Minnesota Seasons - Gneiss Outcrops SNA


Gneiss Outcrops SNA

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			Chippewa County




Size	241 acres

Maps	Map with GPS coordinates

Parking	N44 46.459, W95 30.349

Hiking Trails

Hunting	No hunting.

Ecological Classification	Province	Prairie Parkland Province
	Section	North Central Glaciated Plains
	Subsection(s)	Minnesota River Prairie
	Land Type Association(s)	Bunde Till Plain Milan Alluvial Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Crystalline Bedrock Outcrop (Prairie): Minnesota River Subtype

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Links	Minnesota DNR

Comments	In a wet season, like the spring of 2012, most of the site that is under 900 feet in altitude (see Physical page of map above) is under water. From the parking spot only a small portion of the SNA is accessible. The remainder of the site can be accessed from the terraced meadow at the eastern edge of the SNA.

Images
Parking

Slough

Meadow

Amphibians

	boreal chorus frog (Pseudacris maculata)

Birds	One bird species with protected status in Minnesota has been seen here: Special concern – American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Minnesota DNR Bird checkist

	American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

Fungi

	Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) Crown Rust (Puccinia coronata)

Insects and Arachnids

	American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) cabbage white (Pieris rapae) common green darner (Anax junius) eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) eriophid mite (Eriophyes cerasicrumena) goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis) goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) monarch (Danaus plexippus) mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) white-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata)

Mammals

	American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) Mearns’ cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus mearnsi) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants	One plant species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special concern – Plains pricklypear (Opuntia macrorhiza) Minnesota DNR Plant List Plants frequently found in: Crystalline Bedrock Outcrop (Prairie): Minnesota River Subtype ROs12a1

	alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) American elm (Ulmus americana) American vetch (Vicia americana ssp. americana) Aunt Lucy (Ellisia nyctelea) black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) bracted spiderwort (Tradescantia bracteata) brittle pricklypear (Opuntia fragilis) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) Canada moonseed (Menispermum canadense) Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis) catnip (Nepeta cataria) chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana) cleavers (Galium aparine) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common flax (Linum usitatissimum) common lamb’s-quarters (Chenopodium album) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis) early buttercup (Ranunculus fascicularis) eastern pricklypear (Opuntia humifusa) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) fringed puccoon (Lithospermum incisum) giant chickweed (Myosoton aquaticum) grayleaf red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) green carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) kidney-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) late goldenrod (Solidago altissima) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) marijuana (Cannabis sativa) Missouri gooseberry (Ribes missouriense) Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) northern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica) prairie blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium campestre) quackgrass (Elymus repens) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red clover (Trifolium pratense) rough false pennyroyal (Hedeoma hispida) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) upright carrionflower (Smilax ecirrhata) violet wood sorrel (Oxalis violacea) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya) wild grape (Vitis riparia) wild oats (Uvularia sessilifolia) wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) woodland whitlowgrass (Draba nemorosa)

Reptiles

	common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina var. serpentina) plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix)

Visits	9/6/2009 5/12/2012