Mahnomen County

449 acres

Map with GPS coordinates

N47 23.881, W95 57.287
(See Comments below)

None

All hunting.

See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

Province

Prairie Parkland Province

Section

Red River Valley

Subsection(s)

Red River Prairie

Land Type Association(s)

Minnesota DNR

Parking
The parking area shown on the Minnesota DNR Web page for this site is inaccessible by car. From US Highway 59 turn west on Township Road 184, a gravel road. After 0.8 miles the gravel road turns north and becomes Township Road 45, and Township Road 184 continues east as a two-track road. However, there is a padlocked gate here preventing further access by motorized vehicles. Park on the south side of the two-track road near the gate. Do not block the gate. Hike east on the two-track road. The area to the south of the road, and in ¼ mile to the north as well, is the Wambach WMA. Continuing east ½ mile the track passes a parking area for the WMA and a grassy road leading southeast to another parking area. Continue east another ¼ mile in and there is a second gate across the two-track road. The western border of the SNA is 1.0 mile from the first gate. Township Road 184 ends at that point. There is a boundary marker but no wooden sign.

Three bird species with protected status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Threatened – Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

Special concern –Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)

Minnesota DNR Bird checkist

Minnesota DNR Plant List

Plants frequently found in:

Mesic Prairie (Northern) UPn23b

Northern Mixed Cattail Marsh MRn83

Northern Wet Prairie WPn53

Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp WMn82a