Pontes Prairie Conservation Area

Size: 19.1 acres Restoration for this site began in 2014 Parking: street parking is available for visitors Trails: paved trails are present Habitat: diverse native prairie grasses, forbs and flowers The Urban Woods and Prairies Initiative is a joint project between Audubon Dakota, Fargo Parks District, Buffalo- Red River Watershed District and the cities of Fargo and Moorhead to restore grassland and woodland areas in Fargo and Moorhead. Currently there is nearly 1,000 acres along the Red River enrolled within the project that were idle flood buyout sites overrun with non-native grasses and trees.