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Otter Tail Prairie is part of a 3,200-acre block of land protected by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and a private hunting and fishing club. Otter Tail Prairie SNA is bordered on the south by the Doran Wildlife Management Area; on the east by the Prairie Ridge Wildlife Management Area; on the north and west by the Hensch WPA; and by land owned and managed by the Fergus Falls Fish and Game Club, Inc., now Otter Tail Walk in Access site #351. |
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No maintained trails |
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No hunting |
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Ecological Province | Prairie Parkland Province |
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Ecological Section | Red River Valley |
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Ecological Subsection | Red River Prairie |
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Land Type Association | Barnesville Beach Complex |
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Mesic Prairie (Northern) |
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What’s in a Name?
The Commissioner’s order dated 11/16/1989 creating this SNA designated it as “Otter Tail Prairie Scientific and Natural Area”. It lies in Otter Tail County. However, the wood-routed sign for this SNA reads “Ottertail Prairie State Natural Area.”
Waterproof footwear recommended
Barely perceptible changes in elevation create areas that have standing water year round. Waterproof footwear is recommended.
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About
Jun 11, 2020 This site protects 320 acres of wet and mesic (moderately moist) prairie. But, it doesn’t end there! The SNA is part of a larger prairie grassland complex protecting roughly 3200 acres! Sites surrounding this SNA include Wildlife Management Areas, federal Wetland Protection Areas, private easements, and property owned by the Fergus Falls Fish and Game Club! Though you may not visit this SNA in person, it is rewarding to know that we, as Minnesotans, have together protected this important habitat for the rare and wild in Minnesota. mndnr.gov/snas/sna01040 |
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