Holthe Prairie SNA |
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Jackson County |
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| Size | 148 acres |
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| Parking | N43 45.233 W95 4.206 |
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| Hiking Trails | None |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Prairie Parkland Province |
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North Central Glaciated Plains |
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Subsection(s) |
Coteau Moraines |
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Land Type Association(s) |
Windom Moraine |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Calcareous Fen (Southwestern) Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) Southern Seepage Meadow/Carr |
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| Ownership | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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| Comments |
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. |
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| Holthe Prairie is hidden ¾ mile down this unmarked, unimproved road. | |||||||
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| Amphibians |
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| Birds |
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American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) |
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American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) |
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| Plants | One plant species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Threatened – prairie bush clover (Lespedeza leptostachya) Plants frequently found in: Calcareous Fen (Southwestern) OPp93b |
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broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia) bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) common blue violet (Viola sororia) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) fen grass of Parnassus (Parnassia glauca) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera) hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie alumroot (Heuchera richardsonii) prairie blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium campestre) prairie turnip (Pediomelum esculentum) shining bedstraw (Galium concinnum) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) |
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| Visits | 4/9/2005 5/28/2009 |
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_02.jpg "bur oak (var. macrocarpa)")
