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Hole in the Mountain Prairie

Field	Value
name	Hole in the Mountain Prairie
image	File:Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie 2021-10-23 - 1.jpg
qid	Q5880015
location	Lincoln County, Minnesota
nearest_city	Lake Benton

Hole in the Mountain Prairie is a preserved remnant of the tallgrass prairie in southwestern Minnesota. It is owned and administered by The Nature Conservancy.

Geography

Hole in the Mountain Prairie is located on Buffalo Ridge near the town of Lake Benton in Lincoln County, southwestern Minnesota. It spans a valley of about a half-mile in width, with a total area of 1364 acre.

Flora

The preserve is home to about 60 species of grasses and emergent vegetation, and about 200 species of wildflowers. Trees are a minor feature, with only about 10 species present.

Fauna

Whitetail deer, foxes, and numerous rodents are present, but The Nature Conservancy touts the butterflies of Hole in the Mountain as the most unusual and significant of its creatures. In 2017 an attempt was made by the Minnesota Zoo to reintroduce the nearly-extinct Dakota Skipper butterfly to Hole in the Mountain, from which it had disappeared in the previous decade.

Geology

The preserve is located in a valley of Buffalo Ridge, which is in turn a portion of the Coteau des Prairies, a highland which originates in South Dakota and runs about 200 mi south and southeast through part of Minnesota and into northwestern Iowa.

Notes

References

[http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/minnesota/placesweprotect/hole-in-the-mountain-prairie.xml The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota - Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie]
"Why did the Dakota skipper go missing? Experts hope to solve the mystery".

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