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Annotated Bibliography of Fire Literature

Relative to Northern Grasslands in South-Central Canada and North-Central United States

51. Drake L.D. 1983. Snowplowing offers advantages in creating prairie firebreaks (Iowa). Restor and Manage Notes 1(4):20.

A snowplow was used during the winter to construct a firebreak in a prairie marsh in Iowa. Blade angle and other details of the technique are described and advantages over summer mowing are discussed.

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