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Norman County |
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| Size | 561 acres |
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| Parking | N47 14.691, W96 24.419 |
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| Hunting | No hunting. |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Prairie Parkland Province |
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Red River Valley |
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Subsection(s) |
Red River Prairie |
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Land Type Association(s) |
Barnesville Beach Complex Felton Lake Plain |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Basin Meadow/Carr Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Prairie) Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) Mesic Prairie (Northern) Northwestern Mesic Aspen-Oak Woodland Prairie Meadow/Carr Sedge Meadow: Beaked Sedge Subtype Sedge Meadow: Lake Sedge Subtype Wet Prairie (Northern) Wet Saline Prairie (Northern) |
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| Ownership | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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| Birds | Five bird species with protected status in Minnesota have been seen here: Threatened – Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator), Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Special concern – Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Other birds commonly seen on this site include Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata), Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), clay-colored sparrow (Spizella pallida), and Le Conte’s Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii). |
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Plants frequently found in: Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Prairie) MRp83a Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) UPn12b Mesic Prairie (Northern) UPn23b Northwestern Mesic Aspen-Oak Woodland FDw34 Sedge Meadow: Beaked Sedge Subtype WMn82b3 |
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| Visits | 8/17/2010 |
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