Mentor Prairie Preserve

 

 

     
 
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West Unit

 

East Unit

 
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Size

 
 

East Unit: 160 acres

West Unit: 320 acres

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

Park in a natural/grass surface parking lot on Mentor Prairie WMA.

Mentor Prairie WMA parking lot
N47 44.404, W96 10.319

 
         
 

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          Polk County  
          Northwest Minnesota  
     
 
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Hiking Trails

 
 

 

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

All hunting and trapping. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Tallgrass Aspen Parklands

   
  Ecological Section    

Lake Agassiz, Aspen Parklands

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Aspen Parklands

   
  Land Type Association    

Beach Ridges

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Agassiz Interbeach Prairie Complex

Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Prairie)

Northern Wet Prairie

Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland

Prairie Rich Fen

Prairie Wetland Complex

Rich Fen (Peatland)

   
  * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources      
         
 

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Birds

 
 

eBird Field Checklist

 
         
 

Plants

 
 

One plant species with conservation status in Minnesota is found here:

Endangered

western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Prairie) MRp83a

Northern Wet Prairie WPn53

Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland FDw44

Prairie Rich Fen OPp91

Rich Fen (Peatland) OPp91b

     
         

 

 

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