Lost Valley Prairie Scientific and Natural Area
Credit: Darcy Kiefel
For years volunteers in Minnesota's Scientific Natural Area program hoped to see this 120-acre property in Denmark Township, Washington County protected. Described as a "botanist's delight", the property includes areas of rare Bedrock Bluff Prairie, and provides habitat for a number of state-threatened plant and animal species. The land also features two steep ravines that support a stream network feeding the St. Croix River. In late 2009, TPL and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources completed the purchase of the land for addition to the 200-acre Lost Valley Prairie Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) - great news to birdwatchers, nature photographers, and school children, and another success in the ongoing effort to preserve natural lands around the rapidly growing Twin Cities.
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more »This scenic site is just a few minutes drive from the Twin Cities. From St. Paul, take US-10 E / US-61 S to the south from downtown (Exit 244 from I-94 E). After 16 miles turn left onto Manning Ave S and then the first right turn onto 110th St. After 2 miles, turn left onto Nyberg Ave. The SNA and parking are at the end of Nyberg, which is a dirt road.
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More information on the Department of Natural Resouces website.
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