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Size |
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56 acres |
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N45 25.074, W94 40.872 |
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Stearns County | ||||||
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Hiking Trails |
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The south boundary of Roscoe Prairie SNA is adjacent to a Stearns County snowmobile trail. The trail uses an abandoned railway, the former BNSF Cold Spring Branch. It is part of a 22-mile undeveloped segment of the Glacial Lakes State Trail. |
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No hunting |
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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 | Minnesota River Prairie |
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Land Type Association | Bellgrade Sand Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Mesic Prairie (Southern) Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp |
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* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
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Cattail marsh, aspen woodland |
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Waterproof footwear recommended
The prairie is dry and the aspen woodland is mostly dry. The rest of the site is wet. Getting to the aspen woodland requires crossing a strip of willow-dogwood shrub swamp. Waterproof footwear is recommended if venturing beyond the prairie portion of this site.
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Wood Routed Sign |
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Snowmobile Trail/Abandoned Railway |
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Mesic Prairie (Southern) |
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Aspen Woodland |
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Cattail Marsh |
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Wild Bee Surveys in Prairie-Grassland Habitats Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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Aug 4, 2014 Take a field trip with Minnesota DNR Bee Researcher Crystal Boyd, as she collects native bees at Roscoe Prairie Scientific and Natural Area, a site owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy. |
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