Minnesota Seasons - Ottawa Bluffs


Ottawa Bluffs

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			Le Sueur County




Size	63 acres

Maps	Map with GPS coordinates

Parking	N44 21.788 W93 56.062

Hiking Trails	There are no maintained trails, but on the south side a well-worn footpath leads from the kiosk and parking spot through the woods to to a cornfield at the top of the bluff. On the north side there are no footpaths.

Hunting	No hunting.

Ecological Classification	Province	Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Section	Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Subsection(s)	Big Woods
	Land Type Association(s)	Cordova Moraine Le Sueur Alluvial Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland

Ownership

Links	The Nature Conservancy Minnesota River Valley National Scenic Byway

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Amphibians

	northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)

Birds	Other birds seen on this site, along with those listed below, include Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) and Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus).

	American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Fungi

	Fan-shaped Jelly Fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia)

Insects and Arachnids

	monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Mammals	Mammals seen on this site include western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) and meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius).

Plants	In early April American pasqueflower (Anemone patens var. multifida) can be found on the south-facing slopes of the prairie. University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List Plants frequently found in: Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) UPs13d Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland FDs37b

	big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) blue vervain (Verbena hastata) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis) common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) common burdock (Arctium minus) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) common sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata var. punctata) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) northern red oak (Quercus rubra) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) rough cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) silky aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum) smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve) staghorn sumac (Rhus hirta) tall bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum) white heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) white oak (Quercus alba) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima var. altissima) wild grape (Vitis riparia) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea)

Visits	9/17/2004