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Introduction
Sugar Lake
Lake Minnie Belle:

Meet the Owners

Problems & Challenges

Plant List

Site Preparation & Seeding

Changes Over Time

Budget/Timeline

Lessons Learned

Participants

Buffalo Lake
Gervais Lake
What Will the
Neighbors Think?
Common Problems

Site/Biome Description

The Lake Minnie Belle site demonstrates the seeding approach as the primary planting choice.

Seeding takes additional patience waiting for the transition to take place. However, the cost savings are substantial and the labor required for planting is greatly reduced.

Lake Minnie Belle is near the town of Litchfield in Meeker County in south central Minnesota.

Biome:
Lake Minnie Belle is located on the eastern most edge of the prairie grasslands biome. This ecological region is characterized by low rainfall, high summer temperatures, and rich soils.

Wildflowers and prairie grasses cover native remnants of flat or rolling prairie.