Kasota Prairie
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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 Covia Corporation, formerly 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 four 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 in late May will find hoary puccoon, prairie blue-eyed grass, and prairie violets in bloom. |
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90 acres |
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36312 468th St There is a large gravel surface parking lot at the end of 468th St. N44 16.334, W93 59.651 |
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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. |
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| Ecological Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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| Ecological Section | Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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| Ecological Subsection | Big Woods |
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| Land Type Association | Le Sueur Alluvial Plain |
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Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern) |
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There are no boundary markers. The western boundary is the Minnesota River or the base of the river bluff. Part of the eastern boundary is a pond. The remainder of the site is bounded by a barbed wire fence.
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Shallow Lake |
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Other Videos |
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| DJI phantom 3 flight at Kasota prairie Brandon Bembenek |
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May 29, 2019 Flying around the kasota prairie with a DJI phantom 3 advanced and my lovely Labrador Luna. |
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| Kasota prairie day andrew rodgers |
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Oct 13, 2019 |
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| Kasota Prairie rcmodelr |
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Sep 15, 2018 Walk up from the Minnesota River backwater to the Kasota Prairie Nature Area between Mankato and St Peter, MN along the Minnesota River. |
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| Kasota Prairie at Sunset Unique Aerial Video |
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Published on Jul 26, 2015 The Kasota Prairie at sunset. What a beautiful place. |
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| Kasota Prairie Time Lapse March 4th, 2012 FranchiseGraphics |
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Published on Mar 5, 2012 This is a Time Lapse Photography piece I did at the Kasota Prairie on March 4th, 2012. |
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| lightning timelapse Todd Palmquist |
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Published on Jun 18, 2012 Short lightning time lapse I took at the Kasota Prairie. Music by Tool. www.toddpalmquistphotography.com |
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