Minnesota Seasons - Pankratz Memorial Prairie, South Unit

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Pankratz Memorial Prairie, North Unit

The Nature Conservancy

Overview

History

Management

In 2009 The Nature Conservancy removed quaking aspen and leafy spurge from this site.

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Location

Size

452 acres

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				Polk County
				Northwest Minnesota

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N47 42.999, W96 26.979

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Complete		South Unit

Activities

Hiking

Trail running

Biking

Mountain biking

Horseback riding

Picnicking

Camping

Swimming

Boating

Canoeing

Birding

Nature photography

Horseshoes

Volleyball

Geocaching

Cross country skiing

Skate-skiing

Winter hiking

Snowshoeing

Snowmobiling

Trails

There are no maintained trails

A well-worn footpath leads a short distance from the parking area to the north rim of the gravel pit and then disappears. There are no other trails.

Hunting and Fishing


Ecology

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 Calcareous Fen (Northwestern) Mesic Prairie (Northern) Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland Prairie Wetland Complex Seepage Meadow/Carr Seepage Meadow/Carr: Tussock Sedge Subtype Wet Saline Prairie (Northern) Wet Seepage Prairie (Northern)
* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

Natural Features

Waterproof footwear recommended

More than half of each unit is wet prairie, seepage meadow, or fen. Waterproof footwear is recommended.


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Parking		Calcareous Fen (Northwestern)

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Plants
pale-spiked lobelia (Lobelia spicata)

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Visits

8/24/2009

Birds


Eight bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen on at least one of the units of this preserve:
Threatened	Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Special Concern	Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)

Pine to Prairie Birding Trail

eBird Field Checklist (Complete)

eBird Field Checklist (South Unit)

Insects and Arachnids


One insect and arachnid species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen on at least one of the units of this preserve:
Endangered	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

Mammals


One mammal species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen on at least one of the units of this preserve:
Special Concern	moose (Alces americanus)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

Plants


Seven plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found on at least one of the units of this preserve:
Threatened	hair-like beak-rush (Rhynchospora capillacea)
Special Concern	deer sedge (Carex hallii) great blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) northern singlespike sedge (Carex scirpoidea ssp. scirpoidea) pleated gentian (Gentiana affinis) small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum) spikeoat (Avenula hookeri)