Touch the Sky Prairie Unit
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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Overview |
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The Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge consists of a mix of
Touch the Sky Prairie Unit is the only unit that in 2014 had maintained trails and visitor kiosks with interpretive signs. |
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Southwest Minnesota | ||||||
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Hiking Trails |
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There are mowed trails throughout the site. |
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Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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Ecological Province | Prairie Parkland Province |
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Ecological Section | North Central Glaciated Plains |
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Ecological Subsection | Inner Coteau |
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Land Type Association | Blue Mounds Trosky Till Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Crystalline Bedrock Outcrop (Prairie): Sioux Quartzite Subtype Mesic Prairie (Southern) |
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* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
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Visitor Videos |
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Touch the Sky Prairie Jacob Job |
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Oct 24, 2019 Drone footage of Touch the Sky Prairie and surrounding farmland in southwestern Minnesota. Audio is from the dawn chorus earlier that day. |
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Touch the Sky Prairie Amphibians Jacob Job |
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Oct 24, 2019 The sounds of various amphibians heard during the spring at Touch the Sky Prairie in Minnesota. |
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Touch The Sky Prairie Bradley Herreid |
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Published on May 5, 2013 Spring morning at Touch The Sky Prairie |
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Brandenburg Prairie Foundation: Touch the Sky Prairie MrAbburg |
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Uploaded on Nov 17, 2011 This is a stroll through The Touch the Sky Prairie near Blue Mounds State Park in Luverne, MN. This 1000 acre prairie preserve was purchased in partnership between The Brandenburg Prairie Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1999. More information can be found at www.jimbrandenburg.com/bpf. ©Anthony Brandenburg |
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