Kasota Prairie

90 acres

N44 16.334, W93 59.651

2 miles

A mowed trail begins at the parking lot. It leads west then north around a shallow lake, ending abruptly at an intermittent stream.

Save the Kasota Prairie

Overview
Kasota Prairie, not to be confused with nearby Kasota Prairie Scientific and Natural Area, is a 90-acre private preserve in Le Sueur County. It is owned and managed by Unimin Corporation in cooperation with Save the Kasota Prairie, a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. It is open to the public.

Kasota Prairie contains virgin prairie, previously grazed and restored prairie, forested river bluffs, and shoreline of the Minnesota River. It includes three small pockets of one native plant community, Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern).

Birders can see Eastern Meadowlark and Dickcissel on the prairie, Baltimore Oriole and Great Crested Flycatcher on the bluffs, Belted Kingfisher and Great Blue Heron on the river, and Red-tailed Hawk and Turkey Vulture soaring overhead. Hikers this week (6/5 to 6/11/2016) will find hoary puccoon, Canada Anemone, golden alexanders, and a few prairie violets in bloom.

Entrance

Parking

Judy Cooper Memorial

Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern)

Other Prairie

Mowed Trail

Shallow Lake

Minnesota River