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Twin Valley Prairie SNA |
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Norman County |
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| Size | 250 acres |
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| Parking | West Parking (County Road 28) South Parking (County Road 39) |
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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 |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Northern) Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Prairie) Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) Mesic Prairie (Northern) Wet Prairie (Northern) Wet Saline Prairie (Northern) |
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| Ownership | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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| Comments |
This SNA is bordered on the west and north by Twin Valley Prairie Preserve, a Nature Conservancy preserve, and on the east by Neal WMA. |
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| Birds | Two bird species with protected status in Minnesota have been seen here: Special concern – Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Other birds commonly seen on this site include Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis), Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), Marsh Wren (othorus palustris), Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis), clay-colored sparrow (Spizella pallida), Le Conte’s Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii), Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta), and Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). Large numbers of Sandhill Cranes gather here during their migration south every year. |
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| Insects and Arachnids | One insect species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Threatened – Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae) |
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| Mammals | One mammal species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special concern – prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) Other mammals found on this site include moose (Alces alces), white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii), whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus), white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus), masked shrew (Sorex cinereus), and thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus). |
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| Plants | One plant species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special concern – four-flowered yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia quadriflora) University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List Plants frequently found in: Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Northern) MRn83a Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Prairie) MRp83a Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) UPn12b |
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| Visits | 8/17/2010 |
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