Polk County

80 acres

Map with GPS coordinates

N47 43.887, W96 49.157

No hunting.

Province

Prairie Parkland Province

Section

Red River Valley

Subsection(s)

Red River Prairie

Land Type Association(s)

Minnesota DNR

The Nature Conservancy

Parking
The parking spot is a field access on the south side of 300^th Street. It is near the northwest corner of the preserve at the location above (Parking). It is pitted and uneven. Once on, a vehicle without four-wheel drive may be unable to back off.

Three bird species with protected status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Special concern – Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni), Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)

Other birds commonly seen on this site include Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), Le Conte’s Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii), Sora (Porzana carolina), and Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata).

Minnesota DNR Bird checkist

One mammal species with protected status in Minnesota is found here:

Special concern – prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)

White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) is also commonly found on this site.

Two plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here:

Special concern – Hall’s sedge (Carex hallii), small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum)

Minnesota DNR Plant List

University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List

Plants frequently found in:

Mesic Prairie (Northern) UPn23b

Wet Prairie (Northern) WPn53b