Minnesota Seasons - Plover Prairie, West Unit

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	The Nature Conservancy

	Overview


	History
	In October 1985 The Nature Conservancy (TNC) purchased 160 acres of land in northern Lac qui Parle County and designated it Plover Prairie Preserve. In 1986 it added 275 acres adjacent to the original tract. in 1989, it purchased a nearby but non-adjacent 140-acre tract, and this became the West Unit of Plover Prairie. In 1990, 80 acres were added to the East Unit. In 2003, TNC secured an easement on a 240-acre parcel that connects the two units. In 2012, the TNC purchased that parcel. It is treated separately on the TNC Website as Plover Prairie Addition Preserve.

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	Complete		West Unit


	Size
	139.43 acres

	Parking
	There is a field access/pulloff on the east side of US Hwy 75 just north of the large TNC sign at the west boundary of this unit. Park on the field access. N45 12.329, W96 17.312


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					Lac qui Parle County
					Southwest Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	No maintained trails

	Hunting
	No hunting


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Prairie Parkland Province
	Ecological Section			North Central Glaciated Plains
	Ecological Subsection			Minnesota River Prairie
	Land Type Association			Milan Alluvial Plain

	Native Plant Communities*
	Mesic Prairie (Southern) Prairie Mixed Cattail Marsh Wet Prairie (Southern)
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

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9/5/2009

Birds


Ten bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen on at least one of the units of this preserve:
Endangered	Henslow’s Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Threatened	Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Special Concern	American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

eBird Field Checklist – East Unit

eBird Field Checklist – Central Unit

eBird Field Checklist – West Unit

Fungi and Lichens

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Lichens List

Insects and Arachnids

Two insect and arachnid species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen on at least one of the units of this preserve:

Endangered

Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)

Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

Mammals

Four mammal species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen on at least one of the units of this preserve:

Special Concern

northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster)

plains pocket mouse (Perognathus flavescens)

prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)

western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis)

Plants


Seven plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found on at least one of the units of this preserve:
Threatened	disk water-hyssop (Bacopa rotundifolia)
Special Concern	deer sedge (Carex hallii) flexile milkvetch (Astragalus flexuosus var. flexuosus) Rydberg’s sunflower (Helianthus nuttallii ssp. rydbergii) small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum) velvety goldenrod (Solidago mollis) water mudwort (Limosella aquatica)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

Plants frequently found in:

Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a

Prairie Mixed Cattail Marsh MRp83

Wet Prairie (Southern) WPs54B

Reptiles

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

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Plover Prairie

About

Ownership

Links

Overview

History

Management

Comments

Location

Maps

Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates

Size

Parking

Driving Directions

Activities

Hiking Trails

Hunting

Ecology

Ecological Classification

Native Plant Communities*

Natural Features

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