Jackson

N43 45.233
W95 04.206

148 acres

Calcareous seepage fen, hill prairie

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Minnesota DNR

An unmarked minimum-maintenance road leads west ¾ mile from County Road 19 (the maps show County Road 19, the signs on the road say County Road 79) to this site. In the spring the road may be washed out in spots—be prepared to walk unless you have a vehicle with high clearance and four-wheel drive. In the summer the road is passable.

In the spring bring a headnet or a bandana to cover your nose and mouth. The gnats can get thick here in late May.

Prairie bush clover (Lespedeza leptostachya), a federal and Minnesota threatened species, can be found here.

The grasses found here include big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium), Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans), June grass (Koeleria macrantha), porcupine grass (Stipa spartea), plains muhly (Muhlenbergia cuspidata), and prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis).

Other plants seen here, in addition to those listed below, include Riddell’s goldenrod (Oligoneuron riddellii), swamp betony (Pedicularis lanceolata), and swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata).

Minnesota DNR Plant List