

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