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^ MN 3. Hellickson Prairie Tract. Acreage: 400. 



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CO Location: Becker County; T. 142 N., R. 42 W., parts of sections 30 and 31; not 



yet mapped by the USGS: 24 miles N of Detroit Lakes; reached via U.S. 59 and 



township road. 



Description: Area contains scattered prairie wetlands and unbroken prairie sod. 

 One of the very few such sites left in Minnesota. The topography is undulating 

 and the depressions are shallow. Past economic use has been largely haying and 

 grazing. The area is top quality waterfowl production habitat. More noteworthy, 

 however, is its use by prairie chickens. It provides an essential part of their 

 habitat in western Minnesota. 



Encroachments: Probably will not be destroyed under present ownership; how- 

 ever, it is highly vulnerable to drainage and intensive farming. The wetlands on 

 this ownership are protected by a Fish and Wildlife Service easement, but the 

 sod could be broken, thus reducing the overall aesthetic and wildlife value. 



Ownership: Alfred and Hazel Hellickson, Ogema, Minn. 56569. 



Data source: G. E. Mann, Wetlands Office, BSFW, Fish and Wildlife Service, 

 P.O. Box 222, Fergus Falls, Minn. 56537. 



