Marcoux Prairie Preserve
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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Overview |
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History |
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Marcoux (pronounced mar-coo) Prairie Preserve was acquired with funds provided by the Outdoor Heritage Fund, which was created by the 2008 Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. |
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Location |
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Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates |
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East Unit |
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Size |
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558 acres Marcoux Prairie Preserve consists of two widely separated units. The East Unit is 153 acres purchased in 2012 and 160 acres added in 2015. One half mile west, the West Unit is 85 acres purchased 2017 and 160 acres added some time later. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Web page for this site reports the size as 719 acres. If this is accurate, the remaining 160 or 161 acres may be a quarter section connecting the two units. The boundary information provided by TNC does not include this latest addition, and does not accurately display the 2017 addition. |
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Parking |
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Park on the field access on the east side of 110th Ave. SE. East Unit field access Marcoux WMA parking |
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Hiking Trails |
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No maintained trails |
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Hunting |
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All hunting and trapping. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details. |
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Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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| Ecological Province | Tallgrass Aspen Parklands |
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| Ecological Section | Lake Agassiz, Aspen Parklands |
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| Ecological Subsection | Aspen Parklands |
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| Land Type Association | Beach Ridges |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Aspen - (Prairie Herb) Woodland Mesic Prairie (Northern) Sedge Meadow |
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| * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
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Signage
Yellow boundary markers mark the corners of the site but there is no sign announcing the name of this preserve.
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Plants frequently found in: Aspen - (Prairie Herb) Woodland FDw34a |
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