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Blue Earth County |
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| Size | 2,689 acres |
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| Parking | Information Kiosk, Main Entrance Park Office, Waterfall Area |
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| Hiking Trails | 4 miles |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Prairie Parkland Province |
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North Central Glaciated Plains |
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Minnesota River Prairie |
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Land Type Association(s) |
Gibbon Till Plain Milan Alluvial Plain |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern) Mesic Prairie (Southern) Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest Seepage Meadow/Carr Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest Wet Prairie (Southern) |
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| Ownership | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) |
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American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) dog day cicada (Tibicen canicularis) eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) multicolored Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis f. succinea) |
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narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia) |
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| Visits | 8/6/2010 |
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