Bluestem Prairie
Scientific and Natural
Area
Habitat: Tallgrass prairie, wet prairie, sedge
meadow, calcareous fen.
Features: This unit, managed
by The Nature Conservancy, is over 4,600 acres and contains some of
the best mesic prairie left in the state.
This preserve harbors more than 300 plant species and over 70 bird
species.
Best Times To Visit: April through November.
Birds To Look For: Greater Prairie-Chicken, Sandhill Crane, Upland Sandpiper, Marbled Godwit, Loggerhead
Shrike, Henslow's Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark (at the
western edge of its range).
Notes For Birding The Area:
Information and map available through The Nature Conservancy.
Waterproof footgear recommended. Foot traffic permitted. Prairie
chicken blinds are maintained here in April and early May and may be
reserved by contacting The Nature Conservancy.
Contact: The Nature Conservancy,
15337 28th Ave. S., Glyndon, MN 56547, 218-498-2679.
www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/sna00996 or
www.nature.org
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