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There are no maintained trails. The access road continues beyond a gate at the parking area to gravel pits beyond the western edge of the SNA. |
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No hunting |
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Ecology |
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Ecological Province | Prairie Parkland Province |
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Ecological Section | North Central Glaciated Plains |
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Ecological Subsection | Coteau Moraines |
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Land Type Association | Windom Moraine |
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* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
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Calcareous Fen (Southwestern) Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) Southern Seepage Meadow/Carr |
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Four-wheel drive recommended
In the spring the access road to this site may be washed out in spots. Be prepared to walk unless you are driving a vehicle with high clearance and four-wheel drive. In the summer the road is passable.
Mosquito headnet recommended
Visitors in the spring are advised to bring a headnet or a bandana to cover their nose and mouth. Black flies (gnats) can get thick enough in late May to make breathing an adventure. The gnats are gone by July.
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Frog Crossing
There is a small track across a raised former roadway that appears to be where frogs cross from the pond (pictured above) to a smaller cattail marsh.
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