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Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area

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      Richard McCarthy, Resident Naturalist
      9550 Inver Grove Trail
      Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
      651-455-6204

      Mike Anderson   
          Associate Director

      Mark Davis
          Director

 

 

The Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area (KONHSA) is located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, 17 miles from campus.  The nearly 300 acre site was established in 1967 by Macalester College with the help of a major a gift from Katharine Ordway.  The many natural habitats found at KONHSA include tall grass prairie, oak savanna and woodland, riparian forests, seasonal and permanent ponds and springs, and a backwater lake, adjacent to the Mississippi River.

These lands have been set aside by the College for biological and environmental education and the protection and management of natural environments. 

The College has recently been awarded a $25,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund the development of a strategic plan for KONHSA. 

Click here for a real-time look at the weather at Ordway and the water quality of the Mississippi River passing by the field station.


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